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Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

3.72 AVERAGE


I cried. Not gonna lie.

Ho capito definitivamente che Steinbeck non fa per me. Nella sua scrittura non ci trovo niente di speciale e nelle sue trame non mi riesco a incastrare, tantomeno a sentirmi partecipe. Con La Valle dell’Eden ero riuscita ad appigliarmi ad alcuni passaggi fondamentali, ma con questo scritto mi è difficilissimo sostenere ancora la sua grandezza.
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

powerful story. Good to go back and read a classic - it has been a while!