Reviews

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

r333zybr333zy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A friend of Samuel is a friend of mine

dfinecy's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kassophia's review against another edition

5.0

Even on re-read, this is quite possibly my favorite book.

stfubhi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

honeycake69's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

novabird's review against another edition

5.0

Slow, gentle reverberations echoed against my heart sending up an increasing, swelling cascade response to my eyes. Tears of gratitude fell for Steinbeck’s expansion and retelling of a timeless theme.

East of Eden is a magnificent generational story that describes psychological effects of our nurturing environment on an individual and framed by the deconstructed Biblical tale of Cain and Abel.

Steinbeck’s astounding vision of each human being as a universe within a cosmos of humanity is unparalleled. He accomplishes this with a simple approach that does not proselytize. Instead, he tells stories within stories until they overlap and weave through each other enriching the past, present and future.

I will never forget his secret word.

This is a masterpiece.

supercrossprawn's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jess_mango's review against another edition

5.0

My favorite of all of the Steinbeck that I've read...and I am not just saying that because of the lead characters' surname.

baltazar's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious

5.0

Fantastic.

kalupy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0