Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

290 reviews

alice_lackoflife's review against another edition

1.5

Just boring honestly. So many charaters with so little reason. I did not care for a single person. The characters also didn't feel very real, it felt like they were given one characteristic and that was all that they were. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racism

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

thirza's review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism

geesammy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Vivid character portrait.  Normally I don’t enjoy overly descriptive scenes with little plot but it worked well in this shorter format 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

larserikle's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

An absolute masterpiece. Gets better every time I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

kiwij96's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

After having to leave their previous town, George and Lennie find themselves on another ranch as a stepping stone for their own future ranch.

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

clockwork_hel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

i read this for school, of course that made me hate it more than I already did 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

vejis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Animal death

jan_z's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

This is my first Steinbeck novel and I picked it up without having any idea about the genre or story. 
It shows how everyone has a dream and yet there are very few who are able to attain it even if they work for it. 
The friendship between Lennie and George is really admirable since it's constantly tested by different factors. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, and Racism