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 Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:38 am
 This is one of the greatest books I ever read. It's by John Steinbeck. He received the Nobel prize of literature, but I'm not sure if it was for this book. The story is amazing. If anybody wants to have a plot overview, check this link out: Link
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:45 am
I only saw the movie with James Dean. xp
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:39 pm
I'm probably going to sound like a COMPLETE incult saying this, but... I've never heard of this book gonk
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:25 pm
Proudly_Jewish I'm probably going to sound like a COMPLETE incult saying this, but... I've never heard of this book gonk No, it's OK. I haven't heard about it till maybe half a year ago. It's a pretty thick book, too, so at first when somebody said it was worthwhile to read it, I was a bit sceptical. But then I read it and it really was amazing. If you're not really into classics, it might not be the right choice for you, but I think it really is great. Makes you think a lot. Deep stuff. whee
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Eccentric Iconoclast Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:56 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:04 pm
The title seems English... wink
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:08 pm
chocfudge Proudly_Jewish I'm probably going to sound like a COMPLETE incult saying this, but... I've never heard of this book gonk No, it's OK. I haven't heard about it till maybe half a year ago. It's a pretty thick book, too, so at first when somebody said it was worthwhile to read it, I was a bit sceptical. But then I read it and it really was amazing. If you're not really into classics, it might not be the right choice for you, but I think it really is great. Makes you think a lot. Deep stuff. whee Oh alright, thank you! ^^ *adds it to her to read list* I didn't know English had too many classics though. Shakespeare is one of the very few authors in English who I think deserves the title of a classical author. To Kill a Mockingbird and George Orwell's books also deserve recognition, but other than that I find that English can be pretty empty as far as literature goes. And before a million crazy English-lovers start yelling at me: Ernest Hemingway is not a classical author by my standards. For heaven's sake, I fell asleep 5 times during The old man and the sea. talk2hand
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:34 am
Proudly_Jewish The title seems English... wink Right, I read it in English. The original version. But like many other great books it has been translated in various other languages as well of course. I think that it's always better to read the original script though.
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:38 am
Wikipedia The story is primarily set in the Salinas Valley, California, between the beginning of the 20th century and the end of World War I. Samuel Hamilton and his wife Liza, immigrants from Ireland, raise their nine children on the rough unfertile hillside. As their children leave the nest, Adam Trask, newly wed and newly rich after a tumultuous childhood in the East and years of military service and wandering, moves into a large and fertile valley plot nearby, aided by the wealth of his deceased father. The book treats of depravity and beneficence, love and the struggle for acceptance, greatness and the capacity for self-destruction, and especially of guilt and freedom. It ties these themes together with references to and parallels with the biblical Book of Genesis. Steinbeck's inspiration for the novel comes from the fourth chapter of Genesis, verses one through sixteen, which recounts the story of Cain and Abel. The title, East of Eden, was chosen by Steinbeck from Genesis, Chapter 4, verse 16.
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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:33 am
chocfudge Proudly_Jewish The title seems English... wink Right, I read it in English. The original version. But like many other great books it has been translated in various other languages as well of course. I think that it's always better to read the original script though. *IDEA* I shall read this book in French one day surprised xd heart
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:52 pm
Proudly_Jewish chocfudge Proudly_Jewish I'm probably going to sound like a COMPLETE incult saying this, but... I've never heard of this book gonk No, it's OK. I haven't heard about it till maybe half a year ago. It's a pretty thick book, too, so at first when somebody said it was worthwhile to read it, I was a bit sceptical. But then I read it and it really was amazing. If you're not really into classics, it might not be the right choice for you, but I think it really is great. Makes you think a lot. Deep stuff. whee Oh alright, thank you! ^^ *adds it to her to read list* I didn't know English had too many classics though. Shakespeare is one of the very few authors in English who I think deserves the title of a classical author. To Kill a Mockingbird and George Orwell's books also deserve recognition, but other than that I find that English can be pretty empty as far as literature goes. And before a million crazy English-lovers start yelling at me: Ernest Hemingway is not a classical author by my standards. For heaven's sake, I fell asleep 5 times during The old man and the sea. talk2hand I'm hurt. What about Huxley's Brave New World? Huxley for the win! And to be frank, I slept through Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men when I had to read that, so I don't really want to try to read this. Dickens is worse, though. I've never met an author to match the man for sheer joyless verbosity. And his run-on sentences! They kill me! Anyway, we have Pterry AND H2G2. You cannot beat that. ninja
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:22 pm
OK OK, English has SOME good literature.
Nothing compared to the depth and beauty of French literature though ninja
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:24 pm
Proudly_Jewish OK OK, English has SOME good literature. Nothing compared to the depth and beauty of French literature though ninja xD Is Tolkien not good?
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:05 pm
Eccentric Iconoclast Proudly_Jewish OK OK, English has SOME good literature. Nothing compared to the depth and beauty of French literature though ninja xD Is Tolkien not good? I don't like LOTR sweatdrop I mean, it's well-written and all, but: a) it's not human as HP. Especially the 4-6th books. b) it's way too long. What Tolkein writes in 50 pages, another author could have written in 20 pages... c) dwarves with ultra-hairy feet? WTF?
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:39 am
Proudly_Jewish Eccentric Iconoclast Proudly_Jewish OK OK, English has SOME good literature. Nothing compared to the depth and beauty of French literature though ninja xD Is Tolkien not good? I don't like LOTR sweatdrop I mean, it's well-written and all, but: a) it's not human as HP. Especially the 4-6th books. b) it's way too long. What Tolkein writes in 50 pages, another author could have written in 20 pages... c) dwarves with ultra-hairy feet? WTF? Ah, I know what you mean. >.< But there's something so...I don't know, about the series, which I've never seen in anything else.
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