It took long enough, but I finally read this book, and though it's good the one overwhelming thought in my head is DEPRESSING. I'm just glad it was so short. Lennie and George are two friends - George is a small man but smart, while Lennie is a huge and extremely strong but with the intelligence of a child. They have spent their lives dreaming of having a place of their own, living off "the fat of the land", but Lennie's lack of control over his brute strength have landed them in trouble several times and forced them to remain on the move. Steinbeck paints a bleak portrait of the hardship of the time, as well as the myriad characters in life, and an unusual friendship. Most people probably would not like the ending, but I felt it was fitting and I don't think he could have ended it any other way.
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