Home

Books
AudioBooks

subscription titles

Book
Audio
Photos
Reviews
Comments
Quotes

Add book

Book

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

Books » Children's Books » Literature

Added by: Donald Robert...

Users who like this book

txt fb2 rtf pdf epub pdb mobi

Description:

In the story “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck, an American twentieth century writer, described an attempt of a man to realize his dream. The book had a striking success: ruin of George and Lennie’s hopes to have their own little farm touched hundred of thousands people and resulted in numerous critic essays. Written with humor, it is filled with pain for the people, noble, faithful and honest, who couldn’t’ find place in life. Everyone will understand it in one’s own way, and everyone will see here one’s own life.

get subscription

Read an excerpt:

...She jerksback and you hold on like it was a mouse. She yells and we got tohide in a irrigation ditch all day with guys lookin' for us, and wegot to sneak out in the dark and get outta the country. All thetime somethin' like that - all the time. I wisht I could put you in acage with about a million mice an' let you have fun." His anger lefthim suddenly. He looked across the fire at Lennie's anguishedface, and then he looked ashamedly at the flames.It was quite dark now, but the fire lighted the trunks of the treesand the curving branches overhead. Lennie crawled slowly andcautiously around the fire until he was close to George. He satback on his heels. George turned the bean cans so that anotherside faced the fire. He pretended to be un-aware of Lennie so closebeside him."George," very softly. No answer. "George!""Whatta you want?""I was only foolin', George. I don't want no ketchup. I wouldn't eatno ketchup if it was right here beside me.""If it was here, you could have some.""But I...

There are no audio yet. Be the first to add a audio

Show more audio

There are no photos yet. Be the first to add a photo.

Show more photos

There are no reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

All comments: 14

Fantasia

19 Apr 2011 16:19:17

even though its tragic, still love this book.

I think it well shows cultural aspects of society during those era.

Even though, its kinda extreme at the end.

06 Mar 2011 22:36:22

can someone tell me what this book is about please?

17 Jan 2011 17:36:32

Honestly, I found this book particularly disturbing, as well as depressing.

justin

14 Jan 2011 04:21:09

great book

asmakhan2109

10 Jan 2011 01:37:48

GREAT BOOK

freerainbow85

20 Dec 2010 14:44:04

worth reading! a masterpiece

Show more comments

All quotes: 4

chelsea

Add to my quotes

O. K. Someday - we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and

chelsea

Add to my quotes

"Coulda been in the movies, an' had nice clothes-all them nice clothes like they wear. An' I coulda sat in them big hotels, an' had pitchers took of me. When they had them previews I coulda went to them, an' spoke in the radio, an' it wouldn'ta cost me a cent because I was in the pitcher. An' all them nice clothes like they wear. Because this guy says I was a natural. "

arazfarra

Add to my quotes

the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them. Rabbits come out of the brush to sit on the sand in the evening, and the damp flats are covered with the night tracks of 'coons, and with the spread pads of dog