A review by laurenreadsoccasionally
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

5.0

While driving me home from a co-op term in Boston my step-dad decided to stop at Walden pond (he's a Thoreau fan). We went to the cemetery (where a number of famous authors are buried) and ran into a man with a ton of literature themed pins on his shoulder bag who worked in some capacity in academia who told me I should read this book. I did read it and ended up loving it - it actually got me back into reading classics. Years later it still holds a place in my heart.