Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

214 reviews

pony23's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

Reading this in school was an awful experience which I can still remember. As a disabled student, watching your peers laugh at the death of a disabled person and have their idea of disabled people as dangerous and animalistic is disheartening to say the least. Of course, adult readers can have different takeaways of the book and come away it’s a more nuanced understanding; however, I found that the book doesn’t convey the injustices well enough to be required reading, and does more harm than good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

yzer2468's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment and Deportation

blau_elmo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

A harrowing tale of ostracisation, one that is unforgiving and gut-wrenching. Feels a bit draggy at times, but it is a literary classic for its intricate detailing of racism in early America, as well as the fading American dream for those who are simply unable to achieve it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Murder

sareidle's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

camortiz26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Violence

bunnivie's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Rape

squirrel66's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Eine Novelle die sich gut lesen lässt. Der Großteil ist recht deskriptiv und dialogreich und hat mich vom Stil an "Gottes Werk und Teufels Beitrag" erinnert, nur ein sehr viel kürzerer Ausschnitt einer Lebensgeschichte. Beim Ende hat sich die Sprache m.M.n. etwas verändert, war ein wenig lyrischer statt sachlicher, was mir gut gefallen hat.
Das Ende hat mich echt etwas fertig gemacht, aber es hat sehr gut gepasst. Hat mir insgesamt gut gefallen und für die Kürze des Buches bleibt es trotzdem im Kopf.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Murder

ryleighm08's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, and Murder

abibliophilecalledbeth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Love this story, so well written and the ending is heart-wrenching

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder

topbob's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Don't read the reviews if you haven't already read this short story. They are riddled with spoilers. Same goes with this one.

This novella is masterfully written, and I may or may not have cried like a bitch at the ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder