“I remember about the rabbits, George” (Steinbeck 18). John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men is a story of dreams, friendship, loneliness, and freedom. Set in the Great Depression, Of Mice and Men follows the story of two workers, George and Lennie, who scrape to get by. Lennie has the mind of a child and a hard worker, George is a leader and mentor to Lennie. These two work on a ranch to try to save up money to buy their own land, but Lennie has to stay out of trouble for that to happen. This was an excellent book and always kept me interested. I would recommend this book for young adults and above, due to language and sexual themes.

I would recommend this book. It was a real page turner, because it kept me wanting to keep flipping the pages to know how it ends. It wasn’t hard to concentrate on the story, it was simple enough to follow, but still caught my attention. I didn’t connect to the characters though, because I don’t understand what they have to go through. I’ve never had to deal with hardships as they have done. I liked the genre of trying to find your dreams, because through the entire book I was just wanting to know if they would reach their dreams. I even found myself rooting for them as I got to know the characters better. The style of writing was difficult for me to process, as Steinbeck wrote as the characters spoke- with a southern accent. I live far north, and am not comfortable with the slang of the south. When Lennie broke Curley’s wife’s neck, I was so surprised! The ending got me emotional, and I hate to admit, but I did shed a few tears. Not every chapter ended with a cliff-hanger, but I found myself still wanting to know what happens next. It was not boring at all. The plot was believable, because it was made based on actual events that Steinbeck had encountered. Young adults or students in high school would enjoy this book, and would learn a lot about the world before.