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 Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:18 pm
How did you guys like this book? I really enjoyed it! The use of symbolism is brilliant.
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:24 pm
I had to read this book for english.. and I don't know.. i just wasn't really into it, though it is pretty sad at the end sad
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:15 am
I really liked it, (I had to read it for class as well) but I wouldn't say it's my favorite classic. I liked it a lot more then Hemingway though! XD
I thought that, because the book was mostly characterization, it was an easier read and more enjoyable. George and Lennie are also the two most loveable and relatable characters ever! Everyone has a dream.
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:13 pm
I also read it for English this summer. [ eek where does everyone live...stalkers sweatdrop ] I really don't know about it. It was one of the better books I read, but...the ending just left me kinda...bleh. It totally threw me for a spin. I'd give it 7/10
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:50 am
It was a pretty good book. It was ruined for me only because I had to read it in my English class last year and my class was really innoying.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:21 pm
Silvery Shadow I also read it for English this summer. [ eek where does everyone live...stalkers sweatdrop ] I really don't know about it. It was one of the better books I read, but...the ending just left me kinda...bleh. It totally threw me for a spin. I'd give it 7/10 It's one of thoes "classics". According to my English teacher it shows up on the AP test every year.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:40 pm
NekoxnoxNinjya Silvery Shadow I also read it for English this summer. [ eek where does everyone live...stalkers sweatdrop ] I really don't know about it. It was one of the better books I read, but...the ending just left me kinda...bleh. It totally threw me for a spin. I'd give it 7/10 It's one of thoes "classics". According to my English teacher it shows up on the AP test every year. That is what my english teacher told me
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:10 am
It's even a classic in France, I had to read it when I was 14. smile I quite liked it, but I regret not having read it in English since then. I should really order it and be done with that someday.
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:02 pm
wasn't a fan. I kind of really dislike John Steinbeck, his characters have a way of getting themselves shot in the face at the end. I've also read The Pearl and In Dubious Battle and both were drawn out and ended abruptly. If I had to chose between the three though, I'd say Dubious Battle. So if you like the guy, read that one. You'll probably be A LOT more entertained.
Then again I have a strong dislike for most of the classics, save the materialistic dystopian ones (i.e. Brave New World, Farenheit 451, 1984...)
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:26 pm
Like most here I read it in English class in gr.12. It was a pretty good book, I found I actually enjoyed it more than most books I've had to read in school. Maybe that's because I just had this AWESOME English teacher who would read parts of it really well to us. She had accents and everything, man I miss her. Anyway, I thought it was a fairly good piece of literature, if not very sad in the end.
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:49 am
HoshiNoMiko Like most here I read it in English class in gr.12. It was a pretty good book, I found I actually enjoyed it more than most books I've had to read in school. Maybe that's because I just had this AWESOME English teacher who would read parts of it really well to us. She had accents and everything, man I miss her. Anyway, I thought it was a fairly good piece of literature, if not very sad in the end. ahh...i remember the year i had a teacher like that. the bad ones always move up a grade to teach you again, and the good ones never do. sad
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:13 pm
I liked the story as far as character interaction and setting were concerned but I found it to be too short a book with a sometimes too laid back writing style.
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:53 pm
now i'm feeling quite left out...for never reading it. sad
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:07 pm
HoshiNoMiko Like most here I read it in English class in gr.12. It was a pretty good book, I found I actually enjoyed it more than most books I've had to read in school. Maybe that's because I just had this AWESOME English teacher who would read parts of it really well to us. She had accents and everything, man I miss her. Anyway, I thought it was a fairly good piece of literature, if not very sad in the end. Yeah, my english teacher did the same thing with this book (and everything else we read) back in 9th grade. He was an awesome teacher. I was actually lucky enough to get him again this year. Now, getting back to the topic, for all the same reasons stated earlier in this thread, I really enjoyed this read. The ending was quite sad, as most of Steinbecks endings are, but it suceeds in bringing to light one of the many problems with humanity, as do all his sad endings.
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