Sunday, November 1, 2009
Shelf Monkey - Corey Redekop
This is a very very funny novel. It has a rapid fire style which never seems to run out of ammunition aimed at best-sellers self-servingly hyped by high profile literary wanna-bes. The narrator is a likable fellow who loves to read and needs work so logically gets himself a job at a bookstore. Sounds rational, sane? Ahh, but there the rub begins. He meets some kindred spirits at the store and begins to make choices that most would consider unwise. If the narrator and the author have anything in common besides a wicked sense of humour Redekop should be firmly locked in a padded cell next to his favourite shelf monkey...although I hope that is not the case as I look forward to reading more of Redekop`s original wackey work.
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One of my favourite reads from earlier this year!
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ReplyDeleteIf you liked this book you would definately like Come Thou Tortoise, The Flying Troutsman and even another ode to books, The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon or The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Sooo many books...so little time!
I have TFT waiting in line to be read. Haven't heard of The Angel's Game but an "ode to books" sounds good to me! The Thirteenth Tale was recently recommended by a friend. My stack of want to reads, gows and grows!
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