tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post5788040085250387986..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: On Finishing East of Eden Greg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-7156405704712782622012-12-11T22:50:14.565-06:002012-12-11T22:50:14.565-06:00Glad you read it! This is my favorite by Steinbeck...Glad you read it! This is my favorite by Steinbeck, and Lee is certainly one of my most favorite character in literatureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-40260160851536024802012-12-11T12:45:31.839-06:002012-12-11T12:45:31.839-06:00I would do The Winter of Our Discontent next. It&#...I would do The Winter of Our Discontent next. It's my second favorite.Vicki DeLeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-57553881420059961982012-12-10T18:19:25.565-06:002012-12-10T18:19:25.565-06:00Although I agree it is magnificent, I will not agr...Although I agree it is magnificent, I will not agree that GoW is Steinbeck's masterpiece. EoE is it, friend. Love the post. And the quotes.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758927721152378470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-34946653534903435592012-12-10T10:31:58.769-06:002012-12-10T10:31:58.769-06:00Good to hear, and EAST OF EDEN definitely won'...Good to hear, and EAST OF EDEN definitely won't be my last Steinbeck either! Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-72545428083337467592012-12-10T10:29:18.923-06:002012-12-10T10:29:18.923-06:00Thanks - and will do (re, GOW).Thanks - and will do (re, GOW).Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-70171597708465638222012-12-08T02:48:31.342-06:002012-12-08T02:48:31.342-06:00In my reading group (classics) we just read Grapes...In my reading group (classics) we just read Grapes of Wrath. It's one of the few books we all agreed on to be magnificent. It's epic at all levels. It was my first Steinbeck and it won't be the last.superheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912074343442864029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-26228636796927470112012-12-07T17:42:06.111-06:002012-12-07T17:42:06.111-06:00Yeah follow up with G.O.W. sometime. Steinbeck is ...Yeah follow up with G.O.W. sometime. Steinbeck is amazing. Don't miss out on the Joad family. Congrats on finishing East of Eden thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-24579563178720924322012-12-06T21:20:33.738-06:002012-12-06T21:20:33.738-06:00I think I may do GoW next year - I dig Steinbeck&#...I think I may do GoW next year - I dig Steinbeck's style.<br />Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-85591659615908700072012-12-06T11:44:28.634-06:002012-12-06T11:44:28.634-06:00It's been awhile since I read EOE but I do hav... It's been awhile since I read EOE but I do have fond memories of it. You ought to try The Grapes of Wrath,Greg-it's Steinbeck's masterpiece and an excellent read into the bargain.lady thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287907577241697874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-80541652967313024962012-12-06T10:51:59.841-06:002012-12-06T10:51:59.841-06:00The section about Lee's parents has scarred me...The section about Lee's parents has scarred me for life, I think. How horrifying - and it was that moment, when Lee tells that story, that I realized how much I respected him and loved him as a character.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-32850668629754743492012-12-06T10:46:46.495-06:002012-12-06T10:46:46.495-06:00This is my desert island book. It's mostly bec...This is my desert island book. It's mostly because of Lee and Samuel. Although, Samuel's son Tom is one of the biggest heartbreaks of the book. The story I always go back to read is that of Lee's parents. This book really does have everything in it.Vicki DeLeonnoreply@blogger.com