One of the pleasant books I have read so far - of course the tranquility lasted until Lenny kills the pub, and the conversation with the 'purty...' lass... :-) and the aftermath that follows. The ending was quite familiar, I had already read similar ending in some other book probably was copied from...
Of Mice and Men started off with vivid descriptions that captivated me as if I was there in the moment looking apon the sycamore trees.Lennie had the impecable strength while George had the smarts needed to live productivley. Perfect team right? No, not the case. Throughout the book Lennie's gift of...
decided to re-read it in preparation for exam season!such a better read when reading at your own pace and not the pace you have to read in your lessons :]
When approaching a classic like this, I'm always a bit apprehensive at first. I fear it won't be accessible, or that I won't "get" what makes it so timeless. With Of Mice and Men, this didn't happen. The little novella gripped me from the start. Sure, the dialect is heavy, but the rural setting, Geo...
Thoroughly in love with Steinbeck's writings now. That masterful way of capturing the landscape against which such heart-breaking tragedy unfolds in such beautiful words, I've seen few other writers do that. The beautiful futility of holding on to the working-class dream of attaining the unattainabl...
I'm not quite sure why I haven't read this book before. I think it has something to do with my fear of classics, but by reading this book I realised I must have been a bit stupid not to pick this up before. It's a really fast read that soon becomes more than just the story of two men travelling toge...
I am a big fan of the TV series LOST. Apart from various other talked about reasons of LOST's big success, I have an addition reason to love this series, is that, there are few characters who are often found carrying or talking a famous novel. So in one of the episodes, one of my favorite character ...
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