tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post4368400201278119467..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-90993543297427447222018-02-13T22:36:50.272-05:002018-02-13T22:36:50.272-05:00Two TBR books in one month puts you ahead of sched...Two TBR books in one month puts you ahead of schedule for the big "win!" Way to go - you're slaying it with reading and blogging so far in 2018. 'Tis the year of the RENAISSANCE for us old hats? Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-75673446592185664032018-02-02T06:56:04.441-05:002018-02-02T06:56:04.441-05:00I read this pre-blogging, but it's also my fav...I read this pre-blogging, but it's also my favourite Steinbeck and I love that you picked one of the main things that made me love this book - the discussion around timshel. I'm fascinated by the art of translation and how the slightly different choice of word by the translator can completely change the meaning of a text that so many hold to be a truth. It was a memorable discussion that has stuck with me all these years.<br /><br />Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-58150301026540993802018-01-31T22:39:44.417-05:002018-01-31T22:39:44.417-05:00I felt the same way when I finally got around to r...I felt the same way when I finally got around to reading Anna Karenina. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346526327368134411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-56089929746886775022018-01-31T10:24:43.024-05:002018-01-31T10:24:43.024-05:00Such a good book! Now you have to read Journal of ...Such a good book! Now you have to read Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters. ;-) - jillian*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-57345778539081405962018-01-31T10:20:02.066-05:002018-01-31T10:20:02.066-05:00Oh man, I'm so glad you loved it. And that'...Oh man, I'm so glad you loved it. And that's it, I'm re-reading it this year.picky girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143098785493457762noreply@blogger.com