“I was surprised how short this book was, and how even the incidental characters had an obvious LIFE of livin' in 'em so to speak, though strangely enough I didn't connect that strongly to anyone even though I did care about what happened to them. I thought it was a well-told story, and I thought Steinbeck did a wonderful job with the dialogue (everyone had his/her own way of speaking so you didn't get confused but didn't have gimmicky catch phrases thrown in your face or anything), and it was very easy to root for the two misfits who go through the world needing each other. George, stuck with mentally-challenged Lennie, has the burden of choosing a life for the both of them and trying to keep Lennie from causing trouble when he doesn't know his own strength. And Lennie just wants to tend the rabbits and please George. There's an awful lot of neediness and wanting and heartfelt emotion packed into this thin little book, and the only criticism I have is that I wasn't too into it when many of the chapters set the scene with a physical description of the surroundings. I almost felt like I was reading stage direction for a play when I hit those bits.”
swankivy wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009.
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