I am reading East of Eden right now, I've only read it, I don't know, 8 times before. I love it. Steinbeck is a Writing GOD!! And before I started this, I finished reading The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, both by Ayn Rand, the other Writing God..

They are all amazing, I recommend them to everyone, but just a heads-up, they are REALLY, REALLY long books..
~megs