![]() It wasn't that I wasn't enjoying William Hope's performance, because I listened to both from "cover to cover". I started with this one, then saw the Jake Gyllenhaal one advertised. The Performance As mentioned, I listened to two versions of this tale. I wouldn't say the same for Wrath, Mockingbird or Finn, and certainly I will read Of Mice and Men again, hopefully many times. ![]() I love the language, but I could easily never read this again. It can't have been too bad because I listened to two versions of it over a day! Overall, I think my prejudice is not a good guide. And, isn't it all about the story? Anyway, who am I to criticise the book. ![]() That leaves me this: awed by the language, but not so hot about the story. For me Fitzgerald has so successfully dismissed these glitzy cut-out figures, that I have no empathy for any of them, not even Dan. I just read Melinda's review (which I always read with interest). That's the point! But still, there's something I can't put my finger on that separates this from the true "Greats". I know it's about soulless people for whom, what it looks like is more important than what it is. But for me, it has always been missing something. It is regarded as a modern American classic, alongside "Grapes of Wrath", Huck Finn's Adventures and Scout's wondering at her father's integrity. The Book What can I say? It is one of the best known plots of modern times.
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