East of Eden

My first thoughts of East of Eden was that it seemed like an interesting enough book. The book showed the different ways Steinbeck thought about the people and the land. Most people are taught a romanticized version on how how everythign came to be. But in East of Eden Steinbeck seems to tell it like it is. He doesnt try to sugarcoat anything and brings in a new perspective on things. It is seemingly refreshing to read comapred to other books that I have read.