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I have read this long ago, but am now rereading this in January 2017. How will I react this time?
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I am so moved! I don't know how to express adequately how much I loved this book. You know everybody thinks, "Oh Chrissie, she just appreciates non-fiction." Well that is not true, but I do set high standards. Sure, non-fiction you can count on for teaching, for providing knowledge you lacked before. Because you can learn something it is seldom a waste of time, but rarely can a b ...more
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I am so moved! I don't know how to express adequately how much I loved this book. You know everybody thinks, "Oh Chrissie, she just appreciates non-fiction." Well that is not true, but I do set high standards. Sure, non-fiction you can count on for teaching, for providing knowledge you lacked before. Because you can learn something it is seldom a waste of time, but rarely can a b ...more
Another of the ones read for my classes. This is a slow read, but it is still deeply moving and the ending still makes me quite sad. It's a good display of the time period, economically, sexually, racially. George and Lennie will forever have my heart, and the ending, every single time, kept my heart squeezed and saddened.
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