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A book review

Hello everybody,

In this post, I'm going to write a book review. This is a very important book for me.

First of all, let me tell you the basics about it. It's called "Of Mice and Men", which was translated as "Fareler ve İnsanlar" into Turkish. It is a novel, but it is not very long (novella). It was written by John Steinbeck, a famous American author. It was first published in 1937, and it has got 107 pages originally.

This is the cover of the book in first edition.

The main characters of the book are George and Lennie. George is short, but he is a strong man. Also, he is Lennie's best friend. On the other hand, Lennie is very tall and very strong, but he is mentally disabled. In other words, he is like a baby. He cannot do anything without George's help. He always asks George before he does something.

Lennie and George in the film version of the book.

George and Lennie live together. They have a dream; they want to make a lot of money and buy a farm and live there happily ever after. For this, they need to work. So, they go to a big farm and start to work there. However, Lennie's mental disability causes some big problems in the farm.

I love this book, and it is one of my favourite novels. Normally I don't read too many books from the American literature (I'm a fan of Russian and French literature classic novels), but this is an exception with its unique style. Strong points of the book is the characters and the plot. The main characters, George and Lennie, are very well developed. You can feel the bond between them. And the most important part is the plot. It has got a shocking ending. The weak point is that some events develop too fast. However, I strongly recommend it to you if you like novels about friendship and books that include tragedy. By the way, if you have read Cengiz Aytmatov's "Beyaz Gemi" and liked it, then you must definitely read this book too because, I think, they share some similarities.

If you have read "Of Mice and Men" before, you can tell me what you think about it in the comment section. Thanks for reading.

Goodbye!

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