Reviews tagging 'Death'

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

30 reviews

emilymean's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

deeply moving. contrary to what a lot of reviews (especially at its time of release) seem to say, I found this to be a very nuanced character study with a complex  approach to moral philosophy. belongs in the canon of great american novels  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Abortion, Grief, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Medical content, Racism, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

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

asiminam's review against another edition

reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Grief, and Death

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

carajewels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.75

wow. an intergenerational epic that sometimes felt like a marathon to read until i suddenly felt i was one with the characters. i have so many feelings about the events of this book and i have no clue where to express them! the central metaphor of adam and eve, cain and abel i didn’t fully realize until the end, and i think it turns the biblical fable into something hopeful. cal is my favorite character, he is so human and leaves me hopeful for the events after the novel. i also love how steinbeck included his own life throughout the story but only briefly, once every hundred pages. i’m always a sucker for seeing generations of families growing up throughout the book, and watching adam repeat the same favoritism his father showed him as a child  killed me! 
“timshel”, thou mayest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, War, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, and Murder

zworlund's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

ventenne's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

i think i’ll come back and reread east of eden at some point because of how it got me thinking, but it wasn’t something that fundamentally changed my worldview…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Racism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

junglejelly's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

Wanting a challenge and a classic, I picked up Steinbeck's East of Eden and got both.

The writing style is so easy to read and follow which helps with the slow pace of the novel.

The characters are the best part of the novel, I became very emotionally invested in them whether it was happiness or anger. These sets of families will not leave me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Murder, Death, and Violence

Minor: War and Abortion

snow_leopard's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Murder, and Suicide

sugarplumstories's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy