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Of Mice & Men
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John Steinbeck
JayohE!
, June 06, 2007
Steinbeck's first attempt to pioneer a style he called the play-novelette, he considered it a failure in that aspect. However, in terms of its lasting relevance and resonance as a tragic ?buddy tale? it is an unquestioned success. "Of Mice and Men" recounts the tragic final stop for a pair of transient "bindle stiffs" during the depression era in California, USA. George and Lenny are a mismatched duo; George is small man whose is quick with words and Lenny is a giant with the strength to match but the intellect of a small child. George looks after Lenny as they go from ranch to ranch working to make a stake as they chase a dream of owning their own place and "living of tha fatta' tha lan". A quick and engulfing tale you?ll want to read cover to cover and very well may. Simply a must read.
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Of Mice & Men
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John Steinbeck
JayohE!
, June 06, 2007
Steinbeck?s first attempt to pioneer a style he called the play-novelette, he considered it a failure in that aspect. However, in terms of its lasting relevance and resonance as a tragic ?buddy tale? it is an unquestioned success. ?Of Mice and Men? recounts the tragic final stop for a pair of transient ?bindle stiffs? during the depression era in California, USA. George and Lenny are a mismatched duo; George is small man whose is quick with words and Lenny is a giant with the strength to match but the intellect of a small child. George looks after Lenny as they go from ranch to ranch working to make a stake as they chase a dream of owning their own place and ?living of tha fatta? tha lan?. A quick and engulfing tale you?ll want to read cover to cover and very well may. Simply a must read.
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God Bless You Mr Rosewater Or Pearls
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Vonnegut, Kurt
JayohE!
, June 04, 2007
A chaotic and thoughtful story inundated with detail both necessary and superfluous. It's Vonnegut at his wildest I heard it aptly described. God Bless you Mr. Rosewater is a satirical look at society, class, privilege, sexuality, humanity, and really just about everything else. Characters come and go from the story like guests at a dinner party. The seemingly needless details provided about each ones life paint a fascinating picture of the world you are now a voyeur in. The protagonist is Eliot Rosewater, a messianic figure to be sure. Eliot inherits a remarkable fortune, one that was established through his family over generations. While going through divorce proceedings with his wife Sylvia a young lawyer working for the firm that handles the Rosewater foundation, Norman Mushari, concocts a scheme to land himself a portion of Eliot?s massive wealth. He intends to do so by proving Eliot to be insane. The youngest Indiana Rosewater does little to help his cause as his actions are not accepted as logical by his peers whom he despises anyway. Eliot has in his mind become a man of the people living in Rosewater County and playing the part of guardian angel to its most impoverished and degenerative inhabitants. God Bless you Mr. Rosewater is a model for satire writers. On the whole it is unique cover to cover and while it fails to follow the traditional novel prose it is wildly successful in its ultimate goal to critique, spoof and above all else entertain.
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