March Book Review: East of Eden (Kindle edition)
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, 1952. East of Eden isn’t a foodie book. But I started reading it and I couldn’t put it down. Since I spent so long reading it (for reasons I’ll make clear below), I couldn’t fit another book to review this month I’ll will review this non-foodie book from a slightly foodie perspective. Luckily, food is universal. With a story about people, food inevitably comes into the picture, either as food or in description. The title of this book had instant appeal to me. I live in Eden, on Eden Street, near the mountain of Eden, down the road for Eden Reserve and not far from Eden Park. Written in the 1952 when Steineck was 50, this book is set mostly set in the 1910’s in the Salinas Valley in California. It is the allegory of generations in a brutally honest way. It’s a long story, but I honestly didn’t want it to end. Let me get this straight. I’ve never been a one to read romance novels or floofy poetry. …
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