Book 20: Practical Demonkeeping
I’ve been procrastinating. One of the challenges of the book-a-week challenge is the lack of any down time in between books to simply sit back and savour my enjoyment of the book I just finished. Sometimes I become so absorbed into a book that it almost becomes part of me (or, more accurately, I become part of it) and it takes a few days to find my way back to earth, and reality. I am particularly susceptible to book-absorption with fantasy novels*, which this book is. I don’t know if that’s why I’ve been procrastinating, but it sounds good, doesn’t it?
This was a cute, fun little story, which you can pretty much guess from the cover. But I was pleasantly surprised to find Christopher Moore occasionally channeling Douglas Adams, one of my favourite authors of all time. Every now and then I could detect some definite under-tones of Hitchhiker’s Guide, which, frankly, made me a little sentimental. Actually, maybe I should read Hitchhiker’s Guide next? (For the twentieth time.)
I have to thank my friend Erin for recommending this one. I will definitely be reading more Christopher Moore. “More Moore”. Ha! I like it!
*I’m looking at you, Guy Kay!
Rating: Borrow it. If you like him, buy it and start your collection.