Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

65 reviews

mi7sma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Cursing, and Violence

ava4018379392's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

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, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Death and Mental illness

aprillynn's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Animal death and Death

fernhunter's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

It was one of the first books in a long time that made me truly uncomfortable and I really disliked all of the characters. The main ideas are so deeply hidden that I had to read analysis to understand what exactly this book was written for. I read it only because my literature professor used it as an example of "mice and men" model of society when we were discussing O. Wilde but her explanation of the book is definitely better than the work itself. It was super weird and shocking, I had to take pauses and read this small story for days.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Violence

the_teen_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I read this book because my tutor told me to, and honestly? The writing was good, the characters were interesting, and the story had a nice pace. I overall enjoyed reading it. Why did I remove two stars, then, you might ask? The animal deaths. The HUMAN deaths. It made me sick to my stomach, and I'm used to reading books with gore and violence (but usually in a fantasy setting). It was too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

saturnpersonified's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

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

ravaiya_cruz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

tetetaeskz's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Ableism, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Murder and Misogyny

ashley_1206's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

3⭐️
honestly i liked the theme and lennie&george’s relationship 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

alaina_soza's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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