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Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition) Author: John Steinbeck $10.40 |
Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition) |
Editorial Review:
Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
One of the most perfectly conceived & executed novels America has produced, ever: 
Yeah, they make you read this stuff in high school in a country where most kids find it challenging to read the back of a box of Cap'n Crunch. And because it's forced reading, the novel itself becomes as ossified as one of those dismembered appendages found in Eastern European reliquaries. But if you break the glass and give it a sincere read, you'll discover it's one of the greatest novels ever to come out of America, whether it's the economy of style, the simple power of the language, or its...
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True Classic Art:
This book keeps you wanting more until the last line in the book. Would highly recomend to any age group.
Steinbeck Masterpiece:
My 17 year old needed a book for an English report. I wanted to introduce him to one of my all-time favorite authors, but at the same time not overwhelm him the volumn of "East of Eden" or "Grapes of Wrath", etc. This is a kid who is going to be an engineer and doesn't "believe reading is all that important". After all, it is not Science!
I, of course, re-read it still another time before handing it to him. He was delighted at the sight of such a thin book ("I can read this in two nights"). He had to...more info
Of Mice and Men Review: 
The book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is about the adventures of two best friends that are meant to take care of each other. Their names are George and Lennie. George always has to take care of himself as well as Lennie. Lennie is a challenged individual, but he is the sweetest man. He really means well. The way he talks and acts reflects that he is a little boy stuck in a strong mans body. Lennie is by far my favorite character in this book. Lennie has an obsession with touching soft things. At the...more info
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