Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

95 reviews

storyphile's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

harpsbooks's review

dark sad slow-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

2.0

Title was very misleading, no mice. Tbh was pretty boring. The entire book is just dialogue and nothing happens for the majority of the book. Was disappointed. The book felt pointless and stupid. Terrible classic. (forced to read for school)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

randofos's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Mental illness

Minor: Classism

kaitlynkelly33's review

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

tibbarasden's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

This is one that has stuck with me since high school, and I am glad I gave it a reread. It is definitely inpactful and heartbreaking. There are language and situations that are definitely not okay by today's standards, but given the time period, it is understandable. The mental disability representation in Lennie is well done over all, though the parallel to the dog earlier in the story is not the best. I also didn't appreciate how Curly's wife was portrayed. I think the same situation could have been done without her being portrayed as she was. Likewise, her character could have even been kept the same with a little more depth added to make it less misogynistic. Still, I found myself emotionally involved in the story and found the writing easy to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, and Racism

bella613's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This is my first by Steinbeck. I can see why he is renowned. I knew nothing about it going into the book but I found the beginning similar in feel to flowers for algernon (haven't actually read that one but my high school performed the play when I was a teen) 
I think it was best to go into it without any spoilers so I'm not going to put anything here. But I did cry after I finished it. 
Steinbeck is an incredible and compelling writer. 

I will note that I was very annoyed with the loud music played over the narration for the first 90sec of the audiobook. I couldn't really understand any of the first two minutes of listening. I also just wasn't a huge fan of the narrator. So I'm rating the book, not the audio itself, and would probably recommend finding a different audio recording or reading physical copy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

lucy_fabulous's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder

jankengon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Lord have mercy... this drained me. Despite being 75% exposition and 25% plot, I fell in love with the two main characters and their friendship. I don't think I'll ever read it again, though. It's too much on my heart.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

pikkumarja's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

Kirjan pituuteen nähden (noin 140 sivua) lukemiseen meni tuskaisen kauan. Tämä ei ollut minulle, enkä ihan suoraan sanottuna ymmärrä klassikkoasemaa, koska kirja kuvaa ihmisyyttä niin vastenmielisellä tavalla, ettei samaistumispintaa ihmisyyteen edes ole näin lukijalla. Toisaalta saattaa olla, että ihmisille, jotka eivät tiedä mitään vammaisuudesta, kirja uppoaisi paremmin. Ja ehkä sellaisille henkilöille, joille riittää yksi nainen kirjan hahmokaartissa ja ei haittaa, vaikka n-sana mainitaan aika monta kertaa.

Ei tämä siis kyllä ihan umpisurkea ollut ja onpahan nyt luettu.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Abandonment

mosspussy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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