A review by leialocks
Love in Infant Monkeys by Lydia Millet

1.0

This book has been on to read list so long I forgot what it was about and who referred to me. When I did remember, I understand why I didn't like it. It was recommended by an ex-employee that I didn't really get along with. I have no idea why she thought I would like this book. It is my fault for starting to read it without checking the back cover. From there, I would have known it wasn't really my speed. The book is a selection of short stories about celebrities and animals. The stories are inspired by small anecdotes found in new stories or gossip magazines. Tesla's fascination with pigeons, Edison killing an elephant, and Madonna hunting pheasant to name a few. The anecdotes are too small to add any substance. I wasn't sure the point of most of the stories. Nothing really happened in any of them. Or maybe I didn't get the allegory.