Netflix’s ‘East of Eden’ understands what made John Steinbeck’s masterpiece great

I first read John Steinbeck’s East of Eden many years ago, but the sprawling, multigenerational tale of the Trasks continues to exert a profound influence on me. It was for this reason that I greeted Netflix’s announcement of a new adaptation with equal parts intrigue and apprehension. Netflix, after all, is not exactly renowned for […]

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