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coralchamp 's review for:
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
DID NOT FINISH
~ 2 stars, it was okay ~
(DNF, stopped page 187)
I gave up on finishing it a few days ago but am really struggling to word my thoughts on it.
The writing, especially descriptions of the settings and characters, was exceptionally good. I also really enjoyed reading a story set in Central California, so close to home, and in the familiar environment of the Bay Area-adjacent farmland I've driven through so often. However, I really struggled to fully feel invested. Everything seemed to move forward so slowly, and I...didn't really understand where the author was trying to go. From various online searches, I gather that it's a retelling of the Cain and Abel story (which makes me think that perhaps if I came from a Christian background I would have enjoyed this more) and that the moral is something to do with his own version of the concept of Timshel (though mayest do good, not shall or could, but may), and about human morality.
I really wanted this book to stick, but I've set it aside and picked it back up a few times in the last few weeks and just don't feel invested enough to finish it. It had a lot of promise, though. Perhaps a few years from now I'll give it another shot and be blown away.
(DNF, stopped page 187)
I gave up on finishing it a few days ago but am really struggling to word my thoughts on it.
The writing, especially descriptions of the settings and characters, was exceptionally good. I also really enjoyed reading a story set in Central California, so close to home, and in the familiar environment of the Bay Area-adjacent farmland I've driven through so often. However, I really struggled to fully feel invested. Everything seemed to move forward so slowly, and I...didn't really understand where the author was trying to go. From various online searches, I gather that it's a retelling of the Cain and Abel story (which makes me think that perhaps if I came from a Christian background I would have enjoyed this more) and that the moral is something to do with his own version of the concept of Timshel (though mayest do good, not shall or could, but may), and about human morality.
I really wanted this book to stick, but I've set it aside and picked it back up a few times in the last few weeks and just don't feel invested enough to finish it. It had a lot of promise, though. Perhaps a few years from now I'll give it another shot and be blown away.