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Danny Harrington- This book was reallly good. I wish it was longer. The plot of the story was at first kind of homeley but it got better as it went along. I really liked reading as a part in this book. I hope i can get another one too. But I felt really bad when lennie got shot and horrible for george because he had to do it. I did not like curly he was such a punk man. People like him get me angry, or his wife she was so annoying man. I wish that they weren't in it so lennie didn't have to die and the three of them could get the ranch and just live happy. I like how George is really nice to Lennie and is depper than he lets on. I hope we read more books like this one and I get a part in them.

erin coker- This book is very funny. I like how Lennie has such a good heart. George is nice for helping him out and sticking with him. The characters at the new place they move to are all different. Candy is kind, and I feel bad when he lets the guys shoot his poor dog. Curley is just plain mean, and can't seem to leave Lennie alone. He deserves what Lennie does to him, but i feel bad for Lennie because I know he didn't mean to hurt him. Curley's girlfriend doesn't even like Curley, and likes to talk to the other men and tease them. I think she is evil. She tries to mess with Lennie and only makes him mad. I'm dissappointed in how this book ends. I feel bad for the girlfriend, and even more for Lennie.

shanel johnson I liked this book because it has funny moments and sad moments. I also liked that George takes the time to watch over Lennie and always finds a way to get him out of trouble. Though George has a tough exterior, he really does love Lennie the way that Lennie loves him. Also, I think that Curly’s wife kind of got what she deserved because she shouldn’t have started messing with Lennie. I think she tried to take advantage of him because she knows that he is a little messed up in the head and that she can do anything and anyone would believe her. Lennie didn’t mean to kill her and George knew it. I think George killed Lennie because letting Curly do it would only be so that he could get payback for breaking his hand, and now killing his wife. Even though George didn’t want to kill Lennie, he knew it would be easier on him if he did it. George feels bad, but he knows that a huge weight has been lifted off of his shoulders.

Ahsan Ford I really enjoyed reading this book in class especially because of the way the characters were portrayed. George was really cruel to Lennie I felt, but the things he did were usually to protect him. This book really caught my attention because the story was short and it was just really interesting. I think we should read more books like this one. The ending was really sad though, I feel like he portrayed Lennie!

Daniel: I thought it was kind of obvious that Lennie was going to be senile, just because "oh there's a not so smart guy" there's got to be something else to him other-wise he'd be sort of dull for a main character wouldn't he? As soon as Curley's wife started scooting closer to him I knew something bad was going to happen. The book didn't seem like it would end well in the start either. I enjoyed the book and like the perspective the author writes on the subject. I think Lennie knew he was going to die by George in the end, but George didn't want to kill him out of anger and wanted to wait for the key moment when Curley and the rest got there. I think George really loved Lennie like a brother, I wouldn't be surprised if they really were brothers but that's besides the point.

Maryanne Alviar I absolutely love this book! Although the end was not my favorite ending, i consider "Of Mice and Men" one of my favorite novels. Lennie has a good heart, but when he's scared he just reacts on his instincts and to grab on to things as hard as he can. He doesn't mean to hurt a person, he is just afraid of what might happen to him. For example, Curley's wife was just talking straightforward to Lennie and tells him to touch her soft hair. So he feels it and actually likes it and "pets" it harder and she becomes afraid when she starts to yell and struggle and he accidentally kills her because he became so scared. I understand why George had to kill him. It was for the best and it was a death he would want his brother to receive instead of being killed in the guts by Curley. I was very sad that the novel came to a quick end and fast ending, but overall i truly did enjoy reading this book in class. I feel like I have a better understanding in the show and not tell now than I did in the beginning of the school year.

PONCE: It was sad toward the end of the story. I thought toward the end that Lennie was a very strange and weird character. He imagines people in his mind and talked to them. The book was getting good when Lennie killed Curly’s wife, because he wanted to touch her long hair. It was sad at the end of the story when George had to kill his best friend. I think it was for a good reason so Lennie would not hurt anybody else. I still think Curly’s wife is a nasty slut! She always has to talk to all the men at the ranch. She needs to be a respectful wife and stay with Curly. However, in some way I feel bad for her cause she cannot talk to anyone nor have friends. I enjoyed this book.

Austin Fontaine: This book was a pretty awesome book. Looking at how short it was I thought to myself, "God I hate short stories..." However, as we got deeper and more involved in the story I realized how simple minded my train of thought was. I have now come to terms with the fact that not all short stories suck. Anyway, since I'm pretty good at figuring out the ending of books and movies by reading/watching the beginning, I sort of had an idea as to what was going to happen. Like people said before on the first page, Lennie is definetly my favorite character. He's so innocent and helpless. It made me cry (at least on the inside) when George had to "put down" Lennie. If I had to rate this book out of 5 stars, I would have to give it 5/5.

Christie Keller: Wow! I definatly wasn't expecting to like this book so much! I don't know how George could have done that to Lennie. I understand that he did it out of love for Lennie, but still. I think it was really sweet how he made Lennie picture the house that they dreamed of getting before he killed him. I wish the story was a little longer and it told you what happened to george in the end, but when you think about it, it really is a perfect ending. I was kind of expecting Lennie to kill Curly's wife. Especialy when she offered Lennie to feel her hair. I'm glad we read this book in class. :)

 Christina Haldiman I really enjoyed reading this book. When Lenny was talking to George, he was talking about this dream house that they could live in with George. It was really sad when Lenny died, I wanted to cry. I couldn't believe that George shot him, I know that he really did care about Lenny, but he thought that shooting him would be the best thing for everyone. He knew that Lenny meant no harm, but he didn't want Lenny to suffer if Curly got to him. The ending reminded me like a show because it ended without you knowing what happens next. Now you will never know what happened to the characters after Lenny died. I do wish that the author would have made the book longer, it would make the story even better. I am really glad that we read this book in class, and i hope that the next book we read is just as good.

Jelena Helmer Of mice and men I really enjoyed reading the book, because I liked the way how the author describes the different characters. I am having a big sympathy for Lenny and George. They seem to like each other a lot and they are just so used to each other that they both can not imagine a life without the other one. Lenny is listening to everything that George tells him, because he knows that George just wants the best for him and that he would never hurt him. Lenny trusts George and nobody else and I just loved to read when they were talking about each other. I don’t like the end of the book. Not at all. It was so sad that George shoots Lenny. On the one hand I think it would be much more easier for George to live without Lenny, but on the other hand I think George murdered his best friend who was also kind of his family. I was surprised how much I liked reading this book, first it started a little bit boring, but it was getting better later on. I always like stories where many different characters live together like in this book. The book was really short, I wish it would have been longer. I am interested what would happen to the other characters after Lenny’s dead. Especially George’s life without Lenny. I wish he would live the way he had planned with Lenny. All in all I just liked the book. <span style="COLOR: #6300ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #6300ff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> John Dormi I think this book was interesting. This part of the book was sad. A lot of death happened in this part. The pup, the wife, and Lenny died. That made me cry a little. I thought there was a lot of symbolism in this book. The chain was a very big symbol. I feel bad for George because he has to go to the new house without Lenny, and who would tend the rabbits <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"> J. The wife got what was coming to her because she was not a very nice person. I also feel bad for Lenny because he was mentally ill, and everyone treated him badly. I didn’t like the ending, but the book was great.

MARK CANTU I think this was really good book. i actually liked reading it, and its for me to find a book i like. i think the way we read it in class also helped. I didnt think the book was going to end the way it did. i never would have thought that lennie would have killed currly's wife, but he did. i also didnt think that george would kill lennie. They had a really strong friendship and i thought that george would have left with him agian. if i was george instead of killing lennie i would have let him go live up in the cave like he always said he would.

John Burnett This book was really good. Although it was short, it was intresting to read. What made it all better was the fact that people actually read parts out load and it kind of made the story come to life. It sucks about what happens to Lennie though at the end of the book. I blame the girlfriend for Lennie's death. The ending should have been different but hey what can you do with it. This book, to me, can actually happen in real life if you think about in some views. Thats what i think made this book so good.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #729fff; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themetint: 102"> Simone B.  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #729fff; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themetint: 102"> I really enjoyed reading this book. I really liked who Mrs. Ruu picked out the perfect people to read and act out the words. I love Lennie. He was so nice and kind-hearted. I know he didn’t mean to kill Curly’s wife, it was an accident. I dint like that George had to kill Lennie but I understood why it needed to be done. For George doing that makes him the best friend that everyone dreams of. I loved how he drew the picture of the dream house for Lennie. Wish it was a little longer…but not TOO long <span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #d419ff; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themetint: 153">! Ahsan Ford pt. 2

I thought it was pretty interesting how the different symbols in the story told a story behind the story. Like the halter chains that were sort of symbolic of Crooks who is in bondage. This book was really good, definately my favorite book thus far. I was hooked from beginning to end. I also found it kind of weird that this little guy was ruling this big guy and tellin him stories and things like a little kid.


 * Kenny Cao**

I think the book is very good and intersting. Show and not tell helps us a lot to understand more about the picture there, helps us see the image in our mind and see how it is live in that moment. Mrs. Rauu really pick out a very good book n set up the reading very well. its a very good story have a lot of swist and thing happen no one could believe it. the story some part is very funny and some are kind of weird.

Britney Hepburn: Sorry i am a slacker and doing this late. But i really enjoyed the book and i think having people read out the parts in the book really helped bring everything together and made everything come to life. Like i said before i had seen the movie so the end was ruined for me but the book was still wondeful and everything was beautifully written and i enjoyed the show and not tell because you could see things the way you wanted to see them and it kind of poured out the scene for you. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Donald Swink

I thought the book really showed how people act when pushed into a corner. Lennie was always messing up and George couldnt take it anymore. George may have felt that he was doing himself a favor by ridding himself of Lennie after everything he had done. He felt sorry for Lennie otherwise he wouldnt have tried to lift his spirits before he killed him. George felt that if it was anyone that should pull the trigger it should be him. It must have taken alot of power to end someones life, and the fact that he had to do it to someone he loved took alot of dignity and control. When he beggins shaking after lifting the gun he may have thought that they could both get away but George was tired of running from his problems and decided to step up and face them like a man. Lennie was a grown man with a childs mind all he wanted was to be happy and make George happy but with his strength and lack of control he was destined to cause suffering to those around him.