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Violence
A lot
Of Mice and Men: a woman is accidentally killed; the ending involves a mercy killing
Language
Some
Of Mice and Men: Depression-era vernacular including period racial slurs
Sexual Content
Barely any
Of Mice and Men: Curley's wife's sexuality is a plot element
Substance Use
Some
Drinking throughout Cannery Row's setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of friendship, the impossibility of dreams, mercy, and the loneliness of the dispossessed
What this book is about
An omnibus of two Steinbeck novels. Of Mice and Men (PG-13) ends with Lennie's death and contains a woman's murder; Cannery Row (PG) is a warmer portrait of a community of outsiders. The collection rates based on the darker volume.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Murder and mercy killing
Period racial slurs
Devastating ending
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