John Steinbeck · 1952
A multi-generational novel exploring themes of morality, free will, and the struggle between good and evil.
Peter Sellis finds the writing beautiful and appreciates the author's perspective on the passage of time.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“There's this quote that I'm going to butcher because I don't have it in front of me that is from John Steinbeck in East of Eden, I think, about the passage of time.”
Why: He finds the writing beautiful and the perspective on time motivating.
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