Reviews

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

sereia8's review against another edition

5.0

If I hadn't been reading this book for a book group I might've been tempted to set it down during the first half of the book. But when I reached the heart of the book--the discussion on "timshel"--I couldn't wait to see it resolve, which it did--beautifully!

tomoka's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

5.0

mar555m's review against another edition

5.0

wow wow wowww cathy you psycho bitch

vishal_moorthy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

levonanthony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

lavitanuova's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

madscha's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-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

4.0

ktjblstd1's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

ladyr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

ambergamgee's review against another edition

5.0

Edit to add: I’ve now read this 3 or 4 times and love it more each time. I see pieces of myself in every character.
Beautiful. I ate up the words like berries. Not about Good vs. Evil, but Good AND Evil. Instant favorite, I can't wait to read it again.