Una fábula exquisita, tierna y conmovedora.

Drifters, streetwise George and not-so-bright, but big and strong Lennie's ultimate goal is a place they can call home and their part of the American Dream. Steinbeck's understated, and exquisite modern classic set in the valleys and fields of California.

It feels a disservice to have read this famous tome within a single day; but also it shows that how much Steinbeck impacted the world of literature and wider, in a book that just tops 120 pages. A parable on what it is like to be a human being, that will live on forever. 7 out of 12.

2010 read

"Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?"

Wow. What a compelling and impactful read. Goodreads, I had planned a review of some sort, but nope, no can do on this one. I would have a field day in a discussion group with this book. There are just so many avenues your thoughts can venture down. My mind was all over the place! Good lawd, trying to narrow it down to highlight something that resonated or stirred me the most eventually led to discovering myself knee-deep in Buddhism research. I would explain how I got there, alas, I cannot. My fear is once I begin talking about it, I won’t be able to stop, I’ll remain entangled in a web of thought!

Note: Study Guide tidbit: The novel's title is inspired by a fragment from the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1757-1796) poem "To a Mouse": "The best laid schemes o’ Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley". It stated: The title suggests that humans and animals are fundamentally similar (an impression which is strengthened by the alliteration of "mice" and "men", which symbolically unites the two species) and that, despite our pretensions, we are still all animals deep down.