tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post9095800272190759490..comments2023-10-07T07:36:56.859-07:00Comments on My Head Is Full of Books: Review: EAST OF EDEN. Finally.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-89753608793742471862020-03-06T20:41:43.848-08:002020-03-06T20:41:43.848-08:00Keep in mind the commitment it requires...600 page...Keep in mind the commitment it requires...600 pages of not very fast action.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-24461665924021314602020-03-06T18:26:32.212-08:002020-03-06T18:26:32.212-08:00It's been about 30 years since I read this and...It's been about 30 years since I read this and now you have me wanting to reread it. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-25621607667166937922020-03-05T15:39:11.667-08:002020-03-05T15:39:11.667-08:00I wish I'd had the benefit of a class discussi...I wish I'd had the benefit of a class discussion to spur me on.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-45104342088311564342020-03-05T10:38:12.950-08:002020-03-05T10:38:12.950-08:00My daughter read this book as a senior in high sch...My daughter read this book as a senior in high school for a class and said she enjoyed it even though it was so darn long (the class was called The Long Novel so she really shouldn't have been surprised).Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-21455924559283071352020-03-04T19:05:18.552-08:002020-03-04T19:05:18.552-08:00Well, I am not sure. I started listening to the au...Well, I am not sure. I started listening to the audiobook bumped up to 1.5 speed. Ha! I was literally able to race through the second half of the book for that reason.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-73236734171393822032020-03-04T15:22:29.447-08:002020-03-04T15:22:29.447-08:00Congrats on finishing this classic and finding som...Congrats on finishing this classic and finding something in it that interested you. I haven't read it yet but hope to in the future. In general was it a slog? Or did it start to roll at the half way point?thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-69076734696953275552020-03-04T05:12:45.292-08:002020-03-04T05:12:45.292-08:00I can’t say I’ve ever considered reading this one,...I can’t say I’ve ever considered reading this one, I just don’t know much about it, so thanks. Not sure I’m prepared for the commitment right now! But, I do agree about the forgetting. That is one of the main reasons I started blogging. It helps me remember the books, so I can do a better job of recommending to others. Well, I could, before I retired...Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-61475403224044424842020-03-03T21:12:00.826-08:002020-03-03T21:12:00.826-08:00It is very memorable.It is very memorable.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-12259408273005867522020-03-03T21:11:34.708-08:002020-03-03T21:11:34.708-08:00Thank you.Thank you.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-59456150816665616932020-03-03T21:11:06.714-08:002020-03-03T21:11:06.714-08:00I don't think I would even consider rereading ...I don't think I would even consider rereading it.For one thing the racism was rampant.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-75828537188019228352020-03-03T21:10:02.903-08:002020-03-03T21:10:02.903-08:00Well, it is a COMMITMENT to read this book. @600 p...Well, it is a COMMITMENT to read this book. @600 pages one has to be very commmited to it. The movie covers only the last half of the book.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-62156303471123331712020-03-03T19:22:43.520-08:002020-03-03T19:22:43.520-08:00I've seen the movie which I really enjoyed - g...I've seen the movie which I really enjoyed - going to have to pick up the novel one of these days.Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-77022963728834619362020-03-03T18:25:45.525-08:002020-03-03T18:25:45.525-08:00Thank you for the review of a book I read decades ...Thank you for the review of a book I read decades ago! but it was your first paragraphs that got my attention. Thank you for this.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-45950211861823237802020-03-03T14:54:27.225-08:002020-03-03T14:54:27.225-08:00I loved this book when I read it in my 20's, b...I loved this book when I read it in my 20's, but not so sure I can handle Steinbeck's world 30 yrs later. I've been nervous about rereading it.<br /><br />I remember really enjoying that conversation about 'mayest' and seeing how various religious groups choose a certain translation that suits them and what it then says about how they practice their religion. The flow-on effects of how one word is translated was quite astonishing. It made me wonder just how many other words and phrases in the bible had interesting translation variations.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-32784690722747694202020-03-03T13:00:58.147-08:002020-03-03T13:00:58.147-08:00Congrats on finishing this one! It's a classic...Congrats on finishing this one! It's a classic that I still need/want to read. Someday soon, I hope. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-79387788286209273422020-03-03T10:14:02.451-08:002020-03-03T10:14:02.451-08:00This is my favorite piece of literary fiction on E...This is my favorite piece of literary fiction on Earth.fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-68180125368676531202020-03-03T08:56:43.271-08:002020-03-03T08:56:43.271-08:00Sometimes those books that we fight through are th...Sometimes those books that we fight through are the ones that stick with us.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-51604502815747876132020-03-03T08:17:59.735-08:002020-03-03T08:17:59.735-08:00Great example from the new testament. Thank you.Great example from the new testament. Thank you.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-24692341776308532322020-03-03T07:42:14.276-08:002020-03-03T07:42:14.276-08:00The article you mention sounds fascinating and I e...The article you mention sounds fascinating and I enjoyed your review of East of Eden. A meaningful Scripture to me is when Paul writes, Why do I not do the good that I want to do, and why do I do the things I do not want to do. An eternal question for me.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com