Of Mice and Men

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⭐ 8.0/10

(Originally written by hoodie_logi)

I took a sick day from work today, and decided to crush Of Mice and Men this morning. The book is only 107 pages and took me just over an hour to read. It's quick, but the ending packs an emotional punch that makes it worthy of being a classic.


It follows two men, who are stark contrasts to one another, during the Great Depression. George is a small, wiry man who's slick talking seems to be how he gets by in life. Lennie is a large, burly man who has the mental development of a young child. The two rely on one another as they move from farm to farm, with George acting as an authority figure to help protect the innocent Lennie from making life altering mistakes.


The story takes place primarily on a vegetable ranch in California. The two men end up there after having to flee their last job, and spend their days working hard, making friends and enemies with the other workers and dreaming of one day owning their own farm one day.


It's very strange reading such a short book, as the author needs to move so quickly in introducing the characters and making us care for them. I do think that the author did a great job in showing us who the characters were and what they contribute to the story in the short time we got to know them.


I really enjoyed this book and it would be a good lazy afternoon read if you haven't read it before.

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