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John Steinbeck: East of Eden (Hardcover, 2002, Penguin Books) 4 stars

In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” …

Review of 'East of Eden' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Many of my favorite stories center around what it means to be a good person, redemption, and ethics. Upon finishing a quote from The Good Place (of all places) popped into my head.

“It turns out life isn’t a puzzle that can be solved one time and it’s done. You wake up every day, and you solve it again.”

I would die for Lee, and I would happily read an entire book of him and Sam chatting about life.