East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a serious, slow-burning novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like patience over pace.
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his masterpiece. In his journal, Journal of a Novel (often read as a companion to the novel) he notes that “this is the book I have always wanted and have worked and prayed to be able to write Set primarily in the Salinas Valley in the early twentieth century, the novel traces three generations of two families – the Trasks and the Hamiltons – as they grapple with the...
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- John Steinbeck
- Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 611
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