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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

128 reviews

neuromantic's review

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emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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aquarius_bitch's review

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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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eliowrites2's review

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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garbagebarge69's review

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challenging emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

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amselot's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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nvillanuevadrv's review

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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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caffinatedslug's review

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

At first, I did not enjoy the book as the strong language (including the n word) along with the rude treatment of Lennie turned me off. Even though I’m aware this is the language people used in the Great Depression era, it didn’t make me enjoy reading it. However, I still found myself intrigued and wasn’t able to put it down. Gradually, I came to enjoy the book and seeing George and Lennie piece their dreams together. The book did end on an incredibly sad note, but I thought it was well-written and nuanced. Overall, it’s a good story with the narration framed in the time period it takes place in, and even though it’s very short it conveys lots of meaning and nuance.

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thirza's review

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sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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geesammy's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Vivid character portrait. Normally I don’t enjoy overly descriptive scenes with little plot but it worked well in this shorter format

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threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

An absolute masterpiece. Gets better every time I read it.

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