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Summary: An 'Ernst' attempt
Review: This book is one of the best books i have read. John Ernst Steinbeck must have been very proud of his book. This book charts the story of two itinerant farm labourers, named George & Lennie. The way this book is constructed is excellent, and a guideline for any aspiring writer. The characters in this book are trapped in unfair circumstances, but still manage to remain heroic and sympathetic (if defeated). As they do this, they also manage to keep a sort of quiet dignity about themselves. It is an amazing study of lonliness and discrimination, and how this discrimination leads to lonliness for some of the characters. A true American classic.
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Summary: A Timeless Novel
Review: I instantly fell in love with the book within the first ten pages. The characters that Steinbeck created were so vivid that they appeared to be real to the reader. It was easy to identify with George's anger and frustration at Lennie for getting the two of them fired from every job they had ever had. Even though Lennie could not control his actions, it was pure human nature to become angry or feel somewhat burdened by this aloof companion. If one is looking for an uplifting book, this should definitely not be their first choice. It was depressing to look into the bleak lives of these characters living in a barren desert-like ranch with hopes and aspirations that were never expected to come true. George even admitted on page 92, "I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her." This was in reference to them buying a farm of their own in the future. The only thing George and Lennie ever wanted was their own property that would give them the complete freedom they always dreamt of. With other farmers always telling them that it would never happen on top of George's own doubt, it was clear that their whole life would be spent doing meaningless work which would never amount to anything. Yet, the power of friendship in this novel makes it all the worthwhile to read. Even if a tear or two is shed at the end.
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Summary: The impact is enormous!
Review: This book was magnificent. I started it knowing how it would end, yet I was still close to tears when I put down this wonderful book. A wonderful book for someone who wants to read an amazing classic, yet doesn't want to have to spend four or five months reading it.
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Summary: A tale of two men
Review: Time after time steinbeck has been able to tell a story and capture my attention with great words which flow off the pages. Mice and men is a great story of two men and their lot in life. You'll laugh and cry as you read this tale. And it will challenge you to ask questions you never though were there to ask.
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Summary: The Annals of a Tome
Review: Steinbeck, what more needs to be said. This is one of the best books (and movies) about United States history that has been written. Yes, this is a hisory book! But don't be discouraged. This is like no other history book ever written. It tells the story of the U.S. at one of her most vulnerable times. It has been seventy-four years since the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, and still blacks are treated as slaves. The only thing that counts to the vast majority of this era is wealth and power. People who do not conform to what is considered the social norm are outcast and treated as second class. This is the setting of John Steinbecks classic novel of the american experience. This is a must read, and most of you who attended U.S. schools must have read it already. Like THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA this book can be read over and again.
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Summary: The Bond Between Men
Review: John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is sad, linking novel, which shows the human side of two men, and the compassion that they share for one another. The novel isn't an indept character story, but a relationship story, a bond between two men, and how far one will go for the other. Foreshadowing is evident in the book, and at just over 100 pages, you know what is going to happen within the first 30, but that isn't the point. Steinbeck wants us to look at life from a different side. He wants us to see the awful situations that present themselves to people, and how those certain people handle it. Although Of Mice and Men is a simple read, the message and inpact the story leaves with you, will go far beyond the thin paper pages it was typed on nearly seventy years ago.
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Summary: An American Classic!
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite books! John Steinbeck had created a wonderful and haunting story about various Western farmers. Loneliness is the major theme in this novel. Steinbeck captures the true essence of what it's like to be sad and unfulfilled. And the friendship between George and Lennie is both funny and poignant. It was especially touching when George decides that he can no longer protect Lennie from the horrible things that he hadn't intended to do. Who can resist a novel with such strong message and symbolism? This is one of the best pieces of literature ever -- a true American classic!
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Summary: The Bond of Friendship
Review: John Steinbeck really outdid himself this time. Of Mice and Men was a fantastic novel. It really gets the point of true friendship across to the reader. At first, I really didn't think that I would enjoy the story. It started out with them just talking back and forth. There were a few humorous sections. But because of the conflicts and pressures that the characters faced, such as Lenny getting in trouble, the novel really started to grow on me. George and Lenny are migrant farmers that have a dream. Their dream was to own a farm. On the way to their place of business on another farm, comical things happen. I thought that it was amusing how George always yells at Lenny for doing stupid things, like carry around the dead mouse in his coat pocket. Yet George, even though he gets mad at Lenny, couldn't go on in life without him. I also feel sorry for Lenny because of his slow mind. He loves everything in the world, especially nature. But even though he cares for them, his victims would still get harmed unintentionally. I can relate to Lenny and his actions because I'm sometimes too rough with precious things, but because of these feelings of love that Lenny showed, conflicts came up which caused George to make a difficult decision. A decision that really affects his life. Situations may arise that might put friendships in danger, but sometimes the outcome is for the best. For the rest of the people in the world, read this book. If you care, and have a love for a strong friendship, I'm sure you will enjoy this novel.
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Summary: A read from West Virginia
Review: Of Mice and Men By. John SteinbeckA read from West Virginia I read this book for a group assignment in English class. I'm not big on reading books that don't look interesting to me. However, when I read this book, it made me think of friendships and how we may treat one another. It made me think that if you have a friend that's not as intelligent as you or just different doesn't mean you have to put them down or treat them bad, even if you are the best of friends like Lenny and George. In a way, the ending is just heart breaking but all George is really doing is saving his best friend from the harsh life he would have had to live. After reading this book, I discovered that John Steinbeck is a wonderful author and in the future I intend on reading Of Mice and Men again.
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Summary: An Everlasting Friendship
Review: I read this book as a choice in literature class. Reading usually isn't my thing but this book caught my eye. I enjoyed watching the movie Simon Burch and the plot seemed to me as if the movie was based on the book Of Mice and Men. Although Simon Burch is based on the book A Prayer for Owen Meany, the significance of this book ties in with Of Mice and Men. This book is based on an everlasting friendship between George and Lennie. George is a short man and somewhat smart. Lennie was a tall and muscular man; but seems younger because of his retardation. They were two men with a dream looking for work. George keeps his eye on Lennie all the time, sort of like a father figure. Every time they get in trouble they run from it, trying to look for more work. However, one day Lennie gets them into a circumstance George can't get them out of. George has to decide what to do.
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