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It was well-written, powerful, and depressing as hell. That's pretty much Steinbeck in a nutshell, isn't it? I liked it a lot better than The Red Pony, but not as much as Grapes of Wrath. Heh. I appear to be reading one Steinbeck book every 10-15 years. I guess I’ll check out East of Eden in 2033. I bet it’s well-written, powerful, and depressing as hell.
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Feb 18, 2011
The Anxious Bookaholic
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it was amazing
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I read this book weeks ago, but never reviewed it, which is shocking as Of Mice and Men has certainly earned its place as one of my favorites. Once again John Steinbeck has proved his amazing talent and imagination. In the length of 107 pages he managed to deal with some of the everlasting topics : he spoke about friendship, about the need to love and trust somebody, the need to dream and the power that hope has; he speaks of the cruelty and arrogance of the people with higher status in the soci
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One of the best books I have read so far in this year.
Hated this book and hated the ending! However, since reading it, I find that I can't stop thinking about it and the characters. I think that was quite possibly what the author intended and therefore I must say, everyone should read this book.
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A great little book. Steinbeck is one of my favorites.
Feb 19, 2010
Amanda Hampson
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