What to Read After East of Eden
Readers who loved East of Eden by John Steinbeck keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where East of Eden is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after East of Eden
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Poisonwood Bible
The Grapes of Wrath
A tree grows in Brooklyn
The World According to Garp
Cannery Row
Middlesex
The Good Earth
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Crisis
A Prayer for Owen Meany
The Thorn Birds
The Cider House Rules
The Winter of Our Discontent
Franny and Zooey
The secret life of bees
Tortilla Flat
Angela's Ashes
The Pearl
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
A Farewell to Arms
As I Lay Dying
The Best Way To Play
Travels with Charley