lana_rosalea 's review for:

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

4.75

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

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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.