A review by lazygal
Monkeys by Susan Minot
3.0
I hate books that are blurbed with a comparison to [b:Catcher in the Rye|5107|The Catcher in the Rye|J.D. Salinger|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1398034300l/5107._SY75_.jpg|3036731]. Just hate it. The reality is, these are never really like Catcher, it's the reviewer/publisher trying to cash in on the universality of Salinger's book (and by "universality" I mean that it seem that 99% of all Americans have had to read/analyze the text).
On to Monkeys... it's more like [b:Lark Rise to Candleford|511208|Lark Rise to Candleford|Flora Thompson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585089129l/511208._SY75_.jpg|1704934] than Catcher: small slices of life with almost nothing happening so you have to create the plot in your own mind. It's a literary device that I sort of like, and in this case it's done well. However ultimately the book didn't leave me feeling like I'd read anything (possibly it's the size, which is more novella than novel). I'll read more of [a:Susan Minot|22476|Susan Minot|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1288295839p2/22476.jpg]'s work, but perhaps not just now.
On to Monkeys... it's more like [b:Lark Rise to Candleford|511208|Lark Rise to Candleford|Flora Thompson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585089129l/511208._SY75_.jpg|1704934] than Catcher: small slices of life with almost nothing happening so you have to create the plot in your own mind. It's a literary device that I sort of like, and in this case it's done well. However ultimately the book didn't leave me feeling like I'd read anything (possibly it's the size, which is more novella than novel). I'll read more of [a:Susan Minot|22476|Susan Minot|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1288295839p2/22476.jpg]'s work, but perhaps not just now.