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The most heartbreaking aspect of the story for me was, that Lennie had an innocent mind and never wanted to hurt anyone or anything. He just wanted to be affectionate, so when the ending comes it shatters your heart completely. "The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry" is a verse from a poem by Robert Burns, and when the name of the book comes from that, you know that not everyone will have a chance for a happy ending.
Lennie enjoyed George's descriptions about the farm they would o ...more
Lennie enjoyed George's descriptions about the farm they would o ...more
Obviously a very powerful story, achingly well told. Steinbeck's writing is a joy to read, and the foreboding that suffuses the book is pitch-perfect. Most of the characters (more on that in a minute) are true to life, and the plot is well laid out. Curley's antagonism and George & Lenny's responses to it (as well as the responses of Crooks, Candy, and other more minor characters) are thought-provoking.
Would be a five-star for all that. But I really couldn't stomach the treatment of Curley's wif ...more
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Excellent book! May just be a new favorite. Wonderfully and skillfully written. Steinbeck is a master!
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