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Title: JDPariser knows exactly what he's talking about here
Review: Rarely have I encountered a review on Amazon that so completely describes me reaction to a book (or record) as JDPariser's review of this alleged "masterpiece". Quite simply, this is the single most over-rated novel in the canon of American literature. Let's face it; all of Steinbeck's novels are actually pretty bad. It's a miracle that he won any literary awards, let alone the Nobel Prize for Literature. The fact that Steinbeck's work so easily lends itself to animation (see the Warner Bros. cartoons inspired by "Of Mice and Men"), gives you a hint of the complexity of Steinbeck's characterizations. Unfortunately, "East of Eden" lacks the excitement or interest to make a good cartoon. A must to avoid.
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