This book really stuck with me when I read it in middle school. But it doesn't really hold up! I get that we're seeing the world of these male ranch hands, so it's probably pretty accurate with how these guys would view women at the time, but I hate it. Women are purely just props in this world and not worthy of exploring. The women are just tarts and tramps and crazy and trouble. Curley's wife doesn't even get a name! I also had a lot more sympathy for Lennie when I was younger, but it's actually really scary and sad to think about being in Curley's wife's situation. I still recognize the impact this book has, but it's also just miserable and awful.