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.