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Summary: An unfogettable story
Review: "Of Mice and Men" will always stick out in my mind as a one of a kind book. It is unfogettable in so many ways. I first read this book in 8th grade and loved it. I then read it again in 9th grade and loved it twice as much the second time around. The characters in the book, George and Lenny are complete opposites, yet at the same time they are a pair. They are both outsiders who need eachother in their hard times and good times. Lenny, being not quite as intellegent as George, goes through a lot. He depends on his friend George to back him up whenever he does something wrong. George on the otherhand is independent. As said before they are completly different people, but in a sense the same. The main story line is very interesting. It has many twists and turns that are completly unexpected. There are some times in the story you will need to pick up a box of tissues and others when you will just laugh. It is an all around great book. I could not put it down, it took me only but a few hours to read the whole thing. And even after you are finished reading you could sit there thinking about what the book actually means for hours at a time. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is in the mood to enjoy an easy read, but yet at the same time a book that has meaning.
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Summary: A humbling piece of work
Review: A few years ago I was forced to read this. I did not do very well in oac Writer's Craft. Our teacher, Mr. Nigel Scott, had us read the book backwards. (Scott, by the way, is among the greatest minds I have had the pleasure of bumping into.) I could see, then, the many patterns of the book. How that individual words would be used over and over again. Physical descriptions, even, would recur throughout. Above all, though, I could see that Steinbeck was attempting to tell it 'as it is.' The story of two men, ingrained by poverty, and how they would grow as people. How the average labouring man would take on life. How, in the business of going hungry, a man can still fathom a sense of purpose. These, then, are the very things Steinbeck will ask of us in the reading of this book. It will not be difficult. Steinbeck is known for simple sentencing. But he can establish in only a few strokes of pen a series of gripping relationships. The character Lenny is, apparently, mentally handicapped. He is physically bulky. Without knowing him, you would be intimidated. But Lenny the person is kind enough. He does not start fights or complain to often. But in the course of the story, Lenny gets his friend into trouble by drawing too much attention to himself. Lenny tends to man handle things without knowing his own strength! The community at large is frightful of Lenny. They think of him as being a criminal or rapist when he is neither. The characters of the book are all of them a poor labouring class. Getting by means struggle. If you want to know what it is like to live without comfort, read this book. If you want a positive literary experience, read this book. If you want to remember just what humanity is, read this book. We owe it to ourselves, don't you think?
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Summary: Fall in love with the Characters
Review: From the beginning of the story you fall in love with the compelling characters. This book tells the story of two good friends, who share a common dream of earning enough money to own a small piece of land and living there in peace. One of the friends has a mental retardation(Lenny) and the other takes care of him by making sure he stays in line(George). This story takes place in during the depression where people in the larbor party moved around from place to place looking for work. George and Lennie are always moving from place to place because of Lennie tendency to get into trouble. Throughout the story you become attached to the characters as if you knew them first hand. You begin to relate to the problems and want to help them with their dream. If you are looking to read a book which you will remember forever consider Of Mice and Mem.
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Summary: it was really good
Review: i like the book alot. John steinback is a good author. the best part of the book was when percy got his hand broke by lennie. George did the right thing at the end by doing what he did. I liked lennie the best of all. How he always had a knack for doing accidents. I never liked percy's wife. The way she always acted like a tramp around the workers on the ranch. Percy wasnt my favorite either. he was always trying to get into fights with people bigger than him. i look forward to reading more of his books. He is a really good author and has very interesting books.
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Summary: Sentimental Sarabande
Review: Although not one of the lengthiest books to ever hit the shelves, Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is definitely a warhorse in the arena of American Literature. Illustrating the fierce love between two friends, Steinbeck takes the reader on a journey through the poverty stricken lands of the West. These two friends, George and Lennie, are the two main characters of the novel, and their journeys from job to job hold only one thing in common: they keep their dreams to one day own their own little patch of land. Because of Lennie's combination of mental retardation and incredible strength, he often gets into troublesome situations and ends up leaving town. George always goes with Lennie, but in the tragic end, George realizes that he cannot keep protecting Lennie from the world. There is much to this book, but it can easily be read as simply a sad story. I found it very readable, and I have always kept it close to my heart. There are some instances of foul language and inappropriate situations, but they in no way are distracting to the overall thematic content. Steinbeck's evocative language and beautiful descriptions are breathtaking. The story is not so complex or farfetched that it becomes unbelievable, and I highly recommend it to anyone that is considering reading it. I truly do love this book.
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: I found the Book "Of Mice and Men" very interesting. After looking at the relationship between Lennie Small and George Milton, it made me think about the friends I have. In todays society we mentally, verbally, and emotionally hurt the feelings of many mentally or physically impared people. But in this novella, George looks over his very close friend Lennie who has a mental illness. George and Lennie have been together for a long time, but Lennie is always causing troubles. I feel that George is just like many of us. He forgets that Lennie has a mental illness and can't take full responsability for his actions. I feel that the language was very descriptive because it was at a level that most everyone can understand unlike a lot of books. I feel that some parts of the book could have had a little more excitement but for the most part it was a great book. I would recommend that everyone read this book. It shows how people who are slow or have mental abilities feel and act to certian situations.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men, Shelley
Review: It was a good book and I enjoyed reading it. I got into it when I started reading it, but I thought it had to much foul language, and I didnt really like the way it ended.
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Summary: of mice and men
Review: The book Of mice and men was a really geat book, i read it befor in eighth grade but it meant more and i could understadn it better. The book was put together well , but i didn't like the was it ended Steinbeck could have went into a little more detail of the way George went on without Lennie.i like the was he showed the relationship between Lennie and Geoge, and how george took care of him and how Lenny took care of George. Steinbeck to me had to hve a creative imagination to write such a great creative book.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: This book was a really great book about two men set off to a ranch to get a job. My advice is to go get this book and read it today. This was a good book because of the way it tells the things that happen and the wording is in a way that anyone can understand. Some advice for someone who loves to read go out and get this book today.
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Summary: A classic!
Review: I do not know how many times I have read this charming tragedy. Never has there been written a more precious piece of tragic literature that seems so far away from the classic form of tragedy in its noble form, but surpasses its noble cousins by its down-to-earth credibility and realistic plot and setting. This is a tragedy that lives here and now, its language is fitting and almost poetic in its vulgarity and its humane simplicity. Whoever finds this language inadequate closes his eyes before the truth of reality. And he has difficulty in recognizing a simple human being and his basically tragic situation. George is a real tragic hero, who dwarfs Antigone and Oedipus because he is a simple human being and a real man. I will read this novel again and again.
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