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East of Eden (Oprah's Book Club)

by John Steinbeck
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  • mossflower

    mossflower says

    This is a must read. They are not an easy read and Steinbeck provokes thought, debate on the best of man and the worst. Grapes of Wrath is one of my all time favourites as it tells the true story of poor, farming, white Americans in a time of turmoil. Their relationship with each other and their coloured workers. persevere, it is worth it.

    posted 2 weeks ago

  • lawrence D

    lawrence d says

    How can i get to read this this book?

    posted 2 weeks ago

  • Dr. J. G

    dr. j. g says

    It is one of the most profound books one can find outside what considered religious texts, and one of the best of the writer. Perhaps it is not easy to film - at any rate the film based on Grapes of Wrath is just as impressive, just as profound, and portrayal by Henry Fonda is great in the Indian (not just American) sense of the word (Indian is not native American - that latter should be changed to real American); but East of Eden is much better read, and more than once. it needs reading when one has time to mull over, even if it is only the time one spends commuting, or even better during vacation.

    posted 2 weeks ago

  • Neuwirth

    neuwirth says

    In this magnificent book John S. says again: "A man is nasty, a man is amiable and I love them all".

    posted Monday, March 31 2008

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  • Neda H

    neda h says

    MEHDI KASHANI [mehdi.kashani@gmail.com] wrote:

    ] Dorood
    ]
    ]
    ]
    ] ORIGIN OF MAN
    ]
    ] A little girl asked her mother: How did the human
    ] race get here?
    ] The mother answered : God made Adam and Eve and
    ] they had children and so was all mankind made.
    ]
    ] Two days later she asks her father the same
    ] question.
    ] The father answered : Many years ago there were
    ] monkeys who came down out of the trees. They
    ] started to walk on their back legs, made tools and
    ] fire and eventually turned into mankind.
    ]
    ] The confused girl returns to her mother and says :
    ] Momma, why is it that you told me that the human
    ] race was created by God and Papa says they came
    ] from monkeys.
    ]
    ] The mother answers : Well dear, it is very simple.
    ] I told you about the origin of my side of the
    ] family while your father told you about his side.
    ]
    ] To really comprehend this joke you should have read the following book!
    ]
    ]
    ]
    http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Darwinism-Waiting-Gate-Eden/dp/0615153569/ref=sr_1_1/104-4150273-9590305?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192868971&sr=8-1

    posted Friday, March 28 2008

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  • Janda

    janda says

    Your metaphor of fear is quite appropriate about the Big Read.

    posted Saturday, February 23 2008

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  • sarahjean77

    sarahjean77 says

    I have read reviews on this website, Amazon and others saying what a dark book this was. I didn't find it dark at all. I found it true and real, but wonderfully hopeful, comforting and inspiring. Timshel says it all.

    posted Friday, January 4 2008

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  • luvtoread

    luvtoread says

    I don't think it is too dark, Niki. There is such good (Lee and Samuel) that far outweigh the evil. I just love all of the intertwined stories.

    posted Thursday, January 3 2008

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    (luvtoread’s previously rated this books 5 stars, read review)

  • karen f

    karen f says

    I read this book years ago and is one of my very favorites to this day

    posted Sunday, December 30 2007

  • Victor B

    victor b says

    are we at peace when we are at war?

    posted Wednesday, December 19 2007

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