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Of Mice and Men
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January 15, 2017
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Genre: Novella
Published in 1937

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What Members Thought

midnightfaerie
Oct 10, 2011 rated it it was ok
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was not an enjoyable read. I read this again because it was short and I couldn’t remember all of it from when I read it in high school. It was just as terrible as I remember. It’s about a man and his retarded brother who travel around looking for work. They constantly get in trouble and have to leave because the retarded man is socially inept. The retarded man, Lennie is the most pathetically sad creature someone could invent. And all the dying that took place, ...more
Mike Snodgrass
Feb 18, 2016 rated it it was amazing
How is it that I've never read this book? What great, classic literature! ...more
Zuzana
5 stars. Great imagery, plot depressing as hell. But that's Steinbeck for you. ...more
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Aug 17, 2015 marked it as to-read
Tim Callicutt
Aug 23, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Lara Yener
Feb 12, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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