Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

27 reviews

kaitlynkelly33's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

goemonxiii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I love John Steinbeck, but this is one of his weaker works in my opinion. It was an interesting and new perspective on Californian history, and it did bring up three essential points of discussion (those being how disabled people have been treated historically, and how Black and poor people have been discriminated against in early Californian history), but it's far from my favorite novel or even Steinbeck novel. It's a quick read, and I do like Steinbeck's perspective on many topics, but aside from Lenny and the discussion on anti-Black, anti-poor, and anti-disabled sentiments within society, I didn't really care for the other characters or environment. Also I feel it beats you over the head with its foreshadowing so heavily to the point where the "twist" becomes obvious. I wouldn't say that you should skip this title as, once again, it is a really quick read (I finished it in about 2 hours), but please don't characterize Steinbeck on the basis of this book (characterize him by the opinions in this book, not the writing style).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Slavery, and Alcohol

a few deaths, sad ending, recurring animal deaths

, important discussions regarding racism, ableism, and classism, new perspective on early California history

aquarius_bitch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Violence, and Murder

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An absolute masterpiece. Gets better every time I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

rybass08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This is a good read but also a truly hard and painful experience. As you go through the book you have to ask yourself these deep grievances and what you think was right. Why did he stay with him. Was what George did at the end what needed to be done. Was it truly merciful to Lennie? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

rat_king6767's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Minor: Toxic relationship and Medical content

gandalf_a's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Bullying and Cursing

eq_isi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This was for sure interesting at the end but most of it happened at the end. Basically lennie forgets things and he accidentally hurts people, that’s like the first 70 pages. After that it gets better though. Since it was written a long time ago and during the Great Depression, it does use words that we have now deemed as racial slurs and hateful language. Also the poor dog dies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

the_harlequin's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Stalking, and Classism