East of Eden vs The Flirt: Which Should You Read?

East of Eden John Steinbeck, David Wyatt & Susan Shillinglaw ★★★★☆ 4.5 Challenging

Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the…

The Flirt Booth Tarkington · 1913 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Demanding

Valentine Corliss walked up Corliss Street the hottest afternoon of that hot August, a year ago, wearing a suit of white serge which attracted a little attention from those observers who were able to observe anything…