Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
There’s nothing Steinbeck does better than tell the stories of disenfranchised Americans trying, usually in vain, to better themselves. In Of Mice and Men – one of the most controversial books of the last century, going from banned to compulsory reading in the space of a few years – two farmhands navigate the murky waters of the Great Depression, fighting prejudice, poverty and outright violence. This book is a tear-jerker for many reasons, but the greatest comes at the end, and we wouldn’t want to give that away...