Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

69 reviews

jupiter_56's review against another edition

0.75

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i just generally didn’t like the book. i was forced to read it for school and thought it has the most mind-boring plot ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence

sammm_888's review against another edition

4.25

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism

Minor: Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism

orchidlilly's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Read it for school as I'm sure most people did. It's alright; way shorter than I thought it would be. The writing is good, but it also comes across as a little bit whiney and pessimistic, and it ends up sounding like every other book written and set in that era of time. It's extremely hard to like any of the characters, which might be the point but it made it kind of a slog to read even though it's so short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Religious bigotry

yellowvans's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization

ava4018379392's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a very slow boring read that I had to read for class and would personally not read again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, Sexism

Minor: Death, Mental illness

awkward_swine's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’m not gonna lie, this book was traumatizing, literally the only female character is called a harlot for having red fingernails, and don’t even get me started on Curly’s glove of Vaseline smh. But other than that, it’s an amazing book that has important themes about friendship and innocence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Racial slurs

_gabi_'s review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment

saturnpersonified's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence

ravaiya_cruz's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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"Guys like us, that work on the ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world… They ain't got nothing to look ahead to.”

*Backstory*

I read this last year during my freshman English class. I loved it a lot. I'm not much of a historical-fiction person, but these people felt so real.

*Review*

This book is what every historical-fiction book should be like. I wanted to finish the book in one sitting, but classes were short and we didn't get enough time throughout the class to finish it in that one setting. I read ahead every now and then and when we got to the end, I felt like I was going to cry because of how true this character felt in my mind, and I hated the ending. The book focuses on the lives of 2 young men during the dust-bowl ages and how they lived. One of them is suffering from a mental illness and one of them is the "caretaker" and how life was viewed through the lenses and ideas of life during that time period.

*Recommendation*

I recommend this to history lovers, especially recent ones that are not about war or way back when.

*Age Rating*

I recommend this book for 14+ or high school ages.

*TW*

Death; Animal Death; Murder

*Similar books*

Lord of the Flies - William Golding
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald

*Average Costs*

TB: $10.79
Amazon: $9.99
B&N: $9.99
Walmart: $9.99

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

alaina_soza's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Objectively this is a good book. Personally it leaves you feeling depressed and hopeless and only makes you pity all the characters involved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder