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East Of Eden

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Richard Poe

25 Hours 19 Minutes

Penguin Audio

June 2011

Audio Book Summary

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a sprawling epic in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love’s absence.

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  • Heady

    Wow I cant believe how great this was wow

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  • Joseph S.

    Absolute genius. The Great American Novel has been written and East of Eden is it!

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  • David T.

    Love the book. Love the narrator.

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  • Lynn Y

    I LOVE loved this narrator. The book is awesome and amazing… Steinbeck is a genius. But the narrator made it all that much better he was amazing.

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  • Albert G

    I enjoyed re-reading this classic. Exceptional writing with a fine narrator.

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  • Dale S.

    Steinbeck captured the souls of his characters by peeling back the imperfections to give them meaning in light of the same people’s virtuousness. I’m amazed at how well he was able to describe the motivations and misunderstandings of people.

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  • Christin T.

    Maybe it’s the narrator, but I can’t get into this book. I have tried multiple times and continuously lose interest. I saw someone else say they sped up the narration, so maybe I will try that. So far I haven’t even actually finished it in over 2 years.

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  • Gary W.

    Disappointing with all the hype ("Steinbeck's greatest novel", "the great American novel", etc.). Yes, it is the longest, but not his best. A good story teller but too much rambling. The narrator (when listening at 1.5 speed) sounded eerily like Robert Preston's Music Man (not that that's a bad thing).

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  • Anonymous

    One of the best reads ever! By the end of the book I felt like the characters were family members, and like family, some favorites and some not so favorite. One of the best narrations

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  • Linda M.

    "East of Eden" is extremely long, but the story is so engaging that it is a pleasure to listen to. I read the book many years ago and my book club chose it for this month. I could not give the time to re-read it but I was surprised at how much of the story came back to me as I listened. It is known as a Classic for a reason - it is well-written, sprawling (without losing its direction) and a book that one thinks about after it is finished. I do not think it is as good, though, as Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" - something that I believe we shall all be reliving once climate change impinges more and more on our existence in terms of space and resources. The narration on "East of Eden" was excellent. Highly recommended.

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