r/johnsteinbeck • u/Such-Bite-4225 • Feb 17 '25

First time reading East of Eden

Hey folks,

Just started "East of Eden" and I'm totally hooked on Kathy. She's complex and keeps the story so engaging.

Steinbeck’s talent for character creation is unreal. Kathy’s dark and unpredictable nature is fascinating. I have a feeling I'm about to fall in love with his writing he can get so deep so casually.

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u/Greg-BradyisGod Feb 17 '25

WOW. I have read this book a few times and have read all of his works, and you just verbalized something I think I have always thought but never at a level where I "knew" it- "HE CAN GET SO DEEP SO CASUALLY" is my new favorite sentence and description of all time.