A review by kienie
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

3.0

This is four novels for the price of one. At the heart of it is the story of Cain and Able and the question of free choice. It was a strange experience, reading this story as it flowed from one generation to the next, manifesting itself again and again. Steinbeck still can't really do "subtle," but altogether the novel is a tiring but fulfilling experience. You don't have to read the first three parts, but they create an almost mythological atmosphere in part four.