This is a classic book that I have always wanted to read.
Of Mice and Men
By John Steinbeck
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 10 - 9 | Z | 4.5 | 29572 |
They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own.
When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. "A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick." —The New York Times
When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. "A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick." —The New York Times
Publisher: Macmillan English Campus
ISBN-13: 9780230031067
ISBN-10: 0230031064
Published on 1/31/2009
Binding: Paperback
Book Reviews (12)
Although I first began reading "Of Mice and Men" for school, I truly enjoyed the book. The story is set during the Great Depression and tells the tale of two very contrasting men. Steinbeck focuses on the American Dream, the social ideals of Americans as well as the negative and positive effects of hope. "Of Mice and Men" is a sentimental novelette that has captured Steinbeck's audiences.