Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

13 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

dizzzybrook's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Gun violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

josiew's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Addiction

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

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

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Violence, Death, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

pigeonpersona's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

This is an amazing book, and I'm so glad I read it. This saga of families, couples, siblings, and the town of Salinas is an extremely well thought out journey. It felt so real, and deals with emotions that are universal. It's relatable now, nearly 70 years after its original publishing, and I'm sure it will remain relatable for audiences in years to come. When people call this Steinbeck's magnum opus, I'm tempted to agree. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Murder, and War

Minor: Xenophobia

mgaff57's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Abandonment

edgario's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Great quotes, slow start, classic,

bell5a_xox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Toxic relationship