Slice of Life:3-17-15

 Title: Of Mice and Men
     Author: John Steinbeck
     Genre: Historical Fiction

     This is not the first time I have read this amazing book, but I really hope this isn't the last. If you haven't heard about it yet, it is a historical fiction novel that is able to pack an extremely large amount of power, symbolism, and character into an extremely little amount of pages, rounding out at around 110 pages of small print.
      It follows two men in the Great Depression era looking for work, one of them short, defined and smart, and the other being tall, oddly put together, and with the mind of a child. They come to a ranch where they heard work was, and the rest of the story follows them as they interact with each other and others. The writing style is understandable, and it is also very sincere and real rather than beautiful, overdone writing.
      I have come to love this story very much, and I am sure anyone can if they want to.    

Week #23: The Riverman

        This was a very interesting and dark book about two kids named Alistair and Fiona, who are next door neighbors. Alistair had never really thought of Fiona in any way, until she shows up on his doorstep asking him to write her biography. despite the favor being quite unique, he takes her up on it and is able to gimps into the mind of a very troubled girl, until he finds something very, very interesting.

        I really had a good time reading this book. I enjoyed the writing style and thought that it was a very human-like and relatable story. I think everyone should read this book in our class.

        The cover art is also really cool.