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A review by kerryvaughan
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
4. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
“Tom got into a book, crawled and groveled between the covers, tunneled like a mole among the thoughts, and came up with the book all over his face and hands.”
When the book is this good? Me too, Tom, me too. 12/10. No notes. Steinbeck never misses.
I was already a bit of a Steinbeck stan/betch (call me ol’ John Stanbetch up in here) and finally got to this masterpiece (thanks Josh) and realize that between this and Runaway Soul (also thanks Josh), #2025books is starting out to be a take-no-prisoners reading year. What a thrill.
“Now you are people and you have joined the fraternity and you have the right to be damned.”
“And I feel that I am a man. And I feel that a man is a very important thing - maybe more important than a star. This is not theology. I have no bent toward gods. But I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely and unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed - because ‘Thou mayest.’”
“Don’t be sad,” said Cal. “I’m going to let you use my rifle.”
Aron’s head jerked around. “You haven’t got a rifle.”
“Haven’t I?” Cal said. “Haven’t I though?”
“Tom got into a book, crawled and groveled between the covers, tunneled like a mole among the thoughts, and came up with the book all over his face and hands.”
When the book is this good? Me too, Tom, me too. 12/10. No notes. Steinbeck never misses.
I was already a bit of a Steinbeck stan/betch (call me ol’ John Stanbetch up in here) and finally got to this masterpiece (thanks Josh) and realize that between this and Runaway Soul (also thanks Josh), #2025books is starting out to be a take-no-prisoners reading year. What a thrill.
“Now you are people and you have joined the fraternity and you have the right to be damned.”
“And I feel that I am a man. And I feel that a man is a very important thing - maybe more important than a star. This is not theology. I have no bent toward gods. But I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely and unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed - because ‘Thou mayest.’”
“Don’t be sad,” said Cal. “I’m going to let you use my rifle.”
Aron’s head jerked around. “You haven’t got a rifle.”
“Haven’t I?” Cal said. “Haven’t I though?”