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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Member Name: tinkers22
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Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Date: 25/01/10
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Advantages: Quick read and a mixture of catagories
Disadvantages: The slang used can take a little getting used to.
Of Mice and Men is a truly heart-warming tale of two friends, Lennie and George written by John Steinbeck. I had to read this book for English at college and I have to admit I was not looking forward to it, but once I started to read it I couldn't put it down.
The novel is set in the 1920's around the great depression and has many different themes, not only does Steinbeck tell you the story he gives you an insight to how people were treated in that era. It is a comedy, thriller and drama all wrapped into one short story. One moment you will be in stitches the next tears will be streaming.
Steinbeck has written the novel brilliantly and its very involving, a film was also released but I found the novel to be so much more engaging. Its not a book I would normally choose to read and some of the wording can take a while to get used to as some is written in slang but other than that it's a great read.
Summary: All in all really good novel.
