false 4406 65 The masterpiece of one of the greatest American writers of all time. <i>East of Eden</i> is an epic tale of good vs. evil with many biblical references and parallels. The story is ultimately that of good's triumph over evil and the human will's ability to make that happen. 2574991 book 1952 East of Eden (Centennial Edition) total:38504|5:20946|4:11318|3:4664|2:1190|1:386| 38504 166760 52034 4157 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 17 false Fri Apr 04 09:14:13 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 22:03:18 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 09:08:04 -0700 2008

East of Eden is an epic story about go...more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 15 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 18 17:40:09 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 18 20:54:37 -0700 2007 East of Eden were just practice--Eden would be his book.

I could write a summary of the book, but it would be more t...more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 6 true Sat Aug 02 19:22:58 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 13:05:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 10 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Aug 24 19:11:53 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 04 15:49:28 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 1 7 false Thu Jul 12 08:11:38 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 23 20:00:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 4 false Sat Feb 02 14:48:06 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 16 09:02:12 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 09:02:12 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 1 3 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 23:14:40 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 23:14:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 4 4 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 09 20:37:07 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 21:46:12 -0700 2007
Overall, I thought this was a masterful piece of work - and realized this on the first page. I've glimpsed around a little bit on ...more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 2 true Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 21:08:57 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 15:36:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 4 2 false Thu Jul 26 18:24:14 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 17:01:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 385245 0808514121 9780808514121 179 40 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174352520m/385245.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/385245.East_of_Eden 5 2 false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Thu Jul 12 07:32:51 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 09:34:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jun 06 12:06:51 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 22 11:11:34 -0700 2008 Another thing about the re-read, it takes quite a bit longer! But I am so immensely satisfied that I did it, and I will do it again!
2nd reading: Dec 2007-April 2008
I have been immensely enjoying that a re-read means I go way slower through the text - finding ...more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 4 2 false Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 15 06:40:48 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 14 15:54:15 -0800 2008 "It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure to the world.
We have only one story. All novels, all poetry, are built on the never ending contest in ourselves of good...more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 2 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 08:49:19 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 08:53:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 2 3 false Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 10:57:57 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 08:53:59 -0700 2008
I'd like to say that I liked the book, and in many ways I did--the plot, characters, narrational commentary, and general...more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 2 2 false Fri Feb 22 11:54:17 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 12:05:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 1 false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 10:52:14 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 12:11:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sun Feb 15 12:53:32 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 06:11:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4406 0142000655 9780142000656 36182 3871 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854m/4406.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Nov 20 14:23:32 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 14:06:43 -0800 2008 3 This may well be the most beautiful book ever written...

"There are techniques of the human mind whereby, in its dark deep, problems are examined, rejected or accepted. Such activities sometimes concern facets a man does not know he had....more...]]> 883438 0140186395 9780140186390 370 63 4.33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228799532m/883438.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/883438.East_of_Eden 4 1 true Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 14:30:11 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 08:54:57 -0700 2008 1
I don't think I'd give it a full five, but I would't give it a mere four stars. I think I would rate this book four and three quarters.

It's a slow burner. For the first 150-200 pages it is not exact...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2177909