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pikkumarja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
Ei tämä siis kyllä ihan umpisurkea ollut ja onpahan nyt luettu.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Ableism, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, and Animal cruelty
mosspussy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, and Death
paulavdg's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, and Animal death
jzargo_thebird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Racism, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, and Slavery
siebensommer's review against another edition
3.5
Maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Murder
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Rape
aquarius_bitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Animal death
ed_moore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The prose of the novella was really well written in places, especially descriptions in the openings and conclusions, and in such a short story Steinbeck brings so much life and personality to each character. He does fall into stereotypes, Lennie’s inability to understand the concept of death relating mental disability to psychopathy, whereas the very fact such theme was addressed at the time of writing in 1937, and even not completely undermined and handled with some form of gentleness and sympathy, even though highly flawed, is a merit. Matters of race and gender in the characters aren’t treated so well however, the figure of Curley’s wife is the only woman in the book and remains unnamed in addition to fulfilling the stereotypes of a whore, and many racial slurs are used in relation to the only black character. Note ‘Of Mice and Men’ very liberally uses the ’N’ word. There is also, in Lennie’s lack of comprehension of death, a large amount of violence towards animals.
Parts of ‘Of Mice and Men’ were sweet and parts disgusting, parts brilliantly written and parts quite poorly written. In relating it to the other Steinbeck I have read exploring similar themes of a false American dream, seeking work and agriculture, ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ was a much stronger piece of prose, but for how short ‘Of Mice and Men’ was (I read it in a single evening), it has its merits.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Animal death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Death
add_a_little_spook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Racial slurs
linestavland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Racial slurs, Murder, and Animal cruelty
praevalesco's review against another edition
2.0
Good concept, terrible story.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Racial slurs