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Summary: My opinion on "Of Mice and Men"
Review: "Of Mice and Men" is a great novel, written by John Steinbeck. It deals with really interesting subjects such as dreams, loneliness, authority and violence. I believe this are the main themes the book has, these are the things that the author wants us, the readers, to find out. George and Lennie, the main characters, are itinerant workers, they both share a dream. This dream is the most important thing they have, it gives them the hope that things in a future would change, that they would have a house "An'live off the fatta the lan". This two characters are very different, George is "small and qick" instead Lennie is a huge guy, mentally retarded. Although all the differences they have,they travel together and share lots of important things. Every character in the novel is lonely, and I believe this is one of the thing that had more impact on me. The fact that no character had any real friend, nor a family, no one to talk with, no one to hear you. I think that this is why, some parts of this novel are really sad. "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the lonlinest guys in the world, They got no family. They don't belong no place" This is said by one of the main characters, George. I bleieve this book, is one of the best books I have ever read, this is because every subject involved in the novel is really interesting and has lots to do with life nowadays.
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Summary: Recomendation
Review: Of Mice and men is a book that I first raed for literature at as an obligation, but after I've gone through the first part with a "long" description of the setting, I really started to enjoy it. When you go through the story, John Steinbeck applies his unique tecnique to descrive the characters in a very vivid way, basing the story on a couple of intinerant workers, one of them mentallty retarded, fact that was going to kill him in a near future. The story touches as main themes, reflected in mostly all characters; desolation, discrimination, dreams in common, lonliness and violence (in various aspects). As a matter of fact, this makes a very moving story that can be enjoy by young people such as adults.
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Summary: A moving book.
Review: Of mice and men is a surprising book. What we mean by this is that as you go reading it, you create your own expectations, that end up having nothing to do with the book itself. The fact that one of the main characters, Lennie, is handicapped, makes the story more real. We all know that it is very difficult to consolidate a relationship with a mentally [disabled] person, but the situation John Steinbeck creates and develops, presents more problems and difficulties than you would normally find in a person with those characteristics. This makes the book more moving and touching. The main themes of the story are: loneliness, which all characters have in their own way, dreams, which has a considerable importance in the story, violence, not only phisical, but psichological too, and authority, in the different relationships the book presents. Each of these are developed along the book, causing an effect of reflection and pity on the reader. In conclusion, this is a moving, interesting, and quite shocking book, which we recommend for anyone who loves reading really well written stories, but can yet put up with a sad, unexpected and disappointing ending.
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Summary: don't read this book
Review: When I started reading the book at school I found it boring. I had to read it for school (if I didn't read it I would had a 1) and almost all the class found it boring. It's funny when Leenie (principal characters who does stupid thing. George say's in one part to the owner of the ranch "I'm not saying he's bright, he ain't, but he's as strong as a bull.") but the theme doesn't make it a pleasure to read. The book is easy to understand and doesn't have difficult words. The story is about to people, George and Leenie, who are itinerant workers who go to one place to another to find job. They have a dream but it's very difficult for them to make it true because of Leenie's dumbness. When they're working in ranch problems happens because of Leenie. The entire story is about that subject. To finish my review ill tell you not to spend your time reading this book when there are better books (unless you have to read it for school). I could only recommended to Steinbecks fans.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: This is undoubtably the best book i have ever read. Like The Grapes of Wrath (another great book by Steinbeck), he ends the book with events that are so emotional you can't get them out of your head. I love how he writes (and i don't know why one of the other reviewers wrote about how annoying the "long" descriptions of the scenery are, because they last only a page!...keep in mind that the pages are small and the font is relatively big). his characters are so believable and they are funny in this book too. I laughed out a loud at least three times. Don't miss this book, because when you finally read it you'll be upset you hadn't read it sooner.
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Summary: Short but deep
Review: Steinbeck writes the beautifull yet sad tale of two men trying to find a place for themselves durring the Great Depression. I first read this book at the age of 13. I read it in one sitting (not hard to do as it is only around 110 pages) and then cried and cried. An excellent book for young adults as well as adults. It will move you.
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Summary: Steinbeck's Truth
Review: "Of Mice and Men" is perhaps the most poignant tragedy I've ever read. In my opinion it stands with Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and Hemingway's "Sun Also Rises" as one of the best novels ever. While I normally try to avoid empty praise like this, a detailed account doing justice to Steinbeck's genius woud be longer than the book itself! In iceberg fashion, Steinbeck packs more emotion, characterization and eloquence into this novella than most books four times its length. The relationship between Lenny and George--portrayed almost entirely through dilouge, allowing the reader a freer (and richer) interpretation--is not only believable, it is TRUE. This relationship, the core of the novel, is beautifully highlighted and ornamented by the other characters and the reletively simplistic plot. Some critics may point out flaws in the work: lack of developed female characters, predictable outcome, cardboard supporting characters, etc. However, I disagree with many of these criticisms and would contend that even if they were true, they are a part of Steinbeck's pseudo-minimalism and serve to better illustrate that single, true, core relationship. When reading "Of Mice and Men," don't expect a complex web of character interactions as with a mystery or adventure. Don't expect Steinbeck to create a rich, tangible mood like Conrad. And don't expect Hemingway's bare, photo-realistic portrait of human emotion and experience. Instead, expect a simple novel, with seemingly simple characters and a simple, loving relationship ending in tragedy. All of it 100% true. P.S. This is the only novel which depressed me for an entire weekend. Read it on a Monday.
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Summary: Pretty good if you don't mind cussing.
Review: Of Mice and Men has an excellent plot - I didn't want to put it down once I got started. It is the story of two farmers in California in the 1930's, George and Lennie. Lennie doesn't know his own strength and consequently, it gets him a lot of trouble. The only problem I found with this book was the foul language. I was forced to read this book for school, and was shocked to discover the schooling system apparently encourages cussing, otherwise I would not have been forced to read it. A book containing murder, prositution, and extreme foul language such as that included in Of Mice and Men should, in my mind, not be a cumpulsory reading text for school. Once I learned to ignore the language problem, I found that I rather enjoyed the plot and the style in which it was written. George and Lennie's personalities are so well drawn out, it's hard to believe they are mere characters in a book of fiction. All bad content aside, Of Mice and Men was quite entertaining.
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Summary: Do Yourself Two Favors
Review: Favor #1: Don't read the review entitled "Of Mice and Men is a book about two ranchworkers in the 1930" by "a reader from New London, Minnesota." The reviewer gives away the entire story of the book. Favor #2: Buy and read this book. It's downright terrific, in a tragic way. Moreover, it's easily readable within a single afternoon.
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Summary: A masterpiece
Review: No one can discribe human mind with such an ease. It leave a everlasting effect on reader's mind,all human phycological relationships are perfectly interpreted in this little book.
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