Reviews

Von Mäusen und Menschen by John Steinbeck, Mirjam Pressler

nonetheless_she_read's review against another edition

5.0

I read it in high school, I remember laughing every time they swore. I almost cried, it was so heartfelt.

egumi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

botulinum's review against another edition

can’t believe i listened to tiktok again and got crushed like this (a compliment). not much was going on in the story and I appreciated that it got straight to the point without much ado or filler paragraphs. The simplicity of the story is what makes it a tragedy: a dream, hope; reality crashing down and killing it. The dream catches on, inspires joy in a lifeless heart and hope is poisonous, and despite. One knows life will come in the way, expects the world to say no and still, despite rationale and reason, one hopes. The dream is close to the touch, and as close as it gets: gone. 

mumbojumbo21's review against another edition

reflective

3.75

moniqu1na's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

NUNCA he llorado tanto por un libro. Tal vez haya sido que me pilló desprevenida, pero me rompió. La manera en la que Steinbeck describe los paisajes es increíble, como si estuvieses viendo el paisaje tu misma. Los personajes son muy entrañables.
100% recomendado. Es una lectura corta y rápida, y por supuesto triste.

gretatimaite's review against another edition

Have you ever read the book that you constantly put aside and come back to? Not that it's not interesting, but something just doesn't click. Then you reach the end and it finishes you off.

It's a short book but it was a slow read for me. I wonder what reading experience I'd have a few years later, yet I'm not sure I'll be willing to pick it up again. The revelation of the simple complexity of life is too painstaking.

bootless_bandit's review against another edition

5.0

I typically reserve five star reviews for books that I would gladly read over and over. This one is not the case. This one gets five stars because it is raw, gut wrenching, and undeniably human.

gio_vanni's review against another edition

5.0

Sad. So sad it leaves you aching with pathos for situations which ought not to have been.

cressreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

nourran's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25