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Summary: A Great Novel!
Review: Steinbeck is at his best in this novel about two men heading out to get jobs and experience love and hate for each other. I liked the dialogue in this novel and the climax was awesome and thrilling! It was unfortunate that the beloved Lennie died but it may have been for the best and Lennie's death proves to be a big controversial issue among readers today and this is a good thing because plots and climaxes that are predictable aren't good yet I never thought that Lennie would die. While it was sad to see him go, it made for a thrilling ending and one that got us to think about ourselves. Read this book!!
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Summary: Timeless...
Review: The books appears to be merely entertaining until you reach the end. Memorable characters. Excellent ending. Colorful setting. This is some of the best American literture.Also of interest: you know the big dog in Looney Tunes cartoons that always asks the smaller dog to tell him about "the bunnies". That character is taken from this book.
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Summary: Short and sweet
Review: This little gem of a book should be the de facto standard for a novel. Conscise yet detailed, moving and profound. Nobody makes me sappy eyed like Steinbeck. Definately 3.5 kleenex out of 5. For more kleenex mileage, try Grapes of Wrath.
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Summary: Of Mice And Men, need I say more?
Review: Of Mice And Men? Oh no, no, no. Of Genius and Sheer Brilliance is so much more fitting. You can read it in about an hour, but be ready to read it three or four times in a row. It is splendidly entertaining. You root for these guys, a little down on thier luck, to win. All you want is for this big goof Lenny to get his warm so he can be warm and loving as he is deep down inside and raise him some rabbits. I'm reminded of the Abominable Snowman character from the old Bugs Bunny cartoons. I'm gonna hug him and pet him and squeeze him and love him... But anyway, this is short, simple and very easy to read. However, the easiest thing to do is enjoy this novel. Yes, you are a little upset and disappointed when Lenny is killed, but it's still one of the best novels ever written.
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Summary: Sad...Just Sad
Review: Very quick read. Love the detail of the story and you just feel like you are right there with them. Sad is it? Indeed it is...if you're looking for a story that might bring a tear drop from your eye...this is it.
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Summary: "you're on your own, with no direction home"
Review: ...P>The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry and many times it is due to the uncontrollable longing that nearly everyone has to belong somewhere, to have something we can call our own. We can say too that our failures may be due to a state of mind or the wish to fill an endlessly yawning hole in the psyche. Inner loneliness often drives us in our several directions towards fulfillment. For drifters like George and Candy, it's a little piece of land that beckons; for Lennie, it's something soft and close---a dead mouse, a puppy, a piece of velvet. For Curley's wife, that ultimate destination was love, attention, and recognition; for Crooks, respect and justice. In OF MICE AND MEN, nobody gets what they want. The novel, like life, is an unmitigated tragedy and we are our own worst enemies. This is an American classic in the real sense of the word. Though Bob Dylan's verses may not be totally precise in summing up the story, they certainly sum up my mood after putting down OF MICE AND MEN. "Nobody tried to say a word, when they carried him out in jest. Except of course the little neighbor boy, who carried him to rest. And he just walked along alone, with his guilt so well concealed. Muttering underneath his breath, "Nothing is revealed." Amen
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Summary: Brillinat
Review: I just finished reading Steinbecks of mice and men, and it is possibly one of the greatest books i have ever read, and i've read A LOT. For a while, you just crusie along, falling in love with the cahracters, then BANG!!. you never know what hits you. It's brillinat. I'll say it again. It's brilliant. Brilliant. brilliant.
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Summary: A Story that Emphasizes the Importance of Companionship
Review: Last summer, this book was a required book for entering eigth grade English. It was short so I figured, "I'll just read this first and get it over with. I mean like, it seems kinda boring." It just didn't seem to make much sense from what i read from the descriptions. When I read it, the first chapter was so relaxing and the setting was described so perfectly. Automatically, I was whisked away back to the 1930's in a quiet farming area in the rural areas of CA. I absolutely loved reading this book. It was such a good book! There were many themes that could be easily picked up. And from those themes, it helped explain certain attributes about different characters and the kind of society Lennie and George entered. In the end of the book, George makes a very large sacrifice that effects himself and a lot of the people he works with. It may also bring you to tears. It definitely brought me to tears. I don't think I saw it coming. I guess it was sort of... ironic. Enjoy your read!
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Summary: book review
Review: The story is about two guys that are working together as ranch workers. They go around from job to job trying to build up a stake. One of the main characters is George. George is a small, strong man, with a keen eye, and a stolid expression. The other main character is Lennie. Lennie is a tall clumsy man, but at the same time he is strong as an ox. He has a sort of childish behavior and no sense of self-control. Everywhere they went, Lennie seemed to get into trouble with someone. It seemed that Lennie's lack of self-control would force both Lennie and George to quit their jobs early and try to find work elsewhere.
I think that if I had to relate myself to one of the characters it would have to George. I think George and I have a lot in common, we both are always trying to solve other people's problems instead of our own. I usually do things that other people want first and what I want to do second. I also think the same way George does. We both have a dream of one day owning land and not having to pay rent on it. I too would one day like to like to not have to work for some one else. To be able to step outside and look as far as I could see and know that it is all mine.
I really enjoyed the book. I think that the message of being loyal to your friends is a solid one that will never fade away. I enjoyed just being able to lay back and read about what trouble Lennie was going to get into next. My favorite part was the big fight between Lennie and Curley. I think that that fight had a lot of action and really made the book interesting to read, but at the same time kept it within reason so I wasn't disgusted by it. I really don't think there is any part that I didn't like in the book. I don't think that I would change any part of it if I had the chance to. The book was written so well that changing any part of it would alter the whole story.
I would recommend this book to students in high school. It has some bad language and a little bit of adult content, but I think that students at that age can fully understand the story and really appreciate its message. I think that anybody with a small sense of humor and a good sense of adventure would really enjoy this book.
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Summary: Mice and Men is Great
Review: Of Mice and Men is one of the best books I have ever read. I can not believe Steinbeck can write a 107 page book and make the reader feel like they have known the character their wholes lives. It is sad to see how someone like Lennie can be treated, but great to know that there is always someone like George to be there for them. The ending is very good. I high recommend this book to others.
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