tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post7775989380784479420..comments2024-02-18T10:19:46.501-08:00Comments on Matt Mikalatos: James Dean, East of Eden and my wifeMatt Mikalatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-26544184814913953552009-05-07T07:21:00.000-07:002009-05-07T07:21:00.000-07:00Hey Gypmar! You know, I feel exctly the same way ...Hey Gypmar! You know, I feel exctly the same way about Grapes of Wrath. It was actually toward the end of my initial Steinbeck run and I remember reading about that dumb turtle for pages and pages and then going WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE? I pushed through it like it was a homework assignment. I can't believe so many people like it better than EoE.Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-6088071663327846632009-05-07T00:53:00.000-07:002009-05-07T00:53:00.000-07:00Lurker here, via the Dennis family at Omnivore Dig...Lurker here, via the Dennis family at Omnivore Digest(s). East of Eden is one of my favorite novels of all time, too, though Grapes of Wrath bores me to tears. Umm...I'll go ahead and bow out now and thank myself for sharing.Gypmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938773894831848124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-60543853978386728912009-05-06T12:50:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:50:00.000-07:00Ha ha. That's a better story than my blog post.Ha ha. That's a better story than my blog post.Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-24651301037264418932009-05-06T08:46:00.000-07:002009-05-06T08:46:00.000-07:00My abiding memory of the film is that I went into ...My abiding memory of the film is that I went into labor (I think with Laura)while I was watching it and I don't think I ever saw the end. Maybe that explains some things. I should watch it again.Carolyn Culbertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144177907870386097noreply@blogger.com