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Summary: Our 'Mice' Have Tender 'Grapes'!
Review: As is true of all John Steinbeck novels, all of the stories are set in Salinas, California - Steinbeck's hometown. This is the geographic region where this prized author spent all of his time (generally outdoors) writing and observing, and was a very studious "freak of nature", so to speak. A surprisingly interesting read, "Of Mice And Men" focuses on two subjects named George and Lennie. George dreams of getting steady work on an animal farm, while his aimless, slow-witted friend (Lennie) has an ongoing desire to pet (and mangle) mice and other assorted creatures. These two take up residence with various other persons along their evasive journey as well. But, there's one pressing problem: Could George tame Lennie long enough to help make this dream a reality? You, just like our two "heroes", will have to journey through the vast rivers and valleys of Salinas to find out! If you're just an average reader, like myself, you'll want to read "Of Mice And Men" at least twice, just to understand the subtle nuances and charm of the overall story. With so much to offer, this Steinbeck tale of yore is definitely a keeper!
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Summary: One of his best
Review: Although I favor Grapes of Wrath as my favorite Steinbeck novel, Of Mice and Men is easier to read. It has his typical type of storyline, but a little shorter and it's easier to "get to know" these characters. This book is a good addition to anyone's library.
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Summary: What an Ending
Review: Of Mice and Men is a great book with an ending that you would never expect. The two main characters, George and Lennie, are traveling to find work on a ranch in California after a misunderstanding in their hometown. George is a small built man who looks after his best friend Lennie, a large man with a mental handicap. Lennie looks up to George and will do whatever he says and does.
When they arrived to the farm George advised Lennie not to talk, fearing they would get rejected because of Lennies' handicap. After receiving the job, they met all the workers and the bosses' son, Curley, a jealous, immature man who has recently married a flirtatious woman. Lennie, being an easy target for confrontation, is the one Curley kept going after whenever he had a problem with his wife. Steinberg did a wonderful job of keeping the readers interest. While reading the book, you think you know how it will end, but when the ending comes, it is a major surprise. To find out the ending, read the short, yet touching book, Of Mice and Men.
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Summary: A great book
Review: In College we saw the movie as part of American Literature class, I bought the book after. This is a short story that is good from the first to the last page, the fraternity beetween two men, traveling together looking for work, one of them is very big, but not very smart, so he is constantly getting in trouble, the other one, George, looks out for him. They have dreams, but times are hard, until they meet an old man that is willing to invest so the three of them buy a ranch. I dont want to go into the ending, but I can say it is sad and beautifull at the same time, I really recomend this book, for all ages. I have read some comments about people complaining about foul language, I dont agree, it is much worse on most movies today.
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Summary: Of Mice & Men: Beaten From the Start
Review: Life was hard and times were no joke in the economically blighted cities and wind-blasted rural areas that marked a Depression era America. Whatever joy most Americans grasped for seemed to be just beyond their collective reaches. In OF MICE AND MEN John Steinbeck portrays a people who are just as blighted as the land on which they trod. Lennie Small and George Milton are two migrants who are forced to wander the midwest in search of the American Dream, which, to them, meant a place of their own. Each recognizes that this dream will, in all likelihood, remain just that, an evanescent will-o-the-wisp that leaves them with little else but to talk about it. Many times in the novel, the huge but retarded Lennie asks George, a smallish but bright thinker, to rhapsodize about their future. To George, their American Dream is a place where no one can throw them out. To Lennie, it is a place where he can raise rabbits. And it is not only Lennie and George who reach out for the unobtainable. It is arguable that nearly everyone else has their own competing dreams, with the same chance of success as Lennie and George have--none at all. The ranch hands where Lennie and George find roustabout jobs are the hopeless in search of the unobtainable. Candy is a one-armed elderly worker who seeks security for his old age. Crooks is a proud black worker who searches for racial equality in an age that did not know the term. Curley is a nastily pugnacious man who spends most of the scenes in which he appears in a hopeless and helpless Holy Grail search for his wife who spends an equal amount of time staying out of his way. And then there is Curley's wife, who is so bereft of identity that Steinbeck chooses not even to give her a name. She wanders the book like a meandering Eve, seeking only to disrupt the ordered lives of the men around her. In her search for meaning to her life, she collides with a corresponding search by Lennie for meaning in his. When she places Lennie's unthinking paws on her hair and dress, Lennie panics and unthinkingly stifles her, setting off a chain of events that forces George to play with Lennie's dream of a rabbit warren as a tearfully tragic prelude to ending that dream. In OF MICE AND MEN, Steinbeck catches not only the gritty edginess of political and emotional instability that then was ripping apart the social fabric of a pre-World War II America, he was also telling a timeless tale that suggests that for dreams to transform to reality, those dreamers had better leave the world of dreams long enough to weigh the balance of cost versus benefit. For Lennie, for Curley's wife, the price was way too high.
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Summary: A touching tale
Review: This my favorite work by Steinbeck. The writing is some of the most eloquent and beautiful writing ever. The story is deeply moving, and the ending is painful and hard to swallow. I refuse to give away the plot of this book. It's barely over 100 pages. Just read it. This is one of the most beautiful stories I've ever come across. Steinbeck is an amazing writer. He paints a vivid slice of Americana that will leave you floored. A book everyone should read at some point.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: The story of mice and men is a very interesting one. Once you start to read the book it isn't understandable because of the slang, but, as you read on it gets harder to put down. You think you know what's about to happen but it turns out the opposite.
The only problem I think was all the foul language. I wouldn't recommend this book to young readers.
The story setting was in the 1930's, around the depression years. The book is about two poor men looking for work,totally opposite characters. One was smart,and small built, while the other was big,strong and mentally handicapped.
The Author writes about how the mentally handicapped were treated in those days (1930's)and also how ignorant people were.
I don't see much difference in our society. We sure can use some improvement.
The writer accomplishes his point he was trying to get across,but, I did not like the slang, I didn't understand some of it. I had to read a few sentences twice before I got a sense of what he was trying to say.
Overall I rate this book a 7 out of 10(10=very good). I give it this rate because it is suspensful,has Irony and the ending isn't what you suspect. What lowers the rating is the jargon and cursing.
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Summary: HILARIOUS!
Review: This book was absolutely hilarious, by far the funniest book i've ever read! It's a barrel of laughs with a new surprise around every corner! I don't like to give away the end of books, but I just can't help myself! The part when they fly to Paris, and that crazy stuardess! I know, I know, i laughed my fanny off! If you're looking for laughs, this is definately it! Enjoy!
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Summary: dont read this book!
Review: My english teacher read this book outloud to us. It was the worst thing ever. I feel asleep every day he read it because it was so boring! It seemed like it took forever to finish so dont read this book unless you want somthing really, really boring!
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: After reading the novel of Mice and Men, i gave the book four stars because it is a very interesting. This book always kept me entertained. In my opnion the whole book was the climax because therof the novel. George and Lennie are two great characters that protrayed a great friendship. Although Lennie was slow, you got a sense of how protective George was of him. There jounray across the country to find there dreams by getting a house together, thought would have come true but was tragically ended.
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