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I am very late to the party, unfortunately I was born in 2001 and not 1952. just kidding I would've hated it back then. I have not felt this way about a fictional book in a long time. I went into it thinking I would hate it, and now I walk away with it being in my top 5. I hope the new tv show does the book justice, but my hopes are not high.

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Christine C
Christine C
@christinecAug 24, 2026

It's a masterpiece.

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East of Eden

East of Eden
Louise Buckley

Louise Buckley

“The writing is beautiful, the story is beautiful, the characters are beautiful. A deeply moving and layered generational epic. No book has stayed with me like this one, only Lonesome Dove has come close! My all-time favorite, I tell everyone I love to read it.”

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taj

taj

“a book about how human connection really work. and it is not what we do, but what we choose to be in the end.”

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emily jane

emily jane

“it’s rocking my world. come for the 19th century brothels, stay for the existential reckoning. florence is back and singing. mike faist is haunting me to my bones. chris abbott is serving heroin charlie from girls in a huge way. who knew john steinbeck was such a blue balled romantic? zoe!”

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