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praevalesco's review against another edition
2.0
Good concept, terrible story.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Racial slurs
czarette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
P.S. Ketchup and beans sound disgusting; he deserved it.
Moderate: Death and Murder
lay_kone's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Animal death, Racism, and Murder
avue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Death
Moderate: Murder
rochelleisreading's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Bullying, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail
larserikle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal death
threeundertwopnw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Racism, Gun violence, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Violence, Dementia, Ableism, Blood, Mental illness, Animal death, and Emotional abuse
kiwij96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is the first time I've read this book independently since leaving school. School definitely made this book feel longer but it was a quick evening read of 120 pages.
Reading it in Secondary School, I used to think Curley's wife was the villain of the story. But having read it now as an adult, there are no villains. It is just a concise social commentary on life in 1930s America:
1. Sexism: Curley's wife didn't even have her own name and based on her conversation with Lennie, she didn't even have her own life - she just married Curley to get back at her mother. Dreamt of being an actress and making a name for herself.
2. Racism: Crooks also didn't even have his own name. He lived on his own, segregated from the rest of his colleagues based on the colour of his skin. He put up with racist slurs being hurled at him constantly.
3. Ableism: Crooks' nickname comes from his injury. Candy and Lennie get left out of the men's outing to town. And George frequently tells Lennie that Lennie is a burden.
The book is not well-written by modern standards for sure: racist, misogynistic and ableist terminology is rife. The repetition also becomes a bit painful at times. But in little over 100 pages, you understand the characters and there is no need to continue it much further than where it ends.
The story is wanting the American Dream. Everyone in this story wants it, dreams of it, works for it. But in the end, no one really achieves it.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Ableism, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Rape
clockwork_hel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Ableism, Death, Racism, and Racial slurs
thepurplepeep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death, Racism, and Murder