Reviews tagging 'Death'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

308 reviews

sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional 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

That ending… oh god.

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I couldn’t remember if we actually read this in school or just watched the movie. That being said this was incredibly depressing and sad. 

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meganachdenklich's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

incredibly misogynistic and rasist

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Had to read this for school. It was pretty good, but kinda sad.

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

important to mention: i am autistic and physically disabled

was forced to read this book in school and wasn't warned about the dark topics. i wasn't prepared, or old enough to read something like this (i was a grade ahead of my age group). the sexual assault, graphic death, and animal cruelty were incredibly awful to read about. the abelism made me feel very awful about myself, even though i was undiagnosed at the time.

if you're a teacher, especially to younger students, don't put this book on the curriculum without providing content warnings or an alternative. not having that ruined the book for me, and i will never read it again.

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challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is my second Steinbeck this year and I’m very happy I picked this one. From the beginning, we knew something major was going to happen and this book ended in a way that was expected, but we hoped wouldn’t happen. The characters were well developed and each one felt very distinct. 

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