From Wikipedia:
"Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California.

Based on Steinbeck's own experiences as a bindle stiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath), the title is taken from Robert Burns's poem, To a Mouse, which read: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley."

Required reading in many high schools, Of Mice and Men has been a frequent target of censors for what some consider offensive and vulgar language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of 21st Century."

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I had already read that book once (in its French translation though) and seen its theatrical adapatation once as well and I must say I enjoyed the story each and every time. A tremendous read all along the 100-page story. I read it within a few hours and will probably read it again a few years from now. Available until then.

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Sent to the lucky RABCK winner. Enjoy!

This book arrived today. Thank you for this rabck,MarcThomas.I'm glad it's a small book, as it won't take long to read it, once I get around to it. :))

Amazon Editorial Review:
Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him.

I am going to start reading this book tomorrow.

I read some of this book on the journey to and from church this morning, and then later at home until it was finished. You get to a certain part in the story where you just have to keep reading to the end to see what happens!! A sad and moving story. I'm glad I had a chance to read it.

(I gave this book a 7 star rating).

I am sending this book to fellow bookcrosser SerendipityN, who claimed it from the European Book Relay. It is only a small book but the story is nice. I am enclosing a couple of bookmarks too. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Happy journey to Germany, little book! :))


If you are reading here, then I want to tell you that this is a. FREE . book, and there are no catches! It is now yours! Please read on.....
If you are the finder of this book it would be nice if you could leave a message here to say that you have it. Do not worry because I don't want the book back. It is yours to keep if you want it. I just want to know it is now in safe hands.

Hello and congratulations!
You have not only found yourself a good book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world at large. I hope you'll stick around a bit and get to know BookCrossing --maybe even make a journal entry on this book. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join. If you do choose to join, I hope you'll consider using me, chamonix44.,(or the journaller before me), as your referring member.
Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. If you do choose to join and journal, then you can watch the book as it travels- You'll be alerted by email each time someone makes another journal entry. It's all confidential (you're known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Happy reading!

Arrived today, thank you very much! The bookmarks are really nice, as well.

By the way, I love the way you add pictures to so many journal entries, Chamonix. I think I'll try to do that, too, from now on.

I haven't read this yet but will take it to Dublin with me tomorrow. I'll read it during my visit to the city and afterwards release it there.

Read it now: I liked everything by Steinbeck I've read so far and I liked this one, too. The story's quite sad but I'd still like to see the film with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.

This travels to Dublin with me and will be released there at The Long Stone Pub in Townsend Street.

To the finder of this book:
Hello and congratulations! You have not only found yourself a good book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world at large. I hope you'll stick around a bit and get to know BookCrossing --maybe even make a journal entry on this book. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (its free!) And if you do choose to join, I hope you'll consider using me, gizmopuddy, as your referring member. Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. If you do choose to join and journal, then you can watch the book as it travels- You'll be alerted by email each time someone makes another journal entry. It's all confidential (you're known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Happy reading!