East of Eden Chapters 1-8: The Hamiltons and Trasks

Hi there readers, 

What a first week of reading! We covered a lot of ground, meeting a bunch of characters (including the land itself) and seeing a lot of time pass. I was entranced from the start and only hesitantly put the book down after eight chapters.

The sentences are so lush and so obviously well thought-out; each word has been carefully chosen for…