Reviews tagging 'Death'

Des souris et des hommes, by John Steinbeck

132 reviews

abbruzzese's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

most boring book i've ever read. not a single likeable character plus <spolier>not one but TWO dogs die. wtf.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Racial slurs, and Racism

memento_vivere's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Racism, Death, Racial slurs, Animal death, Violence, Sexism, and Mental illness

robyn_vennard's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/injury detail, Death, Cursing, Ableism, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Gun violence

_snow_bird_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely freakin’ love this book! Read it for the first time as a Junior in high school, then used it for a literary criticism paper for one of my literature classes in college. Seriously one of my favorite American Classics.

It gives a really good insight to life of the working class (specifically, migrant farmers) in the United States during the Great Depression, and keeps to the general disheartened mood of those who were negatively effected by the depression. It also touches on developmental disabilities and how those with such disabilities were treated.

Beware: there are references of animal and character deaths in this book - both of which are graphic-ish

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Animal death

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Abandonment

jupiter_56's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

0.75

i just generally didn’t like the book. i was forced to read it for school and thought it has the most mind-boring plot ever. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Racism, Ableism, Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Cursing and Gun violence

sammm_888's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Death, and Cursing

infjkiki's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Ableism, Racial slurs, Animal death, Death, and Hate crime

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

2.0

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.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Animal death, Bullying, Violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gun violence, Racism, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Infidelity, and Sexual violence

yellowvans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/injury detail, Animal death, Racism, Violence, Murder, Classism, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization

ava4018379392's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

This was a very slow boring read that I had to read for class and would personally not read again. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Death and Mental illness