Reviews

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

mahdieh_nsr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

suprimecy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

4.25

catnip's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

khyland's review

sad medium-paced

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

3.75

catfeist's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

welleraa's review against another edition

4.0

I should file this one under "Books Everyone (but me) Read in High School"

I finally got around to it. It is a quick read with many instances of foreshadowing and other English/LA lessons tucked in. It surprisingly tugged at my heartstrings and took my break away at the end.

ruthie_wk's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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

wdkilpackiii's review against another edition

4.0

Of Mice and Men haunts me more than almost everything else I have ever read (and I have read a lot). Perhaps it was relating to the characters as outsiders, perhaps it was the way that Steinbeck just tore out my heart by somehow drawing out every ounce of empathy in my being. The straight-forward narrative was, at times, brutal. It was for this reason that I gave it four stars, rather than five, because it occasionally distracted me from the story because I had to sit back and recover. Nonetheless, I would heartily recommend this as a fine piece of literature that captures a place and time, and certainly a difficult situation. Recommended!

zrhowell's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5