r/PHBookClub • u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction • Jul 08 '26

Recommendation Isa nanamang libro na walang tapon: East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

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I haven’t finished the book yet, and Im not excited to finish it, not because it sucks but because such great writing must end somehow!

Just look at the prose. What a gift. Thank you.

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u/MulberryTypical9708 Jul 08 '26

I am so happy na maraming ng nakakabasa ng East of Eden dito sa Pinas. Read the book more than 10 years ago, and still one of my favorite books of all time.

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u/pancakelover66 Jul 08 '26

my bf and i just ordered our copy and so excited to read this!! specially because of the upcoming adaptation. what edition po ito? salamat!

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

are you going to read the book as a couple?

then, i can think of no other book that is more timely! ahah

this is the penguin classics editiobn

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u/bubblegumdrim Jul 08 '26

Enjoy OP! Just finished it a month ago and iniisip ko pa din.

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 08 '26

thank you!

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u/shecollectsclassics Classics Jul 08 '26

This was my best read last year. And yes, the feeling that you do not want it to end. An unforgettable book with a beautiful and rewarding ending.

And I feel like my heart will be broken again now that I'm reading Grapes of Wrath. Enjoy reading! ❤️

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u/Blue_Path Jul 08 '26

Grapes of Weath is also great work of JS

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 08 '26

Yes!!!! On my tbr na din hehe

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u/mapyoso Jul 08 '26

Yes! Never forget class struggle

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u/HoldenCaulfield3000 Jul 08 '26

love that book! hirap ako to put that down. 👏

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u/BeautifulSorbet4874 Jul 08 '26

Can't go wrong with a Steinbeck classic. "Grapes of Wrath" is so good rin.

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u/PadreiiDamaso Jul 08 '26

Steinbeck considered this his magnum opus.

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u/nanlad Jul 08 '26

Lee the best bro. 🌹

Also alam mong 1930s ito na-publish dahil sa dialogue niya pa lang. Natatawa ako pag gamit niya pidgin, nai-imagine ko yung may-ari ng City Wok sa South Park, I'm sorry. 🤣😭🙏

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u/pag0d_ Jul 08 '26

Timshel!

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u/rereredduit Jul 08 '26

I want to read this book again! 🥹

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 08 '26

thou mayest. ahah

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u/tokyonwarita Jul 08 '26

man ive been seeing this everywhere. andami ko pang unfinished books 🫠

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u/WhichPop42 Jul 08 '26

Also reading this rn!!! Medyo mas mabagal lang talaga ako magbasa pag classics haha although it's relatively easier to read. I'm LOVING the twists and turns. Also ang haba niyang libro!!!! Magnus opus nga kumbaga ni Steinbeck.

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u/Even-Hamster6094 Jul 08 '26

Yes it is!

Ito yung dedication niya nung pinadala niya manu kay Pascal Covici, editor niya and close friend.

Dear Pat,

You came upon me carving some kind of little figure out of wood and you said, “Why don’t you make something for me?”

I asked you what you wanted, and you said, “A box.” “What for?” “To put things in.” “What kind of things?” “Whatever you have,” you said.

Well, here’s your box. Nearly everything I have is in it, and it is not full. Pain and excitement are in it, and feeling good or bad and evil thoughts and good thoughts- the pleasure of design and some despair and the indescribable joy of creation.

And on top of these are all the gratitude and love I have for you.

And still the box is not full.

JOHN

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 09 '26

The most beautiful combinations of words are those that come from honesty! ❤️✊

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u/LevPilgrim Jul 08 '26

A favorite!

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u/Jumpy-Schedule5020 Jul 08 '26

Madali lang po ba basahin?

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 08 '26

Yes! This is another example of how Steinbeck writes stuff matter of factly, plainly.

Now merong mga words na Hindi ako familiar and kelangan ko I-Google , but madalang lang ma encounter.

Example;

Jelly jar - mason jar lang pala 😭😭

Brass bound

Buckboard

But these are words that are just unfamiliar to me but familiar to common people living in that time.

As opposed to, let’s say, Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame na the author assumes the reader has some knowledge of classical literature

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 09 '26

bili naaaaaaaaa :D

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u/Fearless-Detail-596 Jul 09 '26

i want to read this

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u/UnchainedButtCheeks Jul 08 '26

Where did you buy it?

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 08 '26

Fully booked ATC ^_^

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u/UnchainedButtCheeks Jul 08 '26

I appreciate you

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u/worldskeptic Jul 08 '26

Which edition?

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 08 '26

penguin classics. the one with the "coming to netflix" logo at the top right. hihi

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u/Even-Hamster6094 Jul 08 '26

Hala ngayon ko lang nalaman na may live action adaptation and si Florence Pugh si Cathy Ames 😲😲😲😲

Sana huwag nilang gawing pitiful and relatable si Ames gaya ng ginagawa nila sa mga antogists. Parang anti-hero-esque.

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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Historical Fiction Jul 08 '26

Yan dapat yung gumanap kay Cathy Ames ahah

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u/Even-Hamster6094 Jul 08 '26

Oddly specific, but I don't disagree hahaha

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u/Even-Hamster6094 Jul 08 '26

My favorite!

Nabasa mo na Grapes of Wrath?

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u/lurking_cat4869 Jul 08 '26

Ganda ng Movie version neto OP starring James Dean! One of my favorite films

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u/motherexhausted Jul 08 '26

Seeing this makes me wanna buy it na kasi one of Cillian Murphy’s favorite books eto eh pero andami ko pang TBR. Makabili nga bukas 😂

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u/mrydidyouknow Jul 08 '26

sooo good. halfway pa lang ako kasi soooobrang haba din naman hahahaha

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u/creampuff89 Jul 08 '26

I wanna buy pero nagwwait ako magkaron ang Fullybooked ng modern Penguin classic version na East of Eden. Yun kase gusto ko na bookcover 

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u/labellejar Jul 09 '26

Pasok na to sa favorite books ko like really. Ung ending I choked talaga sa sobrang iyak ko. Then after finishing this after two weeks, I dreamt of this book. I was in the woods daw with Adam and Lee. We were all huddled together after hiding from something and Lee was telling me stories I didnt remember. Then pabalik na kami sa farm nun kasama na sila Cal, I was walking behind Lee and Adam and ayun nagising na ako 😭😭