It's difficult to review this book, because there's just so much going on in the story, and it's all over the place, sometimes.

It's the story of two labourers travelling around the US looking for work. George is the relatively smart one, compared to his companion Lennie, who's a bit retarded. Lennie struggles to make sense of the world, while George tries to protect him from doing bad things. The two have a dream of one day earning enough money to buy their own ranch, and they believe this latest job will be the job that finally allows them to do it... if Lennie doesn't mess it up, like he does with everything else.

Lennie's a sad character, but he also possesses a childlike innocence about him. It's clear though, that he can't cope with the demands of their tough lifestyle. There's some racism in the story, with a negro character that everyone refers to as "Nigger", although Lennie can't understand why, but it's never fully explored in the story.

Like that character, there are lots of other loose ends, and I think the book could've been a little longer, so that they could've all been tied up properly (or they shouldn't have been introduced in the first place).