Of Mice and Men

Reader reviewed by wendy

this book is about two men, George and Lennie, who work on a ranch in California, following the great depression. George acts like the big brother to Lennie because, even though he's strong, Lennie is slow in the head. it basically just tells about the lives of Lennie and George on their ranch.

it was an interesting book and i enjoyed reading it. even though it possess a lot of bad language, i would recommend it to kids 13+

Reader reviewed by Grace

Of Mice & Men is the story of George and Lennie, two migrant workers wandering in California. George is a small but caring man, who is left to take care of Lennie when his aunt dies. Lennie is a large man with the mind of a child and likes to pet soft, pretty things. When Lennie scares a girl by touching her dress, he and George run away and find jobs at a ranch. George constantly complains about having no freedom because of Lennie, but deep down he always takes care of Lennie and wants the best for him. They have a dream of owning a farm someday, but when the inevitable happens, it is George's moral responsibilty to do what he has to do.

I had to read this book for English class, and it's actually a very good book. The best part of it was the ending, which was very sad and kind of depressing, but eventually you will understand why George had to do what he did. There are many complex themes and foreshadowing in this book, and Steinbeck did a good job showing them. I think teens will find Steinback's narration of the story boring,the way I did, but really love the plot.

Reader reviewed by Shanelle

I'll admit I agree it did have a lot of swearing. But if they didn't it wouldn't sound as realistic. The work of Steinbeck wasn't to be proper but rather to teach others of values thats hard to overcome. But by puting others in that situation and having to put it in a book I rather say it is an inspiration. I was thinking of becoming a author. I realized the more human qualities you put in it the more it makes you realize this could happen to you. I had to read this story for school and I thought it was a lot of swearing that I couldn't take it. But as I kept reading it sounded like a lot of teens are going through. You have people you have to look after and take care of and do whats best for them and not all about you. Thats something I learned and fully understood from the book. When Lenny wanted to tend the rabbits the more he spoke of it the more it seemed real to him. So for a person like him thats something he could accomplish like a child with a dog. The swearing was all background the lessons learned from it is the characters that everyone should be paying attention to not the background or the details on the props. That's why I enjoyed it.