Reviews tagging 'War'

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

30 reviews

jkamler's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Abandonment, Genocide, Xenophobia, Murder, Violence, War, Grief, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

jess_orjess's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

TIMSHEL!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide, War, and Sexual assault

maidinnah's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Steinbeck can make a ranch sound like a heavenly paradise, an everyday man like a legendary hero, a family saga like an epic myth. Illustrious yet grounded, the grandeur, scope, and depth of East of Eden was such a marvel -- a masterpiece if I dare say -- that I didn't want it to end. And yet, when I turned that final page and said goodbye to all the characters I've come to know and love, I left feeling content and hopeful in the resilience of the human spirit in the face of our own shortcomings.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Minor: War

mamesjegan's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide, and Violence

irenelpynn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: War

lanna_aud's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Racial slurs

Moderate: Murder, Trafficking, and War

readwthsam's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, War, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

camortiz26's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Mental illness, Cursing, Murder, War, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, and Death

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Violence

goroshyna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.25

Для мене «На схід від Едему» почав набирати цікавості десь на другій половині — до того моменту враження в мене були так собі: персонажів надто багато, сюжетні лінії слабко пов'язані між собою, десятирічна героїня, яка подається як уособлення зла та спокуси (??). Мені не імпонують «консервативні» сюжети, де чоловіки — стереотипно маскулінні мовчазні фермери, а жінки — терплячі та мудрі матері сімейства. До того ж свого часу мені не сподобалися «Грона гніву», тому я підходила до цього роману з упередженням.

Змінити думку мене змусив епізод, де Адам, Лі та Семюел обговорюють міф про Каїна та Авеля, причому вони інтерпретують цей міф з точки зору психології батьків і дітей: як батьківська відмова в любові та прийнятті впливає на ставлення дитини до світу на людей навколо. Я не очікувала такого трактування від Стейнбека, як і раптового занурення в психологію. Із другої частини таких «психологічних» моментів стало більше, особливо коли це стосувалося Калеба. Його персонаж, мабуть, мій найулюбленіший у тому, як він прописаний і за якою траєкторією розвивався. Мене зворушило його відчайдушне, дитяче прагнення любові та постійна боротьба з руйнівними імпульсами.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

Moderate: War

lief_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Racial slurs, Death, Murder, Abortion, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity