After a hot day yesterday, it was cool enough to have our book club potluck and discussion outside on our patio. Hal chose the book, Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, partly because he is a big Steinbeck fan, but also because he tried to outdo Bill by choosing the shortest book he could find. Bill likes his books short (not necessarily easy, though), and this one weighed in at 107 pages.
The discussion was thoughtful, and I think everyone liked the book, even if we had a variety of interpretations. One thing we noted was how much this novella sets up like a play. The action happens in four places, Steinbeck uses no inner dialogue with plenty of spoken dialogue.
Hal and I even watched the most recent movie after we finished reading it. I thought that this adaptation was very good. John Malkovich plays Lennie, Gary Sinise plays George and directs the film.
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