John Steinback Appreciation

John Steinback is one of my favorite writers. Of course he is the author of one of my favorite books, Of Mice and Men. One of the things I really loved about his writing, is he made such a short book (good for me) but made it so dense with interesting writing, it was almost like I read two Harry Potter books combined. He sucks you into the book by not explaining everything. And I think he does in a way to make you feel like you don't even care about that either. Some books, you really want to figure everything out and the author intentionally lets you discover themes by yourself. John Steinback isn't like the with this book. He gives you a story about two dudes who go to work on a farm. That's it. Sure, they give them a small back story but it's all kind of laid back.

Another thing I liked about his writing in the book is he really knows how to get you how he wants you to feel. If it's supposed to be sad, trust me, IT'S REALLY SAD. (Spoiler Alert) I thought it was interesting how he took such a strong guy and made him relate to this small puppy. Of course the puppy dies, which got me almost devastated and soon he dies too. Steinback fits all these great emotions into a 90 page book which I think is borderline impossible.

So, I want to appreciate John Steinback for Of Mice of Men and his other great books. He's one of the writers that gave me a reason to read in middle school. So all I can say now is a great big THANKS!