Reviews

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

adogcalled_bernese2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

henry_michael03's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

blackbirdiebooks's review against another edition

5.0

I read this book in high school and it was one of the only books that I read in high school at the time that actually held my attention and made me care about the characters

anetocaetano's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

oterapijiiknjigama's review against another edition

5.0

Kakva knjiga... Kakva tema, važna i dan danas ako ne i još važnija..

kyuuka's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

jacarroll's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.0

inarticulateblog's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

lilygrace_13's review against another edition

5.0

I think there is something that everyone can take away from reading this American classic. The part of the novella that most disappointed me but struck a chord with me was the characterization of Lennie. A gentle beast, Lennie was constantly being victimized by his companion George. Lennie's pure yet often deadly actions lead to his ultimate demise, which really saddened me. George was a character that really made me angry! He never failed to suppress Lennie and never gave him opportunity. Had George been more kind to a clearly mentally handicapped Lennie, could things have turned out differently? The irony of the situation around Lennie's death was also interesting, especially since it was George who finally pulled the trigger. A short and simple plot was nicely supplemented by Steinbeck's writing style. Vivid imagery especially of nature was always breathtaking to read. A book that definitely is up to par with the hype.

sophia_a_a's review against another edition

4.0

i enjoyed this book a lot more than i thought i would! i usually dont like books that are assigned for school (though i read this on my own, willingly, the point still stands that it is assigned in schools), but this one really stuck with me after finishing and i loved it. one of my favorite things about it was the parallel between the dog being put down and

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lennies death.

the dogs owner, candy, had no one else except for the dog, but the dog only brought trouble to people. he (the dog) struggled more than anything else and was put down for his own good, as he was deemed worthless and trouble by people around him. candy felt sorrow at the fact that no one stood up for the dog and said that he should be allowed to live, but couldnt even voice that himself. he regretted not putting down the dog himself. i felt that all of this could apply to lennie.

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his body was too big for him and he unknowingly brought harm and trouble to other people, accidentally killing little animals with good intentions. after killing that girl, he was deemed too much trouble than he was worth and needed to be killed. george didnt really want lennie to die, but couldnt say anything because he knew that it wouldnt be heard. so he took it upon himself to kill lennie, instead of letting someone else do it, because he remembered candy saying how he regretted not killing the dog.

this book was very emotional for me and i felt very struck with sorrow upon finishing it. the characters were all written very well and had immense depth. i loved it very much and plan to read it again soon.