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paulavdg's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, and Murder
jzargo_thebird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
siebensommer's review against another edition
3.5
Maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Murder
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Rape
aquarius_bitch's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Violence, and Murder
ed_moore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The prose of the novella was really well written in places, especially descriptions in the openings and conclusions, and in such a short story Steinbeck brings so much life and personality to each character. He does fall into stereotypes, Lennie’s inability to understand the concept of death relating mental disability to psychopathy, whereas the very fact such theme was addressed at the time of writing in 1937, and even not completely undermined and handled with some form of gentleness and sympathy, even though highly flawed, is a merit. Matters of race and gender in the characters aren’t treated so well however, the figure of Curley’s wife is the only woman in the book and remains unnamed in addition to fulfilling the stereotypes of a whore, and many racial slurs are used in relation to the only black character. Note ‘Of Mice and Men’ very liberally uses the ’N’ word. There is also, in Lennie’s lack of comprehension of death, a large amount of violence towards animals.
Parts of ‘Of Mice and Men’ were sweet and parts disgusting, parts brilliantly written and parts quite poorly written. In relating it to the other Steinbeck I have read exploring similar themes of a false American dream, seeking work and agriculture, ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ was a much stronger piece of prose, but for how short ‘Of Mice and Men’ was (I read it in a single evening), it has its merits.
Graphic: Animal death and Racial slurs
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, and Racism
add_a_little_spook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
linestavland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
praevalesco's review against another edition
2.0
Good concept, terrible story.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
caffinatedslug's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Ableism and Alcohol
lilygrace1113's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Racism