The story Of Mice and Men is best summed up by the phrase "They almost made it!" damn heart-breakingly poignant. All George and Lennie wanted was to have a little place where they could live off the fat of the land and Lennie could tend the rabbits... and they could be happy. Is that too much to ask? George deeply cared about Lennie going all the way back to when he was a mean kid and almost got Lennie to drown himself. He realized Lennie needed looking after in a world of cruelty. And the fact George had to kill Lennie to spare him the ugly torture the world would have forced upon him was all the more tragic. See the movie with Burgess Meridith and Lon Chaney and the last 9 minutes will yank tears from the hardest-hearted person. If you're gonna do a review, dig damn deep for the heart of the story. Of Mice and Men is about best-laid plans and the ease it takes to knock those plans all-to-hell. This story is all about mercy for the ones who need it most and the special love it takes to mete it out. Underlying message... don't be cruel... ever.
I am not required at all to read this, this is an option for my 9th grade summer, and I am glad that I chose this book not because if short. From the beginning to the end, George is always this smart guy and his partner who I love the most for his adoration for George and kindness, Lennie. The characters are nicely build up to the point of the last scene, it was emotional for those who read the book from start to finish, is just too good. I am serious when all the school books are better than the ones I read.
I agree that in chapter one and chapter 6 are very similar but also different. However I do not think that it represents George’s abandonment of Lennie. Instead I think it represents the failure of their companionship. Their companionship is symbiotic and necessary. George needs Lennie because Lennie is a good worker and George is an ok worker. So without Lennie, George would find it hard to get a job. Lennie needs George because Lennie is not clever so people would think that he isn’t able to carry out simple tasks. Finding work is a motive for George and Lennie so they can achieve the American dream. This novel is set during the Great Depression so they need a lob to be able to buy food. In chapter one you can see that there is a lot of hope and happiness in the description of the pond. For example it says “ leaves fresh and green” This is imagery and symbolises a new beginning because the leaves have just began their life. This is like how George and Lennie have just begun their plan for the future. However in chapter 6 it says” the brown dry leaves on the ground.” This imagery shows that the leaves are dead and so is there hope and happiness. The author does this to show how hard times were and to show how the plot has developed. The reader is sad to see that George and Lennie’s plans have failed.
"...I think it represents the failure of their companionship." Their companionship wasn't a failed one. The problem was that they were too dependent on other people, needing to find work at different places in order to keep on living. I think George and Lenny, on their own, were the only functional thing in the entire novel, and there is nothing to indicate that they wouldn't have had a perfectly happy life if they had achieved their dream of living on their own plot of land away from others.
I've been waiting for this review! I love this book so much! I reread it every year and I'm surprised how my view on it over the years has changed. If you can remember, I suggest that you read it in five years time and see how your view changes.
Your videos have been a welcome distraction from revision for my Law exams. I read this book when I was travelling through Vietnam last year. I think you make a lot of great points about the book and the American dream. keep up the amazing work P.s great lost reference to ;)
Steinbeck is one of my favorite authors... and my enjoyment of his words started with this book. It is so powerful in its' naturalism, and realism... and the wonderful imagery. and yes! You mention the tone just perfectly! Great description! and wonderful review... I am glad I subscribed.
I live in the US, and I read Of Mice and Men in 9th grade, when I was 15. I quite liked the book, despite having a really irritating English teacher at the time.
Hi! Just wanted to say that your channel is very-very good. I discovered it through p4a and I've already watched several of your book reviews and they are quality! You're doing a great job! +++ wanted to read this book for a long time, now I'll read it for sure! right after the exams! Thank you!
Through Candy's regret at not killing his dog himself, and Lennie's petting of soft things throughout the text the conclusion seems so right, yet so confronting at the same time. A great tale of love and mercy in a harsh world.
Im a bit dyslexic, so I havent spent much time reading anything, but this book has come across me a lot through the imagery of 2 men in a tragic setting. So today i finally finished reading it and i think its one of the books everyone should read, its short and clever in simple ways. knowing how it ends doesnt spoil the book since its all about the characters and how things are described.
You went to Elmhurst College in the US (that was around the time I subscribed to you :) ) And I think your first video was on sanne4leafclover and it was called Team Twilighter Audition (you talked about this old channel in another booksandquills video if I'm not mistaken)
I loved OMAM, I read it last summer & at my school we studied the term after. I thought your review of the book was so similar to my thoughts. The mixed feelings you get from OMAM is brilliantly written and the imagery like you said is really consistent through out the novel. Also i really think the descriptions and ideas of what the ranch looked and felt like in Steinbeck's eyes are really strong and realistic. Its a brilliant and some how inspiring book, I would strongly recommend it !
Okay so I am supposed to read this before school begins and the title seemed so ridiculous that I havent even looked into reading the book. So i searched for a review of the book and after this review my thoughts have absolutely changed. I will definitely be looking into this book. Thank you so much you helped a lot!
I really enjoyed how the theme of isolation ran throughout the entire book. Even when they were interacting with the other farm-hands, they were basically by themselves (ie- playing solitaire instead of playing a multiplayer card game). It really made me, as the reader, feel isolated too. thanks for reviewing this book!
So I just finished the book today in English class and I cried when I read the ending. I personally relate to lennie a lot as I had severe mental challenges when I was younger that still effect me to an extent.
I had to read it for school in year 10 (don't know what year that is in other school systems) absoutley love it, must have read it half a dozen times since then!
I had to read this for my English class when I was in Year 10, I live in Wales, and I absolutely adored it! I actually bought the copy from my teacher because I loved it so much!
@SarahhhDH I'll try, I really want to read invisible monsters because of the movie coming out :) it's just that I can't find it in the shops, just online, maybe I'll order it online, with books I just like seeing and touching them first :P
I had to read this for a class in high school. I didn't enjoy it because we had to analyze literally every detail. But when I read it again a couple of years later for fun I could definitely appreciate more of what it had to offer.
I'm reading this book at the moment because it's something you have to read in schools in England aswell. I haven't finished it yet but I think it's a lovely book.
read it in 8th grade..... I'm not a big steinbeck fan and wasn't the biggest fan of this book, but I think some of my distaste was because I was forced to read it for school. I liked your review and might try rereading it when i have time
I'm Italian so even though we study american and English literature , we don't study Steinbeck, so I'm reading it by myself and to be honest he's one of my favorite writer
i thought that was one of your best reviews so far..:) i'll probably check this book out.. btw i didn't know that you used to have another channel and i checked it,watched the first video,and you kind of have a british accent,so so cute:))
I had to read it when I was 15, and while I really liked, I think I wasn't quite old enough to fully appreciate it. You've inspired me to read it again though!
I've got my literature exam tomorrow for Of Mice and Men! It is by far my favourite historical novel and my essays on it get better grades than any of the others on other novels (Dickens and Shakespeare :/ )
same here, I didn't really know what it was about so I've never shown true interest in reading it (although eventually I will) but now I'll totally make sure to read it soon(ish)
i really like Steinbeck, i like the circle within of mice and men, where in some way we know that the workers will move on and will be replaced, nice review, it is a really good book!
@booksandquills you should definitely read some Palahniuk! Fight Club is my all-time favourite, and Damned is good as well. But don't attempt to read Haunted if you have a queasy stomach!
I just took a Surrealist class where we had to read Luis Bunuel's autobiography and he said that writers like Steinbeck and Hemingway were only famous b/c of the country they came from (meaning that a lot of Spanish artists go unnoticed simply b/c they are Spanish) And while I feel like being in America (or another "western" country) may give one an advantage, I think talent will be recognized no matter what the circumstances After your review, I'm tempted to read it despite Bunuel's warning!
Maybe reading for school ruins books sometimes. I remember having to read this, but it doesnt stand out in my memory as a book i liked. I can give it another chance maybe.
I read it this year as the book for my english language GCSE, and to be honest I really didn't like it. It was probably because I was being forced to analyse every aspect of it to the point where I just wasn't enjoying it but I plan on reading it again just as a leisure read to see what my view on it is then. :-)
I finally read the book after seeing the movie over 20 years ago. I wanted to read the book since Iv'e been working with special needs people for over 10 years. To put it mildly the story hit me like 10x times more this time around. Since now I feel like I can relate to people with mental disabilities much more. Since I've been kinda burnt out by my job lately. I felt like I had to do something to reconnect mysef with it and make me realize the importance of it once again. I realized I was begining to be selfish with regards to the job and people in my life. So I thank God for the wisdom to seek out this book so I could get grounded once again.
My 8th grade English teacher read the book out loud to us, and he was just a fantastic reader. He had different voices for the characters, and the one for Lennie was especially good. It made the reading experience even better. After we finished the book, we did a sort of continuation of the story from the end, which was really fun. The story was passed on to everyone in class, and we all went pretty crazy with it. There was Pokemon and a circus and a bunch of random stuff put in. xD
I read this in school, but I don't remember anything really. I don't even remember if I liked it then or not - taking it as a no as I don't remember it. I remember Steinbeck's The Pearl more than Of Mice and Men. I think I read Of Mice and Men in grade 11 since that's when I read Lord of the Flies and saw a weird episode of The Twilight Zone (the only episode I've ever watched), so I think that's a safe bet for when most US schools have to read it (or at least in California).
I had to read that when I was in 9th grade. I remember we all thought the ending was very sad, that it was a short book, and that Lenny and George were...interesting characters.
I read Of Mice and Men in middle school and then we also read The Pearl as well for our exams I think and I'm in the Caribbean so it seems Steinbeck is widely studied :) Even back then though I always loved and, most importantly, understood this story. (I can't say the same for The Pearl)
As a fellow Dutchman, I have had numerous opportunities to read it myself, but I've never really known why I would. Well, now I know. It's in the queue, right after a song of ice and fire ... sooo, that may take a while :)
Sounds like a good book to read… Just adding from you last post for " project for awesome " , I will tell you now that you will love the book " The Giver ". I know it sounds out of place but I read it for a grade eight novel study and I cherish that story now. Tell me what you think of it afterwards… wait even better, make a review of it if you haven't read it. =P
My reading of this book was tinged with the stigma of it being an assignment for class. Somehow, the fact of it being forced upon me instead of being something I chose to read for myself made it impossible for me to see past the surface actions of the characters. I didn't see any of the foreshadowing, literary devices, or beautifully tragic ideas that ran through the book, because I was too busy being annoyed at not being able to read something I chose. Looking back now, I see those things.
the thing with the foreshadowing.. we talked about this in school like forever. So that was a bit annoying. But I really liked the end of the book. Somehow it was very special for me because a lot of the books I've read so far were books with a bad ending.
Hey, i never read this book but i will try to get the hardcover! I saw the movie years and years ago, with Gary Sinise (wich is one of the best american actors of all time..) and if you haven't seen it, you should, you really should.... Thx for reminding me! Joe from Germany
I'm the only person I know who didn't enjoy Of Mice and Men. It may been because I was upset I was being made to read Steinbeck and I wanted to get to the Shakespeare. I'll probably reread it soon.
I love this review, not because it is about an American classic story, but because the review is not American. As a American who read the book in high school, we focused the study of it around the period it was written about, and then about the story line. It is neat to hear a different perspective of it! And it is a great book. Very influential.
The story Of Mice and Men is best summed up by the phrase "They almost made it!" damn heart-breakingly poignant.
All George and Lennie wanted was to have a little place where they could live off the fat of the land and Lennie could tend the rabbits... and they could be happy. Is that too much to ask? George deeply cared about Lennie going all the way back to when he was a mean kid and almost got Lennie to drown himself. He realized Lennie needed looking after in a world of cruelty. And the fact George had to kill Lennie to spare him the ugly torture the world would have forced upon him was all the more tragic. See the movie with Burgess Meridith and Lon Chaney and the last 9 minutes will yank tears from the hardest-hearted person.
If you're gonna do a review, dig damn deep for the heart of the story. Of Mice and Men is about best-laid plans and the ease it takes to knock those plans all-to-hell. This story is all about mercy for the ones who need it most and the special love it takes to mete it out. Underlying message... don't be cruel... ever.
unfortunately, this world is full of cruel, evil people.
Im reading this in year 9 in England and the ending 😓
same
Almost made me cry in the middle of the lesson lol
bro i read it in year 8 in sweden
I did it in grade 7
I read it in 8th and Romeo and Juliet+to kill a mocking bird in 9th 😭
One of the few books I've read willingly in my free time. Did not regret it.
I am not required at all to read this, this is an option for my 9th grade summer, and I am glad that I chose this book not because if short.
From the beginning to the end, George is always this smart guy and his partner who I love the most for his adoration for George and kindness, Lennie. The characters are nicely build up to the point of the last scene, it was emotional for those who read the book from start to finish, is just too good. I am serious when all the school books are better than the ones I read.
I had to read it and do about 6 essays on it for my English gcse with my least favourite english teacher so I'm sick of it
jasmin glynne, do you have by any chance those essays?
Jose Catalan lmao I see you
I agree that in chapter one and chapter 6 are very similar but also different. However I do not think that it represents George’s abandonment of Lennie. Instead I think it represents the failure of their companionship. Their companionship is symbiotic and necessary. George needs Lennie because Lennie is a good worker and George is an ok worker. So without Lennie, George would find it hard to get a job. Lennie needs George because Lennie is not clever so people would think that he isn’t able to carry out simple tasks. Finding work is a motive for George and Lennie so they can achieve the American dream. This novel is set during the Great Depression so they need a lob to be able to buy food. In chapter one you can see that there is a lot of hope and happiness in the description of the pond. For example it says “ leaves fresh and green” This is imagery and symbolises a new beginning because the leaves have just began their life. This is like how George and Lennie have just begun their plan for the future. However in chapter 6 it says” the brown dry leaves on the ground.” This imagery shows that the leaves are dead and so is there hope and happiness. The author does this to show how hard times were and to show how the plot has developed. The reader is sad to see that George and Lennie’s plans have failed.
"...I think it represents the failure of their companionship."
Their companionship wasn't a failed one. The problem was that they were too dependent on other people, needing to find work at different places in order to keep on living. I think George and Lenny, on their own, were the only functional thing in the entire novel, and there is nothing to indicate that they wouldn't have had a perfectly happy life if they had achieved their dream of living on their own plot of land away from others.
Loved the book as well. It's amazing how much joy one can get from such a short book.
@jemmyjams Nope, it's a brand called Pull & Bear (I bought it in Paris, but I'm not sure where you can buy this brand).
I've been waiting for this review! I love this book so much! I reread it every year and I'm surprised how my view on it over the years has changed. If you can remember, I suggest that you read it in five years time and see how your view changes.
Your videos have been a welcome distraction from revision for my Law exams. I read this book when I was travelling through Vietnam last year. I think you make a lot of great points about the book and the American dream. keep up the amazing work
P.s great lost reference to ;)
Steinbeck is one of my favorite authors... and my enjoyment of his words started with this book. It is so powerful in its' naturalism, and realism... and the wonderful imagery.
and yes! You mention the tone just perfectly! Great description! and wonderful review... I am glad I subscribed.
I loved this book, we read it, when I was a junior in high school.
I live in the US, and I read Of Mice and Men in 9th grade, when I was 15. I quite liked the book, despite having a really irritating English teacher at the time.
Haha none of those options. I'm Dutch! (But I'd say I have an American accent).
Hi! Just wanted to say that your channel is very-very good. I discovered it through p4a and I've already watched several of your book reviews and they are quality! You're doing a great job! +++ wanted to read this book for a long time, now I'll read it for sure! right after the exams! Thank you!
So beautiful words, you know I'm going to study this novel in the college, I really thank you❤
@TallShortGirl Close! But that's not really my first video on UA-cam :)
I wrote so many essays about this book. I think I can still remember most of an essay about it.
Through Candy's regret at not killing his dog himself, and Lennie's petting of soft things throughout the text the conclusion seems so right, yet so confronting at the same time. A great tale of love and mercy in a harsh world.
Im a bit dyslexic, so I havent spent much time reading anything, but this book has come across me a lot through the imagery of 2 men in a tragic setting.
So today i finally finished reading it and i think its one of the books everyone should read, its short and clever in simple ways. knowing how it ends doesnt spoil the book since its all about the characters and how things are described.
Is this edition different than others? it's one of Penguin Classics, as I've noticed and I wanted to know if there's a difference? ^^
I want your honost opinion, what do you think of great expectations?
You went to Elmhurst College in the US (that was around the time I subscribed to you :) ) And I think your first video was on sanne4leafclover and it was called Team Twilighter Audition (you talked about this old channel in another booksandquills video if I'm not mistaken)
I loved OMAM, I read it last summer & at my school we studied the term after. I thought your review of the book was so similar to my thoughts. The mixed feelings you get from OMAM is brilliantly written and the imagery like you said is really consistent through out the novel. Also i really think the descriptions and ideas of what the ranch looked and felt like in Steinbeck's eyes are really strong and realistic. Its a brilliant and some how inspiring book, I would strongly recommend it !
I loved "Of mice and men" too, it's one of my all time favourites. It's very touching. In fact, it has influenced many movies, and books too.
This is one of my favourite books. I have Grapes of Wrath to read.
Thanks for explaining about not using the library, I was always confused :)
Okay so I am supposed to read this before school begins and the title seemed so ridiculous that I havent even looked into reading the book. So i searched for a review of the book and after this review my thoughts have absolutely changed. I will definitely be looking into this book. Thank you so much you helped a lot!
Have you read the red pyramid? I highly suggest it is very intriguing and unique .
I really enjoyed how the theme of isolation ran throughout the entire book. Even when they were interacting with the other farm-hands, they were basically by themselves (ie- playing solitaire instead of playing a multiplayer card game). It really made me, as the reader, feel isolated too. thanks for reviewing this book!
So I just finished the book today in English class and I cried when I read the ending. I personally relate to lennie a lot as I had severe mental challenges when I was younger that still effect me to an extent.
@xShlingAttackx I have The Virgin Suicides too, but haven't read it yet!
This book is a classic for a reason. It's exquisite; everyone should experience it.
hey! Sawyer reading this novel is a very good point! I love when literature and series/movies come together somehow
You just keep reading all these books and I'm just sitting here eating muffins and drinking wine.
I haven't read it, but lots of people at my school also had to read it, so I think you've got a point there.
I wondered if you have read Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk and if you would recommend it :)
I had to read it for school in year 10 (don't know what year that is in other school systems) absoutley love it, must have read it half a dozen times since then!
Thank you very much! Short but so good.
Is your shirt from topshop?
@nenalyzed Whyyyy is UA-cam turning all your comments into spam?!
I had to read this for my English class when I was in Year 10, I live in Wales, and I absolutely adored it! I actually bought the copy from my teacher because I loved it so much!
Finished this book a few weeks ago. Great! Both films are great also
you study at elmhurst college? am i right? I'm loving the book reviews btw!! :D
Lennie saved the snakes life from the Herring at the end.
I cried in class at the ending rip
@booksandquills is it still turning them into spam?
@booksandquills Yay! Will do :) And Merry Christmas to you too :)
@SarahhhDH I'll try, I really want to read invisible monsters because of the movie coming out :) it's just that I can't find it in the shops, just online, maybe I'll order it online, with books I just like seeing and touching them first :P
My brother recently bought me this book and now I'm excited to read it. It sounds really good :)
I had to read this for a class in high school. I didn't enjoy it because we had to analyze literally every detail. But when I read it again a couple of years later for fun I could definitely appreciate more of what it had to offer.
@SarahhhDH yeah I don't live in the uk :P I'll go then in April, not sure if I can wait though
I'm reading this book at the moment because it's something you have to read in schools in England aswell. I haven't finished it yet but I think it's a lovely book.
Have you read Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt... it's small so it might be good for a time like now.
I'm in 8th grade and school started last month and i have to write an essay for every chapter.
read it in 8th grade..... I'm not a big steinbeck fan and wasn't the biggest fan of this book, but I think some of my distaste was because I was forced to read it for school. I liked your review and might try rereading it when i have time
I'm Italian so even though we study american and English literature , we don't study Steinbeck, so I'm reading it by myself and to be honest he's one of my favorite writer
i thought that was one of your best reviews so far..:) i'll probably check this book out..
btw i didn't know that you used to have another channel and i checked it,watched the first video,and you kind of have a british accent,so so cute:))
You didn't even review it tho... would've loved to hear your thoughts about the book.
I had to read it when I was 15, and while I really liked, I think I wasn't quite old enough to fully appreciate it. You've inspired me to read it again though!
I've got my literature exam tomorrow for Of Mice and Men! It is by far my favourite historical novel and my essays on it get better grades than any of the others on other novels (Dickens and Shakespeare :/ )
same here, I didn't really know what it was about so I've never shown true interest in reading it (although eventually I will) but now I'll totally make sure to read it soon(ish)
i really like Steinbeck, i like the circle within of mice and men, where in some way we know that the workers will move on and will be replaced, nice review, it is a really good book!
@booksandquills you should definitely read some Palahniuk! Fight Club is my all-time favourite, and Damned is good as well. But don't attempt to read Haunted if you have a queasy stomach!
Huh. I've never had that bok assigned and never had any desire to red Steinbeck, but maybe I'll give it a try.
You read it for gcse english
THANK YOU SO TRUE ABOUT READING IT IN SCHOOL
Literally one of my favorite books.
We read it in the 9th grade..I loved it! The Great Gatsby and The House on Mango Street are also amazing books:)
The Great Gatsby is sad and has a great lesson.
yeah I remember reading that in highschool, my class had to do a video project where we had to film and act scenes from the book XD
I just took a Surrealist class where we had to read Luis Bunuel's autobiography and he said that writers like Steinbeck and Hemingway were only famous b/c of the country they came from (meaning that a lot of Spanish artists go unnoticed simply b/c they are Spanish) And while I feel like being in America (or another "western" country) may give one an advantage, I think talent will be recognized no matter what the circumstances After your review, I'm tempted to read it despite Bunuel's warning!
I’m in 9th grade and have to read it for my English class. I’m honestly not very excited..mostly cause we have to write an essay on it.
Maybe reading for school ruins books sometimes. I remember having to read this, but it doesnt stand out in my memory as a book i liked. I can give it another chance maybe.
I read it this year as the book for my english language GCSE, and to be honest I really didn't like it. It was probably because I was being forced to analyse every aspect of it to the point where I just wasn't enjoying it but I plan on reading it again just as a leisure read to see what my view on it is then. :-)
I finally read the book after seeing the movie over 20 years ago. I wanted to read the book since Iv'e been working with special needs people for over 10 years. To put it mildly the story hit me like 10x times more this time around. Since now I feel like I can relate to people with mental disabilities much more. Since I've been kinda burnt out by my job lately. I felt like I had to do something to reconnect mysef with it and make me realize the importance of it once again. I realized I was begining to be selfish with regards to the job and people in my life. So I thank God for the wisdom to seek out this book so I could get grounded once again.
I agree with everything you said, great review.
My 8th grade English teacher read the book out loud to us, and he was just a fantastic reader. He had different voices for the characters, and the one for Lennie was especially good. It made the reading experience even better. After we finished the book, we did a sort of continuation of the story from the end, which was really fun. The story was passed on to everyone in class, and we all went pretty crazy with it. There was Pokemon and a circus and a bunch of random stuff put in. xD
I read this in school, but I don't remember anything really. I don't even remember if I liked it then or not - taking it as a no as I don't remember it. I remember Steinbeck's The Pearl more than Of Mice and Men. I think I read Of Mice and Men in grade 11 since that's when I read Lord of the Flies and saw a weird episode of The Twilight Zone (the only episode I've ever watched), so I think that's a safe bet for when most US schools have to read it (or at least in California).
I had to read that when I was in 9th grade. I remember we all thought the ending was very sad, that it was a short book, and that Lenny and George were...interesting characters.
I read Of Mice and Men in middle school and then we also read The Pearl as well for our exams I think and I'm in the Caribbean so it seems Steinbeck is widely studied :)
Even back then though I always loved and, most importantly, understood this story. (I can't say the same for The Pearl)
As a fellow Dutchman, I have had numerous opportunities to read it myself, but I've never really known why I would. Well, now I know. It's in the queue, right after a song of ice and fire ... sooo, that may take a while :)
Sounds like a good book to read… Just adding from you last post for " project for awesome " , I will tell you now that you will love the book " The Giver ". I know it sounds out of place but I read it for a grade eight novel study and I cherish that story now. Tell me what you think of it afterwards… wait even better, make a review of it if you haven't read it. =P
@MsMissSunday I've never read anything by Chuck Palahniuk. Sorry!
I finished this book recently (it was for school, but I read ahead, knowing what was coming) and almost cried at the ending.
I absolutely loved that book.
I had to read it this year for summer homework, I'm in 10th grade, and I actually really enjoyed it
My reading of this book was tinged with the stigma of it being an assignment for class. Somehow, the fact of it being forced upon me instead of being something I chose to read for myself made it impossible for me to see past the surface actions of the characters. I didn't see any of the foreshadowing, literary devices, or beautifully tragic ideas that ran through the book, because I was too busy being annoyed at not being able to read something I chose. Looking back now, I see those things.
I believe I had to read it in the eleventh grade? Which would have mad me 16. I really enjoyed the book, but haven't read it since then.
@TallShortGirl But because you were the first one to notice it, you're getting a card anyway :D Send me your address in a message!
we had to read the one about the pearl... i think it's called the pearl actually... not my favourite though
I loved that book. It made me cry.
Of Mice or Men is one of my favorite books.
@nenalyzed Yup :D
are you canadian,Irish or American?hahah sorry so bad at accents but love yours:)
the thing with the foreshadowing.. we talked about this in school like forever. So that was a bit annoying. But I really liked the end of the book. Somehow it was very special for me because a lot of the books I've read so far were books with a bad ending.
Hey,
i never read this book but i will try to get the hardcover!
I saw the movie years and years ago, with Gary Sinise (wich is one of the best american actors of all time..)
and if you haven't seen it, you should, you really should....
Thx for reminding me!
Joe from Germany
I'm the only person I know who didn't enjoy Of Mice and Men. It may been because I was upset I was being made to read Steinbeck and I wanted to get to the Shakespeare. I'll probably reread it soon.
I love this review, not because it is about an American classic story, but because the review is not American. As a American who read the book in high school, we focused the study of it around the period it was written about, and then about the story line. It is neat to hear a different perspective of it! And it is a great book. Very influential.
I'm 15 and I had to read it for my English class. I really enjoyed it
We read this in year 10 English in the UK.
I had to read that book in grade 9 or 10 (so that's like age 14 or 15) here in Canada.