A review by fionaf
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

An Amazing! read. The book starts off very slow (I almost put it down during the first 100 pages or so), but picks up largely about halfway through. The way Steinbeck writes his characters is so multidimensional that they are practically jumping out of the pages. This is a must read, and deserves a spot among the classics. 
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