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Excellent writing, decent story, bad treatment of minorities. For some reason my copy is marked as a 'thriller'; I wouldn't label it as such. The pace stems mainly from the story being very short and it containing mainly dialogue.
Despite the heavy subject matter, Of Mice and Men didn't elicit much of an emotional response from me. Call me jaded, but it is hardly surprising that it doesn't end well for certain characters. I am especially annoyed by the fact that 'Curly's wife' didn't even deserv ...more
Despite the heavy subject matter, Of Mice and Men didn't elicit much of an emotional response from me. Call me jaded, but it is hardly surprising that it doesn't end well for certain characters. I am especially annoyed by the fact that 'Curly's wife' didn't even deserv ...more
A different review said, "Packs a lot into a little." That's about it, isn't it? It's not the most in the least I've ever seen, but it does what it does with a succinctness that appeals to me.
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Well, Of Mice and Men was a short and enjoyable. It tells the story of George and Lennie being migrant farmworkers during the 1930's. It was barely over 100 pages and was fairly easy to read. It was a very symbolic book with plenty of refrences to the time and location of the novel, and its theme is still very applicable today. Overall a a good recommindation for most readers because it is short and also a pretty good book.
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