Book Four of the Book a Week Quest
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck, 1937
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck, 1937
Short, sweet, and to the point. Clocking in at less than 100 pages, Of Mice and Men is certainly a simple story, but a touching (and shocking) one, detailing the lengths one will go to in order to protect a friend.
My first venture into Steinbeck, I truly appreciated the writing style and the seemingly "real" dialogue. It was a breeze to read, and out of the four books so far, it was definitely the one that had me most wanting to know what happened next. I really knew nothing about the book and I was certainly surprised (although when they started to talk about the need to kill an old dog, I kind of guessed where it was going to go...I just really didn't think it was going to go there).
Anyway, I was thoroughly impressed that such a simple writing style could depict settings and characters so vividly.
I'm definitely picking up another Steinbeck in the near future.
My first venture into Steinbeck, I truly appreciated the writing style and the seemingly "real" dialogue. It was a breeze to read, and out of the four books so far, it was definitely the one that had me most wanting to know what happened next. I really knew nothing about the book and I was certainly surprised (although when they started to talk about the need to kill an old dog, I kind of guessed where it was going to go...I just really didn't think it was going to go there).
Anyway, I was thoroughly impressed that such a simple writing style could depict settings and characters so vividly.
I'm definitely picking up another Steinbeck in the near future.
Thomas, you said I could borrow that book too!! Me first!! and can I borrow this book too please?
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