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10.6k reviews for:

East Of Eden

John Steinbeck

4.46 AVERAGE

emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bpaieri's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

Boring

dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Really well written, this was my first Steinbeck. I found I cared a lot about the characters even though they were pretty much all imperfect. Patterns on patterns of humanity!
adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging hopeful inspiring sad 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
inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes