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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

69 reviews

fatmanatee's review against another edition

1.25

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder

winters_night's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

grayscale08's review against another edition

2.25

dark reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol

This book, I think, approaches racism and sexism from a critical point of view. The sole Black character tries explaining racism to the white characters and we see the unfair treatment of him by Curley and his wife. The only woman who plays a role in the story is named “Curley’s wife,” but we see throughout the story that she has her own identity. Steinbeck definitely wasn’t as conscious of racial and gender biases as I would hope, but he approaches discrimination in a way that highlights the hypocrisies of it.

kathrinellis's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It was interesting to read the story, especially with the dialects. Apart from that, I did not really connect with the characters and the plot so I would not consider reading it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery

hannah_145's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder

stevie1216's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I actually really enjoyed reading this book and I usually hate Steinbeck 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood

pgivan21's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism

Minor: Death, Murder

kronosfilm's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Quick read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder

triptych_turning's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I read this book for my Freshman English class, and I was pleasantly surprised by it. Typically, I find that books you have to read for class or typical 'classics' tend to be annoyingly 'deep' or pretentious, but Of Mice and Men offered me a pleasant range of character development, plot, and themes. I would recommend it, and I think it is definitely a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism

Minor: Racial slurs