Of Mice and Men

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Summary: Of Mice and Men ,a book review by a 16 year old! READ IT!
Review: George and Lennie are the two main charcters, in this novel. They portray the lives of everyone in that time.Steinbeck has kept a lot of adjectives describing how the sorroundings were calm and peaceful, but then desturbed by the arrival og George and Lennie into the novel. There is also alot of authority in this novel, mainly signalised by 'spurs'. The boss, Curley and Slim wear spurs that shows they have a higher status than the rest. Curley uses violence throughout the novel, trying to prove himself to the rest,as it seems he is a little insecure, almost, although he is the boss' son. Slim is a nice guy who earns the respect of others not through violence but through the simple fact of him being a nice and thoughtful guy, he also seems a more brain - using person, unlike Curley who uses his fist. Steinbeck has kept two characters that were thought to be outsiders in that time, Curley's wife(who was not good or important enough to be given a name or identity,and Crooks. Curley's wife is a woman, and in that time women were thought to be of lower importance compared to men! Crooks is a black man, he is also thought as less important, Crooks is a nice guy who craves for companionship, but only gets racism (except fro Lennie). All the main characters hold on to a dream of one day owning a farm, of the own. This was the dream of many men in those days. This is certainly one of the most touching novel I have read. A novel about two friends who try to survive, in a time where who you are does not matter. It came a shock to me how steinbeck ended the novel. But it was a powerful novel, which should be understood.

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Summary: An entertaining book that displays humans and their nature.
Review: A well written book with an original plot, and a book that displays the importance of friendship and doing what needs to be done. It is entertaining and gripping, and is impossible to put down. Steinbeck has displayed human nature and human fault remarkably well, and put it to an interesting storyline at them same time. A timeless book.

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Summary: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: like i said earlier, wow. i really enjoyed reading this book. unlike some peple, i am not the crying type, yet this book actually moved me to tears. i think it was the reality of the story and the fact that the characters are so real. they have their dreams, their hopes, and their faults. steinbeck doesn't view this world through rose colored glasses. no, instead he tells it like it is and that is what is so great about this book. a must read.

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Summary: :)
Review: I'm the girl who cries over anything sappy. That's just how I am. I was captivated by the way Steinbeck used description! Throughout the novel, it was so detailed that I probably could have drawn it. But the end, oh the end! It made me so sad, but I realized how fantastically honest the entire novel is. It's great.

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Summary: Positively moving!
Review: I was captivated by Steinbeck's description from page one. At first I was flooered to thing George would kill his only friend; however, I understand why he had to do it. The end brought me to tears, but I absolutely loved it.

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Summary: Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" was an excellent book.
Review: I thought Steinbeck did an outstanding job of conveying the theme of the importance of friendships and the pain of lonliness in this novel. Steinbeck also used excellent, realistic dialogue that made you feel as if you almost knew the characters.

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Summary: the book is very good and worth reading
Review: ive read the book and listened to the cassette tape which was fab im telling you its worth reading

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Summary: It was an ok book.
Review: The book "OF MICE AND MEN" was an ok book. In the beginning, it took a while to read in the way they were talking. At first I thought a book with the title "OF MICE AND MEN" would be a bad book. I was wrong, it was ok. It sounded like George and Lennie were good friends. Sometimes while reading I felt bad for Lennie. I liked the way it was written, but the cursing was pretty bad. I just liked the way they were always together. For some reason I liked really Lennie. It felt like I knew or have known someone like him. I think he was a little miss treated in the book, but its only a book. It kind of made me feel sorry, but I don't know why. George seems like a real nice guy for Lennie to travel with. The part of the book that really got me was when George shot Lennie. I actually felt a little teary eyed. But over all I recommend it to anyone who reads. If you are like me and think you won't like it because of the title or something, read it any way. This was a very good book.

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Summary: A different perspective
Review: I read this book in my book club and at school we discussed it. I'm in the 8th grade and read it. My student teacher brought in some comments from this site and stated were some that said that it was a mature book, only older kids should read it because we don't understand it (kids). Well, I understood it clearly, about the friendship and different genres of the book. And I think this book was very good because it had a grasp of different assortment of genres and it really shows from the plot of the story.

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Summary: One star or Five
Review: I'm torn between giving this book one star for making me depressed and giving the book five stars for how well written and how honest the book is. All in all, the book deserves the classic status it has attained, but do to how the story made me feel, I had to throw my copy away. I am not a reader that will say a simple "this book sucks" but this book made me feel bad. The truth behind the tale disturbed me. That was probably the point trying to be made, but even so, I cannot get by how it made me view the world at the end.