Date Finished: 11/02/2013
My Rating: 4.5/5
I had no idea what to expect from this book. After reading a number of hefty novels in a row I was looking forward to one with only 100 pages in, and I finished it in a day.
If you haven't already read this book, or if it's been a while since you have, I urge you to pick it up. It is beautifully written and a fast-paced read.
Of Mice and Men tells the story of two friends who travel together to get work on an American farm. There was some trouble involving one of them, Lennie, at the previous place they had worked. He has learning difficulties and, whilst his heart is so obviously in the right place, he isn't really aware of his own strength.
This book is about friendship and dreams. Keeping the two friends going is their idea to have their own piece of land that they can tend and "live off the fatta the land", looking after rabbits and alfafa.
I can also tell you that I was in tears by the end of the book.
So, who should read this book? Absolutely everyone.
Next Book: The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
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