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East of Eden

by John Steinbeck · narrated by Richard Poe

#3 in FictionFirst published 1952

Two California farm families tangle across generations in Steinbeck's sprawling retelling of Cain and Abel, full of brothers, bad choices, and the eternal question of whether we get to pick who we become.

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Grumpy’s take“Six hundred pages of Steinbeck? Absolutely not. Thirty-some hours of someone else doing it? Fine. Fine!”

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