Book #22 in 2012
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
"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 lonelinss
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"
May 9th to May 11th - 3 days - 107 pages
Notes:
STUPID NICKY TOLD ME THE ENDING OF THE BOOK BEFORE I FINISHED IT THAT IS THE WORST THING HE IS ON MY BLACK LIST FOREVER GOD WHO DOES THAT
and also let's talk about that new york times quote. this book is not at all 'a thriller' or a 'gripping tale'. It's good, but not thrilling.
