Octagon, BoltonJohn Steinbeck's 1937 novel makes a great story but a long-winded drama (as well as, twice, a film). It turns around one unresolvable conflict " between (wo)man and the wide open, empty spaces of the United States. George and his learning-disabled companion, Lennie, pitch up to work on a ranch in rural California. They are dominated by The Boss, bullied by his son, unsettled by the son's wife and accep…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM on February 2, 2013