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11k 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: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional reflective 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

Sad read. Some of the themes are too on the nose. No real character development in the main characters. 

Subversive, but engaging, especially past the middle. 
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bokgnomen's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 6%

I'll get back to it later, have plans to read other books right now
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chick's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

I do not have 25 hours in me for one book
inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A magnificent journey of what is good and what is bad. How inherented traits inform our perception of ourselves and act as a crutch for our guilt, shame and poor actions. An intense interrogation of the shadows brothers cast over each other, the desire for mercy from a father, and women who are at the mercy of the system that has made them suffer for so long. It's a book about choosing who you are and I loved every second of it.

jennypea's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

DNF’d at 55%