tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post7469370913227297714..comments2023-10-15T04:28:58.122-06:00Comments on One Literature Nut: Review: East of Eden by John SteinbeckBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-82891731062289590602010-04-19T20:36:09.474-06:002010-04-19T20:36:09.474-06:00Darlene--I'm glad to hear people enjoy it so m...Darlene--I'm glad to hear people enjoy it so much. I actually talked to a coworker today about it, so I think my reaction is a bit extreme. :) <br /><br />Jo--LOL. Yes, I think in many of his books I've scratched my head a bit. Sounds like we both have some of the same thoughts, and I guess that's okay.<br /><br />Kailana--Thanks. :) I really wanted to finish this one, but I Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-3141584985269332592010-04-16T22:47:34.413-06:002010-04-16T22:47:34.413-06:00I really liked 'Of Mice and Men', too, but...I really liked 'Of Mice and Men', too, but have not been able to get into anything else by him. I applaud you for doing so! I start and never get very far before I put it aside for something else!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-33228317739193882982010-04-16T19:35:56.816-06:002010-04-16T19:35:56.816-06:00It's good to know that another good reader did...It's good to know that another good reader didn't quite get the ending of East of Eden. We just ready it for my book club, and when I finished it (after reading it for nearly two months--and it NEVER takes me that long to finish a book), I found myself thinking, "well, I know Steinbeck meant for that ending to be powerful and deep, but I just didn't get it." I probably Johttp://bookreadingbookworm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-33906837093784253782010-04-16T15:07:12.164-06:002010-04-16T15:07:12.164-06:00I'm one of those readers that loved East of Ed...I'm one of those readers that loved East of Eden. I also loved The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. I'm not sure I so much as look for a core meaning as I just enjoy his stories. East of Eden for me was a family saga- I liked the conflicts although I wasn't fond of Cathy. I'm about due for a reread of it though. I can't really remember all the little details anymore.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-92224328442545573012010-04-16T08:48:20.582-06:002010-04-16T08:48:20.582-06:00Heidenkind -- You hated Of Mice and Men?!? You li...Heidenkind -- You hated Of Mice and Men?!? You liked Grapes of Wrath?!? *Sigh* And I thought we were so in sync! :) Actually, I like the first because I taught it for so many years and loved the conversations it stirred in my students as they considered how we treat people with physical and mental differences. It also lends itself well to a discussion of the prison system, as there are many Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-2145813331320158662010-04-16T03:43:28.229-06:002010-04-16T03:43:28.229-06:00I have never read anything by Steinbeck, so I'...I have never read anything by Steinbeck, so I'm really not sure what I can say. I've been reading a lot of mixed reviews of his work lately, so I'm not sure if I want to try to read his work.<br /><br />I wonder what your motivation was for finishing the book, when you disliked it? Was it because it is considered a classic, or something else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36135958.post-8026270481689087002010-04-15T16:59:58.013-06:002010-04-15T16:59:58.013-06:00That's funny--I hated Of Mice and Men and actu...That's funny--I hated Of Mice and Men and actually like The Grapes of Wrath a lot. But I've never read this one, and honestly have no desire to. :)Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.com