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malibu malibuOG 2001

has anyone ever read east of eden? supposedly its the best john steinbeck book and i was told the schools were mistaken when they make us read grapes of wrath. but reading grapes of wrath left me with the question if there could be any good john steinbeck book.

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

im halfway into it. i like it better than anything else i've ever read by him. like his other works tho-it does have a religious tone (obviously)

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

I think John Steinbeck is the devil too.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

lol, me too! I hated the grapes of wrath! What a worthless, pointless book!

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

it did spawn the SCTV sketch "the grapes of mud"

that was funny

englandkid englandkidOG 2003

East of Eden is definitly the best of all the John Steinbeck books ive read (ie Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden) I recommend it.

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