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Book Review of East of Eden

East of Eden
East of Eden
Author: John Steinbeck
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Set in the rich California farmland of Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutel novel follows the intertwined destinies of 2 families, the Trasks and the Hamniiltons, whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Able.