By John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men
I enjoyed this book. It's got a great moral to it, and some incredibly insightful and deep dialogue throughout. The characters are very easy to enjoy...and hate. And the roller-coaster of events that lead to the finale really got me going. The unfortunate side, is that while I liked the book this second time around. I was tormented by this darkness that was a grudge against schools for shoving these "mandatory" books down our throats.
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