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Apr 21, 2011
Kent
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This was the first book in the Monk series. It is not quite as good as the other, later books in the series, but good nevertheless.
The story is that since Monk's house is being fumigated, he moves in with his assistant, Natalie. When a local firehouse dog is killed, Monk investigates. He discovers there was also a fatal house fire on the same night and feels they are all tied together somehow. If only he could figure out how. So it takes digging through garbage to find out, plus maki More...
The story is that since Monk's house is being fumigated, he moves in with his assistant, Natalie. When a local firehouse dog is killed, Monk investigates. He discovers there was also a fatal house fire on the same night and feels they are all tied together somehow. If only he could figure out how. So it takes digging through garbage to find out, plus maki More...
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Apr 29, 2011
Keri ★TX
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This was a wonderful tv-novelization of USA's Monk series. Goldberg really seemed to get at the heart of Monk's OCD issues, perhaps more so than what you would see on the show. Told through the eyes of his personal assistant Natalie Teager, it was so much easier to sympathize with her helping to care for Monk so he can function in daily life. Monk was forced to move in with Natalie and her daughter Julie while his place was being fumigated for termites. In turn, this forced Natlie and Monk to be
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Feb 01, 2012
Phillip
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Let me begin by saying that about a year ago, my family and I got into the hit-television show Monk shortly after we signed up for Netflix. What followed was a two month-long blur in which we worked through all eight seasons of the show. By the end of it, we were exhausted, amused, and had grown fond of an obsessive compulsive detective (who, coincidentally, looked a lot like an Arabic man from our church). It was my younger sister who discovered that Lee Goldberg wrote a series of novels based
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Apr 21, 2011
Dan
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Admittedly, writing about a book based on a television detective won't do much for my literary credibility but, I said I was going to write about all of the books I read this year and this was the second one I read. I think you'll find as the year goes by, assuming that I keep this up, that I read a lot of different types of books and that there is nothing that is either too lo or too high brow for my attention.
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I'm assuming that anyone reading this is probably at least a little famil More...
Apr 21, 2011
Chiquita
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Saya selalu suka baca novel misteri, terutama yang detektifnya eksentrik seperti Hercule Poirot dan Adrian Monk.
Saya tau Mr.Monk pertama kali dari film serial di Star World. Sayangnya jam tayangnya sangat nggak kondusif, selalu tabrakan sama jam sekolah atau lesnya Luna.
Adrian Monk terkenal sebagai "Obsessive, Compulsive Detective"
Kejeniusannya dibarengi dengan sifat yang aneh. Monk sangat mendewakan keteraturan dan higienitas. Dia juga sangat suka dengan More...
Saya tau Mr.Monk pertama kali dari film serial di Star World. Sayangnya jam tayangnya sangat nggak kondusif, selalu tabrakan sama jam sekolah atau lesnya Luna.
Adrian Monk terkenal sebagai "Obsessive, Compulsive Detective"
Kejeniusannya dibarengi dengan sifat yang aneh. Monk sangat mendewakan keteraturan dan higienitas. Dia juga sangat suka dengan More...
Apr 21, 2011
Nicole
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I am a big fan of the Monk series on USA; it's funny, Monk's quirky, he solves crimes with the smallest shred of evidence. When I noticed they were going to be releasing books following the same story, I quickly jumped at the chance to read one, eager to see what new plot lines they would invent and to travel with Mr. Monk as he solves crimes beyond the realm of the TV show. I was not disappointed. These series of books by Lee Goldberg are narrated from Natalie's perspective and they are righ
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Apr 21, 2011
Mary
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Jul 21, 2011
Alex
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I decided to start back over and read these in order, since it was bothering me that I read #4 and then #8 first. (Just call me Monk...)
This one was definitely the funniest of the 3 I've read so far - I literally laughed out loud in so many parts. This one was adapted into the episode "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing", and now I really want that episode to come on TV so I can watch it again.
This one was definitely the funniest of the 3 I've read so far - I literally laughed out loud in so many parts. This one was adapted into the episode "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing", and now I really want that episode to come on TV so I can watch it again.
Apr 21, 2011
Laura
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This is the first book in the Monk series of novels, and it's a good introduction to the series. You don't need to have seen the TV show to enjoy the book - you can get a good grasp of the characters just by reading the first chapter. In this novel, Mr. Monk's assistant's daughter Julie asks Monk to investigate the killing of a firehouse dog. A larger mystery unfolds than just the death of a dog, and Mr. Monk solves things in his characteristically charming (and obsessive) way. Unlike a lot of t
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Apr 21, 2011
Carol
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This book is an episode of the TV Series. I really love the TV series. This was my first and I really liked it. Natalie's character, who narrates, seems a little different than in the show which makes sense since you can see more of her personal thoughts and feelings in 'her' writing than in the show. Still, I recommend both the show and the book. I will probably read the rest of the series now. If you've seen the episode, you will know what happens. In fact, I found some things in the book th
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Apr 21, 2011
Marissa
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Classic Monk - funny and a little ridiculous. Lots of references easily tie it into the show (Zone 9!!), and it is interesting to get a deeper insight into Natalie's perspective on her job, as she is the narrator of the book. She also provides some more information on the perspectives of Stottlemeyer and Disher that, although alluded to in the show, are more explicitly stated here.
Apr 21, 2011
Indah "Threez"
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LOLROTF too!
Well, if you don't know Adrian Monk because you don't see every episode of Monk TV series like me, you will know him very well after you read this book. Mr. Goldberg's description of his Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder is very detail... You'll be symphatize Natalie Teeger, Monk's private assistant. She must deal with Monk almost 24 hours a day in this book, because she let the Genius but Troubled Detective moved to her house.
It started with the murder of a dog, More...
Well, if you don't know Adrian Monk because you don't see every episode of Monk TV series like me, you will know him very well after you read this book. Mr. Goldberg's description of his Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder is very detail... You'll be symphatize Natalie Teeger, Monk's private assistant. She must deal with Monk almost 24 hours a day in this book, because she let the Genius but Troubled Detective moved to her house.
It started with the murder of a dog, More...
May 05, 2011
Klava
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Good book for a big fan of the show, and written by one of the show's writers, it develops the characters pretty well, though the numerous grammatical mistakes distracted me quite a bit from the story. Overall, a good read for the Monk fan!
Jun 20, 2011
Melita
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bagussss... berawal dari keinginan Monk untuk menyelidiki pembunuhan seekor anjing eh ternyata kasusnya merembet sampaI ke permasalahan harta karun dan pembunuhan-pembunuhan lainnya... Dan seperti biasanya, Monk berhasil mengungkap siapa pembunuhnya :)
Apr 21, 2011
Afsana
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This was another great Mr monk book
Who would hav thought of the reason behind the death of a dog and where the investigation would lead
It was fun and great to see how natalie views things and Mr monks Phobia's in greater detail!!
Though in the books it seems to cause greater problems
Can't remember if this one or the others Read them a year or so ago where natalie parking car but has to be exactly in the middle of the 2 cars that she is parking betwe More...
Who would hav thought of the reason behind the death of a dog and where the investigation would lead
It was fun and great to see how natalie views things and Mr monks Phobia's in greater detail!!
Though in the books it seems to cause greater problems
Can't remember if this one or the others Read them a year or so ago where natalie parking car but has to be exactly in the middle of the 2 cars that she is parking betwe More...
Oct 26, 2011
Elaine
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Wonderful, humorous writing. I chuckled and laughed my way through this book. This is the first "Mr. Monk" book I've read but it will not be the last. Highly recommended!
Apr 21, 2011
Ivon
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3,5 stars
deskripsi dalam buku ini sangat kuat dan menarik untuk dibaca. begitu pula ada beberapa bagian kalimat yang cukup lucu untuk dibaca. ada beberapa catatan kaki agar pembaca tidak kebingunan dengan benda-benda khas Amerika, namun tetap saja masih kurang untuk bagian produk-produknya, seperti kleenex, wet ones, atau majalah yang terbit disana. akan pembaca akan kebingunan ketika satu tokoh mengambil satu majalah yang membuat tokohnya berkomentar tentang dada supermodel. apa itu More...
deskripsi dalam buku ini sangat kuat dan menarik untuk dibaca. begitu pula ada beberapa bagian kalimat yang cukup lucu untuk dibaca. ada beberapa catatan kaki agar pembaca tidak kebingunan dengan benda-benda khas Amerika, namun tetap saja masih kurang untuk bagian produk-produknya, seperti kleenex, wet ones, atau majalah yang terbit disana. akan pembaca akan kebingunan ketika satu tokoh mengambil satu majalah yang membuat tokohnya berkomentar tentang dada supermodel. apa itu More...
Jul 28, 2011
I've read almost every novel in this series. They're faithful to the much-missed television series which I loved, so I loved Goldberg's Mr. Monk books, too.
Jun 23, 2011
Natalie
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I finally got around to reading the first one (after reading 6 others). I can see how the later books are more developed but this one was good anyway.
Nov 11, 2011
KateCarlisle
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If you're a fan of the series, you'll enjoy this humorous mystery told from the point of view of Natalie Teeger. Lots of fun!
Jan 26, 2012
Ellie
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This really reminded me of the TV series, which makes sense as Lee Goldberg was apparently a writer for Monk. It was very good. I'm not sure what I think about Natalie's POV, though. Judgement reserved until later, har har. I'd suggest watching the TV series first, instead of the books, because some of the descriptions for some of the people aren't very good, seeing as you're supposed to know them from the TV series. Plus it's just so much funnier if you know the TV characters and can picture th
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Aug 18, 2011
Terri
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It's getting a little scary how much I relate to Mr. Monk! LOL :) Thank you, Lee Goldberg, for keeping him alive.
Apr 21, 2011
Phil
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I read most of this while sitting on the beach in Rehoboth, DE. The entire book, and I presume the series as well, is told from the POV of Natalie Tieger, assistnant to Mr. Monk. I enjoyed it immensely as light, fun, simple read for long weekend. The TV show was one of my all time favorites. I was given more books from this series as Christmas gifts in 2010 and I actually look forward to reading them for a laugh.
Apr 21, 2011
Rachel
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A book based on the television series Monk. In this book Monk's apartment is being fumigated so he goes to live with his assistant Natalie and her duaghter Julie. Julie is upset because someone murdered a dog at a local firehouse and Monk agrees to solve the case. This leads Monk to being involved in the case of a woman who was murdered before her hosue was set on fire. A light mystery but I still enjoyed it though it was a bit odd having the story told from Natalies point of view.
Apr 21, 2011
Denise
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I love Adrian Monk! I was afraid when I saw this and another Monk mystery paperback that I would be disappointed in them, but I figured for 50 cents a piece, it was worth a dollar to risk the disappointment! :-)
But this book had him pegged! It was as if I could see the entire story unfolding in my mind. It was a wonderful reading experience. If you are an Adrian Monk fan, I highly recommend this series. If you're not an Adrian Monk fan, I suggest you become one. LOL! :-)
But this book had him pegged! It was as if I could see the entire story unfolding in my mind. It was a wonderful reading experience. If you are an Adrian Monk fan, I highly recommend this series. If you're not an Adrian Monk fan, I suggest you become one. LOL! :-)
