An official synopsis:

“The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream–a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie, struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy, becomes a victim of his own strength.”

This is the fast paced story of two friends, Lennie and George. I was indeed fascinated by the diversity of our two protagonists, especially the way Lennie’s character was described. It was extremely beautiful - it even had me in tears a couple of times.

I devoured this book in a couple of days because the story totally had me at the edge of my seat. The ending was unexpected and tragic.

All in all, I really loved the story, especially the diversity of characters and landscape. I’m so glad I got a chance to read this tragic yet beautiful story and it was surely a 5 star read!

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