Of Mice and Men

I sat down today, well this afternoon after watching the intense Woman's U.S.A versus Japan gold medal soccer match and read of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In comparison to most novels the 103 pages doesn't seem like much but once you begin reading you see so much more. Packed within those 103 pages is kindness, caring, comfort, fear, nastiness, ugliness, heartbreak, and promises unkept. The riding is beautifully done and some would say you could probably see the end coming I was so drawn in by each page I wasn't trying to figure it out before I got there. I can see why Of Mice and Men made both book lists and I would highly recommend it just for the experience of reading a book written by John Steinbeck. My next book will also be a Steinbeck Novel: The Grapes of Wrath. I am looking forward to more of the wonderful writing of Steinbeck, I may have to make my next goal, after this one, to read each of the books he has written. Although, I think several of them are on my list.