Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

199 reviews

yellow_star's review against another edition

sad

• Strong character development? No

2.0

This ruined my day. Classic books can teach you something about humanity and a time period without being depressing. Prepare tissues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

Moderate: Ableism

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

Men have to do what men have to do?

(I read an edition with notes, which was quite helpful and let me getting more out of this story than expected.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Racism, Animal death, Murder, Sexism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Ableism, Death, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

siebensommer's review against another edition

3.5

Maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Rape

aquarius_bitch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Animal death

add_a_little_spook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Racial slurs

linestavland's review against another edition

challenging inspiring fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Racial slurs, Murder, and Animal cruelty

praevalesco's review against another edition

2.0

The premise was alright, but the execution was lacking to say the least. Taking a sad concept and writing it with the most surface level, stereotypical characters really ruins any potential the story could've had; the mentally impaired character was written as a stupid brute and the "caregiver" was written as dispassionate and irritated with the stupid brute's shortcomings. Let's not forget the unnecessary racism that added nothing to the story except telling what time it was written.
Good concept, terrible story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Racial slurs

elaa0907's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Animal death

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

nvillanuevadrv's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This Steinbeck is better than Grapes of Wrath but still disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Ableism, and Sexual violence