false 3186355 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/31/355/3186355-m-1255933990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/31/355/3186355-s-1255933990.jpg The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families. --Mari Malcolm]]> 1474628 16 2881737 book 6 3 2008 The Monsters of Templeton total:3334|5:532|4:1364|3:977|2:346|1:115| 3334 11854 5504 981 690619 3.59 3641 1071 15413104 349560 1850102 1401322255 9781401322250 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189183343m/1850102.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189183343s/1850102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1850102.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.53 129
So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story, this spellbinding novel is at its core a tale of how one town holds the secrets of a family.

In the wake of a wildly disastrous affair with her married archaeology professor, Willie Upton arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York, where her hippie-turned-born-again-Baptist mom, Vi, still lives. Willie expects to be able to hide in the place that has been home to her family for generations, but the monster's death changes the fabric of the quiet, picture-perfect town her ancestors founded. Even further, Willie learns that the story her mother had always told her about her father has all been a lie: he wasn't the random man from a free-love commune that Vi had led her to imagine, but someone else entirely. Someone from this very town.

As Willie puts her archaeological skills to work digging for the truth about her lineage, she discovers that the secrets of her family run deep. Through letters, editorials, and journal entries, the dead rise up to tell their sides of the story as dark mysteries come to light, past and present blur, old stories are finally put to rest, and the shocking truth about more than one monster is revealed.]]> 2008 0 30 false Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 10:23:18 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 16:21:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 17329247 662102 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.55 3085 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 1 12 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 14:24:28 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 28 09:29:49 -0700 2008
Anyway, I breezed through this book in a couple of days; it is a very quick, smooth read, heavy on plotting, which keeps the pages turning. However, I think its self-serio...more...]]> 10044146 275001 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 5 8 false Thu Dec 06 11:53:25 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 08:23:13 -0800 2007 more...]]> 23057020 219514 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 4 7 false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 11:41:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 17:07:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18862314 493204 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 2 8 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 28 12:40:22 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 16:23:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 14260149 166437 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 3 6 false Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 07:51:37 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 12:04:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 18579528 47013 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 1 7 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 07:22:28 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 11:45:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21069623 113980 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 2 3 false Sat Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 20:29:26 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 14:08:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 17801093 479633 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 3 5 false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 09:11:17 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 09:31:49 -0700 2008 Maybe it helps to read mediocre books so you truly appreciate a good book when it crosses your path. 1 star=unreadable, 2 stars=sorry to have wasted the time but did actually finish it, 3 stars is a notch above that and hey, that's not bad for a first-time author.

My complaints incl...more...]]> 14770276 266227 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 3 3 false Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 06 16:57:12 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 04:54:00 -0700 2008
The story begins as Willie (Wilhemi...more...]]> 39059759 923580 1850102 1401322255 9781401322250 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189183343m/1850102.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189183343s/1850102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1850102.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334
So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story, this spellbinding novel is at its core a tale of how one town holds the secrets of a family.

In the wake of a wildly disastrous affair with her married archaeology professor, Willie Upton arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York, where her hippie-turned-born-again-Baptist mom, Vi, still lives. Willie expects to be able to hide in the place that has been home to her family for generations, but the monster's death changes the fabric of the quiet, picture-perfect town her ancestors founded. Even further, Willie learns that the story her mother had always told her about her father has all been a lie: he wasn't the random man from a free-love commune that Vi had led her to imagine, but someone else entirely. Someone from this very town.

As Willie puts her archaeological skills to work digging for the truth about her lineage, she discovers that the secrets of her family run deep. Through letters, editorials, and journal entries, the dead rise up to tell their sides of the story as dark mysteries come to light, past and present blur, old stories are finally put to rest, and the shocking truth about more than one monster is revealed.]]> 2008 1 3 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 01 16:07:24 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 10:45:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 26220968 1273736 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 3 3 false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 11:16:42 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 15:49:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 26004530 647592 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 1 3 false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 07:30:22 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:43:29 -0700 2008
The second time was right after I finished reading The Wondrous Life of ...more...]]> 18678533 1025396 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 4 2 false Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 09:39:09 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 14:43:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18581047 1020983 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 2 2 false Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 07:44:06 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 21:25:31 -0700 2008 written? Quickly enough, however, even the narrative seemed relatively ho-hum. It's clea...more...]]> 14944648 683074 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 3 2 false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 17:20:35 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 14:31:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 42858598 37069 1850102 1401322255 9781401322250 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189183343m/1850102.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189183343s/1850102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1850102.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334
So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story, this spellbinding novel is at its core a tale of how one town holds the secrets of a family.

In the wake of a wildly disastrous affair with her married archaeology professor, Willie Upton arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York, where her hippie-turned-born-again-Baptist mom, Vi, still lives. Willie expects to be able to hide in the place that has been home to her family for generations, but the monster's death changes the fabric of the quiet, picture-perfect town her ancestors founded. Even further, Willie learns that the story her mother had always told her about her father has all been a lie: he wasn't the random man from a free-love commune that Vi had led her to imagine, but someone else entirely. Someone from this very town.

As Willie puts her archaeological skills to work digging for the truth about her lineage, she discovers that the secrets of her family run deep. Through letters, editorials, and journal entries, the dead rise up to tell their sides of the story as dark mysteries come to light, past and present blur, old stories are finally put to rest, and the shocking truth about more than one monster is revealed.]]> 2008 2 2 false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 19:48:35 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 13:46:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 57944660 1156396 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 4 1 false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 08:23:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 20:24:24 -0700 2009
There is also a real, traditional "sea" monster in the lake, though the role this creature plays in the ...more...]]> 48047838 1901026 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 1 6 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 16:47:13 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 18:43:47 -0700 2009
Update: I finished it. Learn a lesson from me. Do not make seeing how much more a book can possibly irritate you be your motivation for finishing it. It is not healthy.

See any of the other wonderful...more...]]> 16230779 799479 1474628 0434017841 9780434017843 899 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955m/1474628.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222962955s/1474628.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1474628.The_Monsters_of_Templeton 3.56 3334 The Time Traveler's Wife. With a clue to the mysterious identity of her father in hand, Willie turns her research skills to unearthing the secrets of the town in letters and pictures (which, "reproduced" in the book along with increasingly complete family trees, lend an air of historical authenticity). Lauren Groff's endearingly feisty characters imbue the story with enough intrigue to keep readers up long past bedtime, and reading groups will find much to discuss in its themes of "monsters," both in our towns and our families.

"Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end." - Stephen King]]> 2008 2 2 false Sat Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 04:58:59 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 05:02:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3186355