Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

16 reviews

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

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

_p0ssum_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Grief

lizkocher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Grief

the_ash37's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

the ending is kind of disturbing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, 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

esalan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

presleyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Grief

orchidlilly's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Read it for school as I'm sure most people did. It's alright; way shorter than I thought it would be. The writing is good, but it also comes across as a little bit whiney and pessimistic, and it ends up sounding like every other book written and set in that era of time. It's extremely hard to like any of the characters, which might be the point but it made it kind of a slog to read even though it's so short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Religious bigotry

ravaiya_cruz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail