I bought this audio edition of The Grapes of Wrath for a friend's birthday, and she raved about it. This is Emily's review:Every library and school should own this unabridged audiobook edition of The Grapes of Wrath. The production was excellent, and listening to all 18 CDs gave me and my children an entirely new appreciation and understanding of this book. When it was time for my son to read the book as part of a required book reading list for his AP English class, he benefitted greatly from having already heard it on audio.The story - how could there be any better than the story of Tom Joad and his family? Despite what the other Amazon reviewer claimed, this is not an entirely depressing novel. The story is also about hope and the crazy pioneer spirit that has always drawn people to California, and the innate ability of Americans to pick themselves up and start life over again.