I just loved this!! 1st-it made me want to write, 2nd-it changed my life!! I would not be the person I am today without reading this. John Steinbeck is my favorite author.
East of Eden is often called a modern retelling of Cain and Abel and the author certainly has described it that way. Yet to call it a modern version of the biblical story simply doesn't do it justice. The novel is an epic multi-generational story of a family taking place primarily in Steinbeck's muc...
I didn't expect to finish this for some reason and I didn't expect to like it.I don't think I'd give it a full five, but I would't give it a mere four stars. I think I would rate this book four and three quarters.It's a slow burner. For the first 150-200 pages it is not exactly boring, but it isn't ...
Words are not enough to describe how I feel about this book. Definitely one of the finest pieces of literature I've ever read. I remember memorizing quotes from it; too bad my memory doesn't serve me as it used to.
I devoured this book. I've scoured its pages for every nuance possible. I've read Steinbeck's journal written at the time of this book. I've read the criticism. The reviews. I've made it a point to read every book Steinbeck said influenced this one. I've written several essays about this novel, incl...
I read this about sixteen years ago (during my Steinbeck kick, from about ages 14-16), and haven't re-read it since, but I remember almost everything. This was unlike any Steinbeck work I had read before (which were The Grapes of Wrath, Travels With Charley, Burning Bright, The Wayward Bus, The Pear...
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