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Summary: Ending Is Kind of Abrubt But This Book Is Worth Reading!
Review: Of Mice and Men is a great book and I liked the characters especially Lennie and George and I thought it was sad about how things turned out for the mentally challanged Lennie, he was a big giant of a man with the mind of a child and didn't know his own strenght and that lead to tragedy. The only complaint I have with the book was the ending, the sad ending was okay but what I didn't like was that it ended so abrubtly after what George had done to Lennie, it just ended without any thoughts from George of what happened to Lennie but it's still a great book and worth reading and I think it's a book worth keeping to put on a bookcase.
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Summary: Tragic, but Splendid!
Review: I had to read this for a sumemr reading assignment, and I liked a lot more that I would have thought. It's a great read. It really goes to show the relationship between love, friendship, and loyalty.
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Summary: A myth and a dream...
Review: Writing about such a well-known novel, some readers might think that there is nothing new to add about it, the case being somehow closed forever, both by the march of time and the successive interpretations the work as received; a close reading proves otherwise. Steinbeck offers a simple narrative that appears to answer many questions, but the real answers probably hide between the lines - explicit explanations are few and far between. The characters and events are soberly presented, and this only serves to further obfuscate the multiple layers of a book which, through its suggestive terseness, borders on myth. In fact, myth itself is built into the work under the guise of a dream that George conveys to Lennie, and then to the old Candy; a dream that gradually loses its significance for the very man who devised it. 'Of Mice and Men' is that dream: hope alternates with sadness, and it's not entirely clear if there will be a resolution, after all.
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Summary: Good read
Review: This book by john steinbeck was really well written. The characters in the book are very realistic and likeable, I specially like Lennie who I supose is authistic and George who is his friend who tries to help Lennie. I have 2complaints against this book is that I hated the ending maybe some people liked the ending but im not one who likes sad endings. 2nd I thought it was too short it should have been a little bit longer.
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Summary: A very enjoyable story.
Review: Here is a very well written stroy of a friendship that can only end in disaster. Loliness is a key theme here. Curley's wife lonely because she is a woman, Crooks because he is black, Candy because he is old. However, the characters have some kind of dream. Curley's wife wishes she was an actor whilst Whit uses his ranch magazines to help him imagine his little cowboy fantasies. George and Lennie are different. Their friendship means that they do have a chance to make something with their lives. However, when that relationship ends they become as helpless as the others. This is a brilliant book, though pretty much miserable all the way through, which mocks the idea of America being 'the land of opportunities...'
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Summary: Good
Review: We had to read 'Of Mice and Men' for a class in 11th grade. I thought it was a good book. Steinbeck has a dry writing style and some may find it boring. The ending is sad.
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Summary: Beautifully Crafted Novel
Review: "Of Mice and Men" is a beautifully crafted short novel concerning the relationship between two migrant workers from the 1930s. The first character, Lennie, has quite severe learning difficulties and relies heavily on his friend George. Lennie is very strong and this in itself gets him into all sorts of problems. George has to come to Lennie's aid on a regular basis as a result of him getting into trouble through misinterpretations of his actions and a naviety of his own strength. Genuinely moving, the reader cannot fail to build up a great empathy with the lead characters; less so with the other figures that appear in the book- despite each one having their own set of problems. Steinbeck does a tremendous job of conveying his story to the reader, and it would be a person with a heart made of stone that would not be moved by the story's conclusion. An excellent read for older children and adults of all ages. Highly recommended.
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Summary: classic morality tale
Review: there is a scene in this book that has affected the way I look at life ever since reading it. the lesson steinbeck would like readers to understand is displayed in the early scene where a worker's dog must be put to death. the man loves his dog and faithful companion like no one else on this earth, and when the dog is so old he is suffering all the time, the man is too weak to carry out the painful deed of killing his best friend to ease his suffering. the man has someone else take the dog out to a field to shoot him, and he feels guilty because his best friend had to look into a stranger's eyes while meeting his death. he failed to uphold his responsibility to the dog- who was unfailingly faithful to him.
this lesson is echoed in the final climactic scene in the novel between two men: one who must prevent the suffering of his completely faithful and innocent companion. this man, though, faces his responsibilities with strength, and steinbeck would like people to understand this concept of morality. i do - the lesson was not lost on me, and i appreciate and adhere to this lesson everyday... if taken with thoughtfulness, this is a highly recommended American classic.
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Summary: Ugly
Review: Wow, this book really [is bad]...But in M&M Steinbeck gets down-right nasty. This little gem of stink can be summarized, "Isn't it tragic that in this world there are just some people that we need shoot like the old stinky dogs that they are, but thankfully we have good friends who will love us enough to do the murdering." That's profound? There's nothing profound about that. It's silly, misguided and sentimental to be sure. It's also evil. But it's certainly not profound. Now it might be that Steinbeck hates the world and hates George and hates what George does and that M&M is an anguished cry against an unjust world. However, this secret message is unlikely to be discerned from the text and the average reader will come away thinking, "It's jus' too bad that sum folks is better off not bein' born'd." This is clearly the impression the book makes upon most Amazon reviewers. And even if the message of the book were "life [is bad]" instead of "murder the less fortunate" it would hardly salvage this vile little creation. ...It has its share of ham-fisted heart-string pulling and the occasional pastoral description of a shrubbery or a creek, but that's just not enough to make the painful few hours wasted upon its pages worthwhile...
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Summary: of mice and men
Review: In short, George and Lennie are migratory ranch hands. George looks out for Lennie because Lennie is too slow and nice to look out for himself. An incredible book with so much packed into 100 pages. This book can stir all kinds of emotions from pity, sadness, empathy, to anger, and frustration. A must have for EVERYONE's library.
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