Day 13 - #FavoriteFiction #FallFinds
#EastOfEden #JohnSteinbeck
One of my favorite books that I read in 2010.
pickCruised through this classic while on vacation, it was heart crushing and so lovely. Also probably the most picturesque background for a book pic ever! 😂 #classic #Steinbeck #eastofeden #grandtetons
pickI loved peeking into Steinbeck‘s personal diary(never revised or meant for publication)to learn what was going on in his head while writing East of Eden! This book is pure candy for anyone who read #EOE or wants a private glimpse into the author‘s creative process. Steinbeck kept his manuscript in the wooden box(above)that he hand carved with the Hebrew letters for the word “timshel.” Can‘t wait for our #buddyread discussion tomorrow!
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#EOE trivia: Steinbeck wrote EOE-after a bitter divorce-for his 2 sons who went to live with their mother. He wanted to teach them the “greatest story of all: of good & evil, strength & weakness, love & hate, beauty & ugliness.” “How neither can exist without the other and how creativeness is born from them.” He also wanted his sons to learn the quality of their heritage and get to know their family so these stories wouldn‘t be forgotten. 👇🏻
You must not expect to find that people understand what they do. #musings #eastofeden #steinbeck #thoughts
What I‘m Reading:
For my #yearsofmylife read: #BridgeOvertheRiverKwai; #ExcellentWomen (a reread); #EastofEden (a reread), all published in 1952. On my Kindle, #City by Clifford Simak, also published in 1952 was a DNF. Also on Kindle I‘m reading the next #Poldark. #Sorry is for the traveling book club markup. I use Libby on my iPad, and there I‘m reading #TheAnimalGazer. #TerminalBeach is just because. Anyone else read by multiples?
“But ‘Thou mayest!‘ Why, that makes a man great, that gives him stature with the gods,for in his weakness and his filth and his murder of his brother he still has a great choice. He can choose his course and fight it through and win.”
#johnsteinbeck #eastofeden #favoriteboo
Love #JohnSteinbeck's writing style & I've been wanting to read #EastOfEden for a long time! Finally got this gorgeous edition. I can't wait to start on this! Love this #PenguinOrangeCollection #penguinclassics #newbook #bookhaul #lovebook #lovereading #bookworm #bookaddict
pickAnyone else blown away by #Steinbeck after reading this? Holy family drama! If you think Amy from Gone Girl was bad, wait till you meet Cathy. 😳
I recently moved back to #California and have become kind of fascinated with Steinbeck‘s life and writings about California. Visited the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. Also went to Monterey. It‘s a beautiful area, if you‘ve never been.
#eastofeden #fiction #classiclit #americanlit #literature
Time for the bookish discussion question of the day 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! Here it is: Who is the most vile literary villain? #BookTalk
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