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Monster
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
11 posts | 22 read | 9 to read
Meet Monster. Meet Judy. Two humans who don't like each other much, but together must fight dragons, fire-breathing felines, trolls, Inuit walrus dogs, and a crazy cat lady - for the future of the universe. Monster runs a pest control agency. He's overworked and has domestic troubles - like having the girlfriend from hell. Judy works the night shift at the local Food Plus Mart. Not the most glamorous life, but Judy is happy. No one bothers her and if she has to spell things out for the night-manager every now and again, so be it. But when Judy finds a Yeti in the freezer aisle eating all the Rocky Road, her life collides with Monster's in a rather alarming fashion. Because Monster doesn't catch raccoons; he catches the things that go bump in the night. Things like ogres, trolls, and dragons. Oh, and his girlfriend from Hell? She actually is from Hell.
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TheBookgeekFrau
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2w
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HarkatMulds
Monster | A. Lee Martinez

you know what seperates humanity from the other beasts of this world? It's not the ability to make tools or complex language or anything else you tell yourselves. Humans are unique in all this world because they're the only creatures that can make themselves miserable. You do it by expecting to be happy. You're so busy thinking about happiness, obsessing about finding it and why it isn't where you expect it to be, that you miss the point.

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HarkatMulds
Monster | A. Lee Martinez

"...what you fail to understand is that everything you consider to be you, except for that rather silly imaginary part you call consciousness, is merely bits and pieces borrowed from the universe, and to the universe it will all return. You had no beginning, and you will have no ending. Everything that is you has always been and will always be."

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HarkatMulds
Monster | A. Lee Martinez

"...life wasn't even that bad. Just not very good, which in some ways was even worse. When you were at the bottom, you could work your way up. When you were at the top, you could gaze forward to the future with optimism. But the middle was tough. The middle was where it was to easy to be lazy and cynical at the same time."

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Becca.in.a.book
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
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So I listened to this book while my hubby finished his work. I was kinda eh about this book in the beginning, then it got good, then it got dumb at the end. I thought Monster‘s character would develop, but I was sadly disappointed at the end during the last chapter. Ugh such potential....

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Becca.in.a.book
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
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Listening to audiobooks and waiting for the kids to come out. I don‘t know how I feel about this book...

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RealBooks4ever
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
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We‘re talking ice-cream eating yetis, giant multi-headed snakes, Japanese ogres, walrus dogs, snarling goat-headed creatures, and the like. MONSTER had me smiling all the way through! #monstermonday #hallowreads

JoeStalksBeck I love his books! 7y
mcipher Sounds fun!! 7y
RealBooks4ever @mcipher Loads of fun!! 7y
BibliophileMomma Oh I wanna read this. Do you own this bookwife @JoeStalksBeck ❓❗️❓ 7y
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Craftylikefox
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
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#asidefrombooks
Terrible at selfies, more importantly, look at my dog!
Favorite hobby: hiking, mini golf, knit
Favorite drink: Coffee
Favorite food: Tacos
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite city: Portland, ME
Dream House Location: By a lake in Maine with a yard for dogs
Favorite Accessory: pocket watch necklace
Favorite TV show: Murder She Wrote, Scooby Doo
Last Movie saw in Theaters: Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Currently reading: Monster

britt_brooke Love this photo! 🐶💚 7y
LauraBeth Great pic! 7y
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JPeterson
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
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When you have a self-aware fuzzy beast. 😼

**It was discovered this weekend that our cat placed this book in her little cat house. 😹

JanuarieTimewalker13 Hahahahaha!!! 7y
LeahBergen 😂😂 7y
Zelma What is she trying to say? 🤔😆 7y
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Jess Hilarious 7y
Susanita Fantastic! 7y
bitterbear 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 7y
DebinHawaii That is awesome! 🐱❤️ 7y
AlaMich The best thing I've heard/seen all week!! 😂 7y
Eyelit 😺🤣😸 7y
JPeterson @Zelma To not be deceived by her sweet appearance...she really knows her true self. 😉 7y
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NovelGirl82
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
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Listened to some of this fun gem while sweating it out at the gym this morning! Now I'm off to shower then spend some much needed girl time with my bestie! I hope you're all having an awesome Saturday, Litsy fam!!

Megabooks 👍🏻👍🏻 8y
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Lchnessmnstr
Monster | A. Lee Martinez
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This was my first peek into A. Lee Martinez's imagination but it sucked in me in as a huge fan. It's not complicated or heavy but it's fun, thoughtful, and clever. Start here but keep reading!