A review by ameliareadit
Busy Monsters by William Giraldi

1.0

If you picked up this book at the library, based on its graphic cover and comparison to Vonnegut, like I have... put it back down. The main character/narrator is a pretentious ass-hat who has seemingly no idea how relationships work. It's the kind of guy you turn down at a bar, who then follows you around the rest of the evening, not close enough for you to say anything, but definitely on purpose to make you uncomfortable. The way he talks about his fiance will make most women's skin crawl. The first time they meet, could not stop rolling my eyes at his tired pick-up-lines and feigned chivalry. I can't believe this was published. Put it down and walk away, confident in knowing you are not missing anything.