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This book is an entertaining and mildly insightful look at the world of books and words . . . Funny and strange all at the same time, Shelf Monkey is an addictive read by a talented writer.
Everyone makes a life list, even if it's written on the flap of a cigarette package and doesn't last any longer than it takes to smoke the last cig. For some of us, that list consists of a series of short-term goals like "lose five pounds," "cut down on T.V.," and "drink more water." For others, a life list is akin to a lifelong to-do list, containing things like "climb Mount Everest," "get married before 30," and "get my Masters." For Thomas Friesen, the main character in Shelf Monkey, his goals are simple: Get a job, make friends, and find a good book to curl up with.
And on one fateful day, Thomas feels he just might have achieved all three at once: He lands himself a job at READ, the newest "hypermegabookstore" to open in his city. Before long, discontent begins to simmer in the store, and the main target of the venom is Munroe Purvis, a talk-show host whose book club is, to put it lightly, offending the sensibilities of the "serious" bibliophiles like Friesen. A plan is cooked up to thwart Munroe's efforts.
This book is an entertaining and mildly insightful look at the world of books and words. It is a book for those of us who live and die by the written word and who define people by the books they read, for better or worse. Funny and strange all at the same time, Shelf Monkey is an addictive read by a talented writer.
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