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Summary: Fate's Weaklings
Review: Set in agricultural California during the Depression, this book describes the harsh reality of the life of migrant workers and the brutality of human nature in general. Two wandering ranch hands keep the gleam of hope alive, as they privately dream of someday owning a small ranch, where they can be their own boss and live off the fat of the land. Freedom and roots--is that too much to ask of life? But Steinbeck readers will not be surprised at his pessimistic view of the human condition. George and Lennie travel everywhere together, working and sharing the visicitudes of 1930's migrant life--lucky to have a meager supper of canned beans without ketchup. But these two men, who are not even related, are bound as deeply as brothers. George, the short guy with the brains, feels responsible for his big, simple-minded companion, who depends on him for work, food and dreams of a better future. Lennie is a gentle retarded man, who panics easily--not realizing his own tremendous physical strength. This story is more than a mere '30s novella, for it pits the private vulnerability of human nature against pitiless fate. The story, 75% dialogue with only 25% narrative, reads easily, flowing along like the indifferent Salinas River, which inexorably carries its characters to a tragic denoument. Man Aspires but Flawed Society Destroys. A dark Classic.
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Summary: Magnificent
Review: This is a masterpiece of short fiction. The author has created a classic story of rural American life and peopled it with some of the most intricate, multi-layered characters in modern fiction. In short, this piece is pure perfection. You will be mesmerized by Steinbeck's simple, straight-forward prose and the emotional tension of George and Lenny's friendship. I first read this novel at the age of nine and it changed my life forever. It was the catalyst for my love of literature and inspired me to become a writer myself. Everyone should read this book!
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Summary: ELI THE KING
Review: I thought that this book was a good book. It was very interesting.I also thought that it had to much swearing in it. sincerely, The King Eli
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Summary: Eli's the king
Review: I think that this book was very weak.There should of been more killing.I also think that lennie did the right thing by killing the girl at the end.The book wasn't very good.To much swearing.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: I think this book was good. It had a little to much swearing. This is not a good book for kids to read. Some Adults will Like it.
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Summary: Stunning
Review: This tiny Steinbeck classic, published in 1937, is still considered one of the most stunning, impact producing works ever written. It continues to knock my socks off. And more than likely, always will. If you've never had the pleasure of reading this timeless classic, you really, really should.
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Summary: Mice and Men Who Go NoWhere
Review: Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own. But after they come to work on a ranch in the Salinas Valley their hopes, like "the best laid schemes o' mice an' men," begin to go awry.
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Summary: superb for all reading levels!
Review: john steinbeck is one of the world's most famous authors. this book is great for young readers who are just getting started and for those readers who want to spend the afternoon reading a classic.
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Summary: IT CAN STILL SHAKE YOU!
Review: Published in the U.S. in 1937, this is a small, intense drama that places the bitter story of its two central characters against a background of social denunciation. Steinbeck's novel confronts in a symbolic manner the problem of the peasant's migration to the West, a land of unfulfilled promises in the years following the Depression: it is the tragic and violent story of two itinerant farm-workers finding work in a ranch in California -- Lennie and George, the first with the strength of two, but with the mind of a child, whose whole world centres around the second, George, who steers him through life and protects him. They dream of a glorious, peaceful future in which they will settle together in a small cottage and live a life of happy self-sufficiency. For a while they just manage to stay employed and happy - but then things go horribly wrong. The 1962 Nobel prize author well describes the social exploitation, the human injustice and suffering - all themes he will later expand upon in his impressive "The Grapes of Wrath" - espressing them through a lyrical vein of commotion within a bare novel structure, which indeed makes him one of the great American writers. John Schlesinger in his 1969 movie "Midnight Cowboy" with Hoffman and Voight, returned to Steinbeck's theme, creating a sad tale of friendship between a couple of losers lost in the big city, and with an ending no studio would approve today.
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Summary: A School Classic Everyone Should Read!
Review: I recently read this book for my 7th grade English class. At first I was hesitant about reading a classic. As soon as I got into the story, I soon found out that this book was not just a classic but a wonderful, excited and touching tale about two lonely farmers searching for friends. This book has an astounding ending that everyone will be touched by. Being on 13, this review must show how this book is appropriate for every age. I highly recommend this book. Steinbeck has an interesting writting style that sometimes is difficult to read but he gets his points across fluently. Enjoy this wonderful book!
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