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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9781565117709
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 1565117700
Label: Highbridge Audio
Manufacturer: Highbridge Audio
Number Of Items: 3
Book Pages: 180
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Studio: Highbridge Audio

Of Mice and Men was John Steinbeck's first masterpiece. Originally published in 1937, it's the timeless story of George Milton and Lennie Small, ranch hands who drift from job to job, always one step ahead of the law and a few dollars from the poorhouse. George is small, wiry, sharp-tongued and quick-tempered; slow witted Lennie is his opposite?an immense man, brutishly strong but naturally docile, a giant with the mind of a child. Despite their difference, George and Lennie are bound together by a shared vision: their own small farm, where they'll raise cows, pigs, chickens, and rabbits, where they'll be their own bosses and live off the fat of the land.

When they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley, the dream at last seems within reach. If they can just save up a little money. . . . But their hopes, like "the best-laid schemes of mice and men," begin to go awry. The story unfolds with the power and inevitability of a Greek tragedy, as Lennie commits an accidental murder, and George, in a riveting, deeply moving finale, must do what he can to make things turn our right.

Customer Rating:
Review Summary: magic is created
Review: It's undisputed that Steinbeck's novel is a gem of its own rights. Add to that Gary Sinise, a great actor who very obviously has a soft spot for this particular book (Gary Sinise has done Of Mice And Men on stage as well as for the movies) and it's magic that is created.

One man's voice turns from narrating to snarky to hatefilled to sad with a burden too heavy to carry in the span of moments. It's a brilliant interpretation Gary Sinise is delivering. I couldn't stop listening and was carried to a place where sycamore leaves were rustling under my feet. Amazing!

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautifully read . . .
Review: For those who have never read Of Mice and Men AND for those who have - this is an exquisitely read version of Steinbeck's classic tale.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Of Mice and Men, Gary Sinise is awesome!
Review: I teach special ed and in the past have used the old cassette version our school's media center supplied. Compared to Gary Sinise on CD, it was awful! My students were riveted by Sinise's delivery. He more than did justice to Steinbeck's classic tale.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Gary Sinise And John Steinbeck. Absolutely Masterful !Thanks John!
Review: My good mate John at Matilda's book store in Mount Waverley loaned me this audio book and I was totally mesmerized by it. I always knew that Gary Sinise was a great actor but I had no idea of just how good a book narrator he is. He recites all of the character voices himself and you would swear that there must be different people speaking, such is his mastery of the English Language, dialect and enunciation. I listened to this book through my stereo headphones and it was like Mr. Sinise was in the room with me reading this book aloud. A true masterpiece and thanks a lot John for this audio book.I think you have great taste in Literature.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Very Enjoyable
Review: My 7th grade son with reading problems needed to read this book for english class. This was very helpful to him. He followed along in the book as it was read to him and was able to absorb and actually enjoy the story. I will be buying more books for him this way.

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