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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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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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mosspussy's review against another edition

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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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paulavdg's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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jzargo_thebird's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is definitely not the big behemoth that many people put it up to be. But I can't argue against the fact that it is such a pure and raw showcase of emotions and character that I have ever read in a book. They use literally next to nothing in terms setting or plot devices etc. But its just a bare bones story. And I think it's just one of those books where I have no notes.

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siebensommer's review against another edition

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3.5

Maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other.

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aquarius_bitch's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

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ed_moore's review

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dark emotional lighthearted fast-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

3.25

Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ is the short tale of two immigrant workers, George and his mentally disabled giant puppy of a friend Lennie. It follows the pair finding work on a ranch and trying to hold down the job as Lennie struggles to navigate what is socially appropriate and constantly speaking about his dreams to tend his own rabbits.

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.

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add_a_little_spook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

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linestavland's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring fast-paced

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

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praevalesco's review against another edition

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2.0

The premise was alright, but the execution was lacking to say the least. Taking a sad concept and writing it with the most surface level, stereotypical characters really ruins any potential the story could've had; the mentally impaired character was written as a stupid brute and the "caregiver" was written as dispassionate and irritated with the stupid brute's shortcomings. Let's not forget the unnecessary racism that added nothing to the story except telling what time it was written.
Good concept, terrible story.

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