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Jun 05, 2017clairemars rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I had been putting off reading this book, since I had previously abandoned reading Grapes of Wrath because of the slow, dry style of writing in the beginning; however, East of Eden was captivating from the first few chapters. The story builds up the background of the family, and the reader doesn't hear about the protagonist until a couple hundred pages into the book. The writing style was engaging, the plot was interesting and original, and the characters were nicely fleshed-out. I wanted there to be more connection to Genesis, and perhaps some less obvious ones (maybe there was and I just didn't pick up on them). Overall though, excellent read.