Of Mice and Men
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3.8
(18.6K)
John Steinbeck
A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great DepressionA Penguin Classic Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. 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, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. Of Mice and Men represents an experiment in form, which Steinbeck described as “a kind of playable novel, written in a novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands.” A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films. This edition features an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw, one of today’s leading Steinbeck scholars.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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More Details:
Author
John Steinbeck
Pages
144
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
1994-02-01
ISBN
0140186425 9780140186420
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"One of my favorite classic novel!"
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Jonathan Kent
"A tale of taking care of a intellectually disabled brother "
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Nicole Sinders
"I am not the biggest fan of historical fiction books and I had to read this for my English class in high school. If you like historical fiction books, you will enjoy this story."
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Lourdes Ypanaque
"Read this for school and it was just bleh. Not really good but not really bad. Good if you like classics but otherwise no."
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Ella🫶
"Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 4/5 stars.
Glad I read it, but for such a short book it sure is heavy. Lots of emotions with this one. Sadness, expectations. This book was heavy in its timeframe yet at the same time sadly universal. No wonder it's a classic. "
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Sarah
"A funny eye-opener, and a terrific social commentary. Has dark elements so be forewarned"
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Adelaide Ebrahimy
"awful. just awful."
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Faith Taylor
"Great classic book with an interesting story line. I just didn't like a certain part of it. 8/10⭐"
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Paige
"The book is so sad I wish it didn’t end like that I am so frustrated!! But absolutely love this book!"
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Alii
"Tough life lesson"
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