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Jonathan Perez

Man I am really happy that we read this book. This is probly one of the only books that I actualy enjoyed reading. Man it was so sad at the end. For some reason when Curls wife went into the barn with Lennie I knew something bad was going to happen mostly because some of the people in class finnished the book early and got all sad but I still new wut was kind of going to happen. I think It is not Lennies fault that Curly’s wife died. It is her fault. Lennie told her to leave over and over but she didnt and once he start felling her hair it was going to be just like the Pretty women in the dress all over again, but worse. It really got sad when george came in it cause Darnell was really reading his part well. I dont Know if he was acting or wut but man there was a full blown picture in my head. It was like watching a movie. I also liked it when Shannen was reading three characters and used three different voices. That was really good. Man at the end when both George and lennie where sitting down on the grass looken at the horizen, for some reason I thought that george was going to kill Him self and Lennie but he only Killed Lennie. Man it was so sad. But It was the best book I have ever read!!

Brian Jolly

So we finally finished the book..I can honestly say that I liked the book, i thought I wouldnt but I did. I felt bad for Lennie in the end because of what happened. I think it was Curley's wife's fault that she died. She shouldn't have been messing around Lennie...she knew something was wrong with him and she chose to stick around....I felt bad for George also because in the end, it probably felt like he lost a good friend.........But in this chapter, the boys were playing a game, then Curleys wife came in and asked Lennie to play with her hair, after, Lennie accidently killed her....once George found out, he had to kill Lennie before Curley did....in the end this book was very sad....

Mike Murray This book is very intriguing because it is a classic story of opposites attracting. I love reading th part of George because it lets me hang loose and pretend that I am actually in the story and Stienbeck's use of words do that enough. I am very sorry that the book had to end that way though and making half of the class almost cry with my excellent imitation of a depressed George made me realize how well a reader I am.(As if I didn't already know).

Joey Villasista This book was pretty cool and it was fun to read in class. I feel that Lennie was betrayed in the end, even though he killed Curley's wife. While reading the book, i always thought that something was going to happen to Lennie because he always wanted George to talk about going to a place where nobody can hurt or bother them. I hope there is a sequel to this book...

Natalya Piette I have to say. Since I had to finish this book on my own I think I probably had a different experience than my peers. I agree with everyone when they say that it was a really great read and had a very unfortunate ending. I think that the book was an amazing example of the friendships that are so rare these days. The relationship between George and Lennie was so unique. It was obvious that even though Lennie was mentally challenged he and George spoke their own language. George definitely had authority over Lennie however it wasn't like he was his child. You could still see the beauty of their unconditional love for each other as friends. Steinbeck did an amazing job of building up the story and adding layers of events and relationships that would make the end so devastating for us as the readers to experience. Of course, everyone wanted George and Lennie to be able to get off the ground and be able to fulfill their dream of having their own ranch but it just didn't happend that way. It was so upsetting to have to close the book and come to terms with the situation. It completely sucked... However, the story did remind me of a play I've read called The Pillowman. I forgot the authors name but if anyone's really interested I'm sure you could find it... Anyway, it's a lot like this story except a little more revealing.

**__Stanley Smith__** This was a very good book. I liked the way the author really set up the ending of the book by changing the mood gradually throughout the book. Lennie was my favorite charcater because he was funny and didn't mean to do the things he did. One thing that I did not like was the way they treated Crooks. It just shows how far America has come since the days of this book. The ending of the book was very sad because Lennie had to die. George really only had one option to kill his best friend because if he didn't Curley would have tore him up. I just don't know if I could shoot my best friend.

THE SAD PART ABOUT THIS BOOK WAS AT THE END OF THE STORY. AFTER LENNIE WENT AND KILLED CURLEY'S WIFE, EVERYBODY WENT LOOKING FOR HIM. GEORGE REMEMBERED WHERE HE TOLD LENNIE TO GO IF HE WAS TO GET IN TROUBLE. SO THE WENT DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE. GEORGE FOUND LENNIE IN THE BRUSH AND THEY STARTED TO TALK. HE SAW THAT LENIE HAD CURLEY OR CARLSON'S GUN AND GOT IT AWAY FROM HIM WITHOUT HIM NOTICING. HE TOLD LENNIE ALLT THE THINGS THAT HE TOLD HIM BEFORE. ABOUT HOW THEY WAS GOING TO GET THAT HOUSE AND HAVE A FEW ANIMALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. LENNIE WAS SO HAPPY THAT HE WANTED TO GO AND GET IT RIGHT AWAY. WHEN HE STOOD UP, GEORGE PUT THE GUN TOWARDS HIS HEAD AND SHOT HIM. HE WAS SO DEVASTATED ABOUT WHAT HE DID THAT HE THREW THE GUN AWAY. SLIM TOLD THAT HE DID WAT HE HAD TO DO TO SAVE MORE PEOPLE'S LIVES. THAT WAS THE SADIEST PART OF THE BOOK.__//**
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Catherine Ware Gosh the end of this book was so sad. I was upset that I finaished the book early one day, but I guess that just shows how much I was not expecting something like that to happen. I felt bad for George because that had to have been hard shooting your best friend. Lennie was pretty much Georges only friend that he could really tust and had spent time with. I guess it is similar to that dog in the story, only the dog was just there it didnt do anything to anyone. They just thought it was time for him to go because he wasnt worth anything to anyone except for the owner. I dont think I would even be able to shoot my dog. How awful is that that people actually do that and ugh its so sad. I am glad I dont have pets and that I will never have to do that to anyone. But Lennie did hurt people, even though he didnt mean to, I dont blame Lennie its not his fault. Even though he should have known better he just dosent. Because he loved that puppy so much. He really did I cant see any reason why he would want to hurt it. But in the end that was what really led to his death. This was a very good book but also a very sad one.

Jessica Young I really seemed to enjoy this book. The ending made me sad and I really wish I was with the class while I read it so I could be there to discuss important parts. I liked how everything was sort of leading up to this. The author did an amazing job foreshadowing something that was going to end badly but I personally didn’t think George would kill Lennie. I thought it was just going to be Lennie killing someone not George then killing Lennie. I was totally shocked when George pulled out the gun and shot him. I knew George got really frustrated but killing him was just insane.

I loved this book! The last chapter kept me guessing about how it would end. I thought it was a bit odd when they said Lennie took the luger because it didn't sound like something he would do. I figured out the ending when George told Lennie to take off his hat. P.S. Six and a half hours till closing and I'm No. 8...better but still....
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Emily Butler 2/28/08 the beging of the book is great. but gorege is kinda mean. i mean i do understand why hes so hard on himm because lenny cant seem to rember somethings but klennys cool. i hope that the boook goes on as it is and has a great ending. Emily Butler 2/28/08 ok so the book had a really sad ending. goerge had to kill the only thing thats closest to family. the weird thing about it was thatlenny knew what had to be done. he was so brave for that. they were going to make some money and then find a place of theier own and have a farm. had a cow, some chicken, and lenny's favorite the rabbits. they were gonna live off the fat of the land. i aso oliked the way that the auther would use forshadowing and hidden texts like the keys. and horses. that ment death.

Man this book should've bn longer. It ended to quick. Steinbeck should've made a little novel out of this like the other books we've read. It was kind of fanatical how the book ended. When Curley's wife came in the room, I thought that Curley was going to come in the barn and start going off again, but Lennie messed around and broke her neck crazy-like. Then George, I guess, felt that he should have killed Lennie off instead of the others because of some odd reason. But, when he did find Lennie he could have ran off somewhere else; the both of them. -Marquise Rogers

I think this book is excellent. I loved how we read the book for one Shannon and Micheal did this book a great amount of justice. I almost cried ast the end of the book. I had a feeling that George was going to be the one to kill Lennie. I just wish it ended in another way. When we were getting into the end of the novel I was a little confused but I caught on. Stienback did such a good job on this book. I just want to read his other books. I loved this book i could read it over and over again. It kept my attention, with its imagery, laughter, and the history in it. I also like the fact that it follows our theme, if that's what you want to call it,of having a "whoreish" woman and our "mysterious" person. ~Brianna Clarkston

Missing Parts 5/27/08 Tyshawn Harris This is a very interesting book so far because the characters they made it fun. Lennie is why I think we like this book so much because he was big, and kinda of slow but he was very nice. George is best friends with Lennie and they do everything together and now they are trying to pursing what they want from life.  Tyshawn Harris When everyone leave expect Lennie Curl’s wife and Crooks. That’s when Lennie and Crooks gets to know each other and Lennie trys to find out why Crooks is so mad. Crooks says that it is because he is black and he can’t do all the other people do. Crooks don’t really want want nobody in his hunt but he can’t tell Lennie that. So they increase their relationship by talking and getting to know one another. THiS BOOK WAS SO GOOD. THE ENDiNG WAS SO SURPRiSiNG AND i WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THAT GEORGE COULD DO THAT TO LENNiE. THE BOOK KiNDA PROVES THE SAYiNG THAT PEOPLE REALLY DON'T HAVE FRiENDS, THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN TRUST iS YOUR FAMiLY. i UNDERSTAND THAT GEORGE WAS TRYiNG TO SAVE LENNiE BUT HE COULD HAVE FOUND A BETTER WAY TO HELP HiM. NOBODY DESERVES TO DiE, ESPECiALLY BY A PERSON THAT SAYS THEY LOVE YOU AND TREAT YOU LiKE FAMiLY. [JAMiLA]  