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    • Masterpiece
    • Always loved the gift of Steinbeck to recreate the raw power of wild natural forces, and also the savage nature and instincts that inhabit the body of mens like the retarded Lennie of this novel, uncontrollable atavic powers that can unleash at any time at god's will. A must read.

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  • pujilittatuc said on Jan 4, 2008 about the Paperback edition
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    • La dolcezza in un mondo duro come il diamante
    • Ho avuto la fortuna di trovare una copia vecchissima di questo libro, stampata in italia nel 1947 in lingua originale. Sulla copertina c'è l'anacronistica indicazione: "Not to be introduced into the British Empire or the U.S.A.".

      Credo sia stata una fortuna leggerlo in inglese perché il ... Continue

      Ho avuto la fortuna di trovare una copia vecchissima di questo libro, stampata in italia nel 1947 in lingua originale. Sulla copertina c'è l'anacronistica indicazione: "Not to be introduced into the British Empire or the U.S.A.".

      Credo sia stata una fortuna leggerlo in inglese perché il testo è pieno di slang che nella traduzione risulterebbe inevitabilmente pesante ed artificioso.

      Si legge in poche ore e contiene una storia atroce e toccante come poche. Lo stile è impeccabile e altamente godibile.

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  • Mirko Caserta said on Oct 28, 2007 about the Paperback edition
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    • Una storia mesta e al tempo stesso incantevole. E' la storia di George e Lennie, due uomini che girano di fattoria in fattoria cercando di guadagnare abbastanza soldi per realizzare il loro sogno di avere una fattoria tutta loro. Con la particolarità che Lennie è un omone poco sveglio e incapace di ... Continue

      Una storia mesta e al tempo stesso incantevole. E' la storia di George e Lennie, due uomini che girano di fattoria in fattoria cercando di guadagnare abbastanza soldi per realizzare il loro sogno di avere una fattoria tutta loro. Con la particolarità che Lennie è un omone poco sveglio e incapace di controllare le proprie emozioni e la propria forza. E George se ne prende cura un po' perché lo deve alla zia di Lennie, un po' perché è davvero buono.
      Riuscire a coinvolgere così tanto il lettore nelle vicende dei protagonisti in 100 pagine appena, non è cosa da poco. Ma Steinbeck ci riesce ed è tutto così perfetto che viene quasi la pelle d'oca. Personaggi veri, dialoghi veri, non solo successioni di parole dette da un personaggio all'altro.
      Splendido. Da studiare, oltre che da leggere.

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  • Nanopausa said on Sep 14, 2008 about the Paperback edition| 3 feedbacks
    • I gave this book three and not four stars because i didn't like how it ended, how the reader is left empty and shocked. But i believe that is also the beauty of this story. The prose was easy to understand, the dialogue simple enough to appreciate. I am still reeling with the magnitude of the ending ... Continue

      I gave this book three and not four stars because i didn't like how it ended, how the reader is left empty and shocked. But i believe that is also the beauty of this story. The prose was easy to understand, the dialogue simple enough to appreciate. I am still reeling with the magnitude of the ending and i am imagining in my own head exactly how George is managing. I suppose this is what makes a story ticks? It forces you to ponder over it, even days after reading the book.

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  • The Underdog said on Nov 5, 2009 about the Paperback edition
    • I read this in the bookstore because it was a really thin book, the plot seems to be very easy, no major themes or anything, but the author is very clever with the two main characters and the events that are happening around them.

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  • Amily said on Oct 1, 2009 about the Paperback edition

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Book Description

While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in this classic work, Steinbeck narrows his focus, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness--a parable about commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss. [예스24 제공]

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Paperback 112 Pages
ISBN-10: 0142000671
ISBN-13: 9780142000670
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Pub date: Jan 08, 2002
Dimensions: 21 cm x 14 cm x 1 cm Just how big is that?
Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Unbound and Others
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