Of Mice and Men

By: John Steinbeck

Narrated by: Gary Sinise

Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels. Here is Steinbeck’s dramatic adaptation of his novel-as-play, which received the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1937-1938 and has featured a number of actors who have played the iconic roles of George and Lennie on stage and film, including James Earl Jones, John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, this classic story of an unlikely pair, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression who grasp for their American Dream, profoundly touches readers/listeners and audiences alike. George and his simple-minded friend Lenny dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own - a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come to work on a ranch in the fertile Salinas Valley of California, their hopes, like “the best laid schemes o’mice an’ men”, begin to go awry.

Of Mice and Men also represents an experiment in form, as Steinbeck described his work, “a kind of playable novel, written in novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands”. A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films.

©1937 John Steinbeck (P)2011 Penguin

Critic reviews

"Of Mice and Men is a thriller, a gripping tale running to novelette length that you will not set down until it is finished. It is more than that; but it is that.... In sure, raucous, vulgar Americanism, Steinbeck has touched the quick in his little story." (The New York Times)

"Brutality and tenderness mingle in these strangely moving pages.... The reader is fascinated by a certainty of approaching doom." (Chicago Tribune)

"A short tale of much power and beauty. Mr. Steinbeck has contributed a small masterpiece to the modern tough-tender school of American fiction." (Times Literary Supplement, London)

Great novel,

No wonder this is a classic. I need to read more books like it.

AMAZING!!

i used this for a school project and it was amazing!! I had troible reading a paper copy, so this auido book was a GOD. SEND.

Great Story and Good Reader 👍

The book is short and sweet. I was dreading reading it because I was assigned it for summer reading, but I ended up finishing the whole thing in one sitting! I really enjoyed listening to the story teller as well as hearing the actual book. I really loved the plot, but I appreciate that the was reader that was able to bring the characters as well as the timeline and emotion to life. You should read it 😋

Just as great as I remembered.

It's been a long time since I've read this book and it's just as moving as I remembered. One difference from my childhood reading is the realization of how lonely everyone is, and the lengths that they would go to find companionship... Even at the expense of their peace of mind. I don't think I realized that when I was younger. Great story and Gary Sinise did an excellent job telling it.

how come he did that

(spoiler) how could he shoot him like that? i would never even dream of doing something like that. i feel betrayed.

Classic narrated perfectly

I love the powerful impact of this book. I was looking for something to listen, not too long. When I came across this and saw it was narrated by Sinise, I couldn't resist. I wasn't disappointed.

ouch

it was a wonderful book, the ending was heart wrenching, but i guess that's a good thing.

there is a reason it's a classic.

You really get to know the characters , and you can feel their hopes and dreams and struggles and you can feel the Joy Frustration hope laughter I'm sorrow

Brilliant

This was an amazing story. I cried at the end and would recommend it to anybody. Gary Sinise is the perfect narrator!

Very powerfull story

Just a very powerfull story, mist read if you haven’t.

Audiobook read by Gary Sinise is amazing, right on the edge of my seat while he is narrating.