Of Mice and Men
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004WB5MOM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 597 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Steinbeck's tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and shared dream that make an individual's existence meaningful. Of Mice and Men also 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.. While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in Steinbeck's work of the l
FCD117 said Really Excellent. I Love Both The Vintage Book And The Reading Experince. This review is a work in progress. I have the 195Really Excellent. I Love Both The Vintage Book And The Reading Experince This review is a work in progress. I have the 1953 book with an introduction by Joseph Henry Jackson. I found the introduction by Mr. Jackson to be very instructive and enjoyable. However it may be for more a student than the casual reader.My book is from The Viking Press. It contains six short novels. They are mostly chronological in the order that John Steinbeck published them. The one exception is that the first short novel in the book is "Tortilla Flat". The second is "The Red Pony". These were composed, I think, in the opposite order. Mr. Jackson explains t. book with an introduction by Joseph Henry Jackson. I found the introduction by Mr. Jackson to be very instructive and enjoyable. However it may be for more a student than the casual reader.My book is from The Viking Press. It contains six short novels. They are mostly chronological in the order that John Steinbeck published them. The one exception is that the first short novel in the book is "Tortilla Flat". The second is "The Red Pony". These were composed, I think, in the opposite order. Mr. Jackson explains t. ""Just Look at the Flowers Lizzie ."" according to kahemingway. After watching an earlier episode of "The Walking Dead," many of the comments mentioned that the story line of the episode mimicked events from "Of Mice and Men." Having never read the book myself, I decided to download the short novella for fun.The story is about two men named George and Lennie as they try to find a way to make a living in California as farmhands. The pair are forced to be nomads due to the instability of Lennie, whom George takes it upon himself to care for. The only thing that keeps them both going is their dream of having a farm of their own. Well-written, terribly printed Steinbeck’s writing is beautiful,and the story is compelling.I wish I could say the same about the book itself. It is one of the most horribly formatted published books I've ever seen. Dialogue is broken in mid-sentence and continued on another line as if it were a new paragraph. this sort of thing is scattered throughout the book. Whoever did the pre-press on this Brawtley edition should be strung up by the thumbs. I would be shamed to admit it if I had done it.