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cumami1999's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
George and Lennie’s dream reminds me of Helplessness Blues, “If I had an orchard, I’d work till I’m sore, and you would wait tables and soon run the store.”
onemorebook_tbr's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
5.0
elusorius's review
3.0
A nice, little novella.
I enjoyed the writing, though it was a bit difficult as a non-native English speaker. I thought the characters were really well-developed and the ending was heartbreaking but realistic. It touched on a lot of important topics, though you can tell it was written a while ago.
It was a good story, but not a subject I would normally gravitate towards. 3/5
I enjoyed the writing, though it was a bit difficult as a non-native English speaker. I thought the characters were really well-developed and the ending was heartbreaking but realistic. It touched on a lot of important topics, though you can tell it was written a while ago.
It was a good story, but not a subject I would normally gravitate towards. 3/5
alenareads_27's review against another edition
3.0
I think this is a book that I would have liked to have read in high school and had a discussion with people about. I thought it was a good book and I can also see why it’s a banned.
witajnieznajomy's review
1.0
second book I read by Steinbeck and I definitely don't understand what impact his writing had. I agree the themes of community and brotherhood are somehow important but writing Of Mice and Men and making only the last 20 pages interesting is not an advantage...
kassidy_hanson's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kcrouth's review against another edition
5.0
Another stunningly beautiful tale told by John Steinbeck. In a mere hundred pages, Steinbeck paints character portraits so rich and real that i could see and feel them. What a heartbreaking, yet inevitable ending to this short but powerful story of grace, love, and trust, and of the triumph of love in spite of, and in the midst of a tragic, horrible ending. It is the mark of a great author to leave the reader in a state of awe and of shock at the ending of a story, even knowing that this ending was inevitable, and even expected. Welcome, John Steinbeck, to my list of favorite authors.
sa_lina's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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