Of Mice and Men Readalong #OfMiceAndMenReadalong discussion

Hi Everyone! Welcome! Thank you so much for joining Of Mice and Men Readalong! I'm so glad that you are here. Please do introduce yourself.

I'm Lisa of Troy and will be hosting this readalong. This will be my first time reading this book so I am very excited to dive in. Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts on this read!

There will be another thread called, "Readalong Discussion (no spoilers/spoilers keeping pace with readalong)." That will be where you can log in and view/post discussion for the book.

Howdy. I am Chaplain Walle. I am happy to be here. I have never read this book and I am looking forward to it.
Thanks so much for the invitation Lisa!

Be Blessed

Hey ! This is Daisy!
Thanks for the invite (Chaplain)
I liked reading challenges and I loved the way you mentioned day by day chapter by chapter
But I can't read in April cuz in April I can't do anything other than studying for my public examination.
So You guys enjoy the challenge
I will join in may and we'll read some other book.
I am hoping to read with u guys.
Byeee

Hi! This is Anjali.
Thank you for the invite Lisa, I can't wait to read and share thoughts on the book!

Hello, I'm Kay. 🌸
Thank you Lisa for the invite. I've always wanted to read this book!

Dave from Hartlepool in England. First time reading but heard a lot about it. Can't wait!

My name is Shel and I’m from Texas. I read this book in high school but that was many years ago so I’m excited to read it again. I remember it being one of my favorites of the year, which I think was junior year 🤔 Thank you super much for the invite!! Looking forward to it!!

Hello. This is George.
John Steinbeck is my favorite author and always enjoy talking about his books. The Grapes of Wrath is my all-time favorite book by far and have read and/or listened to it many times. I have read Mice and Men a couple of times and look forward to the discussion. I am rural based and my parents were Depression era children and young adults. The impacted them for their entire lives and they passed many of those traits to their seven children. That is one of the reasons that Steinbeck resonates with me.

Hello all. Another Texan here. This is my first time to try a read-along and first time to read this book. It will contribute to my 3 classics a year minimum which is nice.

Lisa of Troy wrote: "Hi Everyone! Welcome! Thank you so much for joining Of Mice and Men Readalong! I'm so glad that you are here. Please do introduce yourself.

I'm Lisa of Troy and will be hosting this readalong. Thi..."

I am looking forward to reading this book. Coincidentally, I just bought this book so I am ready to go. I may get a bit of a headstart on it though I am currently reading Blindness by Jose Saramago which I will finish before I start Of Mice and Men.... Thanks for the invite. I have joined a couple of other group reads but was a lurker and did not participate so I am now determined to join in.

Hi. I've read this one a couple times and have seen two film adaptations; despite its brevity and simplicity I'm sure we can find some interesting things to discuss about it.

My favorite Steinbeck novel so far has been Cannery Row.

Hi, I'm Najeefa. Thanks Chaplain for the readalong invite but, I've already read this book last year. Still I joined this group for having a discussion about it as you people readalong. looking forward to a great reading discussion, thanks.

Thanks for the invite Lisa. I'm Michael and I live in Utah. I tried to read several of Steinbeck's books when I lived in Monterrey but sadly i'm a slow reader. I look forward to reading this and hearing the insights from the group.

Hello! this is Pavithraja. Thank u Lisa for the invite. This is my first time reading this book. I hope I will enjoy the reading dicussion

Hello! This is Joe. Thanks Lisa for the invitation. This will be my third time reading this book.

Hi I am Maureen. Looking forward to reading this. I read it a long time ago in High School.
Thanks for the invite Lisa

Hi! I am looking forward to this discussion Of Mice and Men. I finished it last night and enjoyed it very much.

Hi I'm Sam and I'm from Essex in England. I've not read this book for quite a long time so I am looking forward to revisiting it with you all.

Hi. John Steinbeck is one of my favourite authors. I read and loved this book a few yrs ago and curious to visit it again. Thanks Lisa

Hi, thanks for the invite! I've read the book and seen the movie, but both were so long ago I don't remember much. I'm excited to read it again!

I’m Liz. I read this book years ago but don’t really remember much about it. My reading tastes have changed a lot since then so I’m interested in rereading it and joining in the discussion. Thanks for the invite Lisa.

Thanks for the invite Lisa! I'm Sam and the timing of this readalong couldn't be more perfect. I just completed finding secondhand copies of Steinbeck's Centennial editions and I've only read Cannery Row so far. Excited to pick up another off the shelf and have discussion to go along with it :)

Hi Sam, I liked how Cannery Row used some vignettes to add weight and interest to the main story.

What did you think of that one?

Hi everyone! My name’s Matthew, currently between places (long story!) and I’ve really enjoyed Lisa’s other readalongs. This is the first one that I haven’t read before so I’m really looking forward to diving into it later in the month.

Hello lovelies! I’m Beatrice you can call me Bea! I’m so happy to be hear I love classics and I love this book ^-^

J wrote: "Hi Sam, I liked how Cannery Row used some vignettes to add weight and interest to the main story.

What did you think of that one?"

Hi J! I really enjoyed it. Despite the amount of tragedies, something about the neighborhood and the characters' relationships were wholesome and nostalgic.

Hello everyone! It's my first Steinbeck and on my tbr list for quite a while. Looking forward to the readalong with all of you!
A very motivating idea, a structured deadline is something I can work with very well. :)

Hello from Goyo , Love me some John Steinbeck ..Mice of Men will be great fun re read . Thanks for the add.

Hi everyone! I'm Kristin and this is my first read-along. This has been on my Classics TBR for a long time so I'm excited to get into it. I finally read East of Eden last year and loved it so I'm interested to see Steinbeck in much shorter form!

Hello fellow reader,

I'm Vignesh, and thank you for inviting me for this read along.

'The Pearl' was the first Steinbeck work which I read. But to be honest, most of the themes went over my head. So looking forwards to reading 'Of Mice and Men' along with you all.

Hi, I’m Nate. I was told there would be rabbits.

Hi ! i'm Lina from France. I read this book back when i was in middle school. I remember i loved it. I'm happy to participate in this read-along and reread this book !

Hi, I'm Jakub. Read the novel twenty years back, I'm happy about this opportunity to revisit it