Review
There are very few books that make me cry by Of Mice and Men is one of them. I remember the first time I read this book in 9th grade. I was so moved by it and then someone ruined it and told me the Lenny dies. I was devastated. Like Sirius Black, another devastation in the years to come, I had grown attached to the character and to lose him in such a tragic way was had to bear. Besides, Steinbeck's way with words I think the connection he created (good or bad) with these characters is what keeps me coming back.
However, this time I listened to the book narrated by Gary Sinise who played George in the 1992 adaptation. Despite being from Chicago he has the perfect drawl to read Of Mice and Men and lays out the story for the reader with tenderness, almost as if he is bracing the listener for what is about to befall them.
Overall it was a great narration for a wonderful classic.
This review was originally posted on First Impressions Reviews