Book · 1937 · contemporary fiction
Of Mice and Men
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It's just like a famous like American classic.
What they say about it
- Criticized as a school book“worst book I've ever read”2
The best things said about it
Of Mice and Men is one that is so commonly read.
I do remember reading of Men and it made I found it almost traumatic. I remember that.
That's the worst book I've ever read.
James Smith Modern Wisdom · Aug 2020 And I did a production of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
9 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a classic American novella chronicling the tragic journey of two displaced migrant ranch workers, George and Lennie, as they desperately pursue their shared dream during the Great Depression. The book frequently emerges in cultural and educational discussions, as noted by Gilbert Cruz and Sadie Stein on The Book Review, where they recalled reading it as a traumatic or standard school text. Idris Elba and Liam Neeson both mentioned on SmartLess that they had performed in theatrical adaptations of Steinbeck's work during their younger years, with Elba specifically playing the role of Lennie. On Timcast IRL, Tim mentioned the novel as an example of a classic book targeted by modern school board bans, while Jack Posobiec referenced the story during a philosophical debate about morality and human agency. Jason Portnoy shared on The Tim Ferriss Show that the novel was one of the books he packed for a backpacking trip to Europe, which subsequently became a topic of discussion during his job interview with Peter Thiel. Finally, Shaan Puri discussed the novel on My First Million while reflecting broadly on Steinbeck's enduring contributions to American literature alongside his other famous works.
Every mention
Andrew Doyle if you're quoting from a text if you're teaching of mice and men by steinbeck in which the word occurs freq… 1
“if you're quoting from a text if you're teaching of mice and men by steinbeck in which the word occurs frequently”
Gilbert Cruz You know, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, for example, you have I remember reading Grapes of Wrath, but I… 1
“You know, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, for example, you have I remember reading Grapes of Wrath, but I feel like Of Mice and Men is one that is so commonly read...”
Idris Elba I did play Lenny in um of mice and Mando 1
“I did play Lenny in um of mice and Mando”
Jack Posobiec you mean like enough Mice and Men when Lenny kills that girl I I don't know I guess was Lenny evil I mean S… 1
“you mean like enough Mice and Men when Lenny kills that girl I I don't know I guess was Lenny evil I mean Steinbeck”
James Smith getting my teachers to expect me to [ __ ] enjoy reading of mice and men for instance that's the worst [ __… 1
“getting my teachers to expect me to [ __ ] enjoy reading of mice and men for instance that's the worst [ __ ] book i've ever read maybe why the why the [ __ ] is that in school curriculum you can feel me getting annoyed about this”
“getting your teachers to expect me to [ __ ] enjoy reading of mice and men for instance that's the worst [ __ ] book i've ever read”
Jason Portnoy i think one was of mice and men 1
“i think one was of mice and men”
Liam Neeson and i did a production of steinbeck's of mice and men 1
“and i did a production of steinbeck's of mice and men”
Sadie Stein I do remember reading of Men and it made I found it almost traumatic. I remember that. 1
“I do remember reading of Men and it made I found it almost traumatic. I remember that.”
Shaan Puri he he he didn't write to kill a mockingbird i'm saying his work is like it's like it's like did he write mi… 1
“he he he didn't write to kill a mockingbird i'm saying his work is like it's like it's like did he write mice and men i know he wrote like grapes of wrath it's just like a famous like american classic”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“but under his administration they banned The Adventures of Huck Finn To Kill a Mockingbird and ofm Men”
Other mentions (12: passing, ad reads, own books)
“She is Colombian and insists that she did not name me after the writer John Steinbeck. It was very traumatic in middle school when we read Of Mice and Men, and the teacher kept asking what Steinbeck thinking”
“of Men by John Steinbeck.”
“I'm telling you. Of mice and men. That's interesting.”
“It's like Lennie of Mice and Men but don't do but you do you have to like if you believe in the death penalty.”
“Yeah, because we’re f*cked up like Lenny from ‘Of Mice and Men’! You could do that to a puppy! Two puncture wounds to the neck before passing out, recall said, ‘Leave Monty alone; bring him back to his brother and sister; let him be happy.’”
“it was like of mice and meat”
“it could be they're concerned about a book being sexually explicit or maybe they're concerned about the treatment of race in Of Mice and Men”
“you're like of a mice and men yeah that's how you're painting me within 10 minutes of this you're a lenny and of mice and men”
“You're like yeah you're like of a mice and men Yeah that's how you're painting me within 10 minutes of this You're a lenny and of mice and men That's how you do”
“are you lenny from of mice and men is this brendan is this brennan shaw who owes me that thousand”
“you're like of a mice and men yeah that's how you're painting me you're like a lenny and of mice and men that's how you get that's exactly how you described me”
“you can be doing pornography or doing making your own Of Mice and Men at the house”