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Summary: The review
Review: The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a really great book. Steinbeck really does great job in describing the area around the farm where it takes place. This story takes place in the mid 1930s to early 40s. He tells of a river flowing from mountains with green trees, and of how the farm looks. The barns where they put the horses and all the crops that they harvest are big ones by the way John Steinbeck describes them. The story is based on two men from California. They travel with each other and work together to make money. Lennie is a big man who is strong but has mind of a child. He is always getting in trouble at each farm. Then there is George, is a short man who works hard. He more less takes care of Lennie as if he were a big brother to him. George is always telling Lennie about how one day they are going to get their own little place and raise rabbits, horses and chickens. I don't know how they're going to stay alive with the way that Lennie keeps on killing animals. He kills everything he gets. He pets them too hard and he ends up breaking their necks. On the farm where they're going to work there is a man by the name of Curly. He is the boss's son. He doesn't like Lennie from day one. He doesn't like men taller than he is. Of Mice and Men tells the story of two poor laborers trying to get by. They worked all their lives but didn't get a thing from it but trouble. This shows how many families and friends work together to make their dreams come true. Half the time it doesn't work but for some it does. They have the "American Dream" of owning their own farm but that never came true for Lennie and George, although it could have. The novel is easy and understandable. It's not that long and can be read in 3-4 days. The ages that I would recommend it for are 14 to 19. If you would ask me I would tell any one to read this book. I hope to read this book again some day and to read more of John Steinbeck's books too. I would watch the movie after you read the book to compare them to see how much they're alike and how much they're not.
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Summary: Great Book to read for English class
Review: This book is a great book to read and do a project on for a LA class, mostly honors LA, 8th grade and upto HS. What makes it so good is the fact that the plotline is interesting, even if it does get thrown away in a suprise ending, it is intresting to read about until that point. It is short, you can read it in 1-2 days, and LA teachers love it because it is one of those novels that gets you to think 'critically'. It's a win-win-win. Great story for your entertainment, short if you are short on time, and gets you to think. It actully contains some pretty heavy stuff in a little package.
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Summary: of mice and men
Review: this book may be easy to study for english literature, being short. However, this story is not interesting in the least, with a plot that builds up and then is thrown away totally at the end.
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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: One of Steinbecks shortest novel, but one of the best. This novel will broaden the reader's perspective and touch the heart. This novel is Powerful and emotional.
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Summary: !!!!!!!!
Review: The eighth-graders at my school have the choice to read this and do novel projects, and one day as I was walking along the aisles of the library, one of my favorite places, I saw this book. I really hadn't heard anything about what any of the eighth graders thought about this book, but I, a seventh-grader, decided I would try it out because there were always a lot of people who picked this book for their projects. I later learned that they chose it because it was short, but this is entirely the wrong reason. It is a beautiful story that will bring tears to your eyes. It is about two men who have a dream that everyone says will never come true. It is also about their bond so tight that George doesn't ever leave his friend even though it would probably cause him a lot less worry and trouble. It is a truly beautiful theme which only Steinbeck can explain so well. This book is definitely worth your time.
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Summary: A Small Miracle Of Simplicity
Review: Oddly enough, I never read Steinbeck in school. This is even stranger considering I was an English major in college. I guess my profs figured I had already read him in high school.No, I never read him until, on a whim, I checked out a copy of The Grapes Of Wrath from my local library, and found out what I was missing out on. I'm not going to talk a lot about Of Mice And Men here, simply because I suspect there is not a lot to be said that hasn't been said already. I just want to say that if you're someone who avoids reading "the literary stuff" because you think it's going to be too difficult, this is probably the book to change your mind. In prose of beautiful simplicity, Steinbeck tells a story that will break your heart. If you have a heart and a mind, you will probably be impressed with this. I know I was.
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Summary: Great book
Review: The book show the real life of two men. One who are crazy and another who try to survive and helped his crazy friend. It show's the real world of our times, but in another century.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: This is a story about George and Lennie. George is a small man, he is smart, and underneath it all, he loves Lennie. Lennie is a huge man, but was born a slow man, and he sort of reminds you of the big guy in The Green Mile. Lennie always gets into trouble, not on purpose, but because he likes to pet things, like mice, and sometimes women's dresses if they look like they would feel nice. That's how they got thrown out of a few of there jobs, and is the basis of the book. There is some foul language in the book, but regular working folk don't really mind eachother's bad language, and the bad language brings you farther into the book, like you were actually working on the farm. For a short book, it packs a lot of surprises that I wasn't expecting at all. The end is truly sad, and it left questions, but that's what a good book does in my mind. John Steinbeck really brought you into the minds of both George and Lennie, and described each character very well. I am looking forward to reading Mr. Steinbeck's other novels. Mark_Sigel
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Summary: of mice and men
Review: this story is a coming of age story. It tells of friendship and loyalty.
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Summary: Was very interesting, yet pleasing
Review: I enjoyed this book alot. It was a good plot. I loved the characters George and Lenny, They were very expressive about what they needed to do and say. John Stienbeck did a great job writing this book.
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