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East of Eden

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A 1952 novel by John Steinbeck, widely considered one of his greatest works, exploring themes of good and evil through generations of two families in California.

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Harry Dry
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Used for: Reading as a model of original, non-clichéd writing Praised: Every sentence is original — dropping them into Google search shows no one ha... vs: Contrasted with George Mack's writing draft which contained clichéd phrases t...

"If you read East of Eden by Steinbeck, it's the last sort of big book I read. And you drop his sentences into Google, no one said sentences like that — like the whole book."

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Praised: Faithful to the novel

"They're being very true to the novel and Kathy's plenty evil. So it's been good so far."

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