What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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ABANDONED. Horror(?) A man purchases an item of some type from possibly an antique store and ends up with a monkey on his back he can't get rid of. Spoilers ahead.
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Interesting! I guess he could have seen a doctor, but I feel as if he purchased an item of some kind and then tried to return it. I'm fairly certain he had a monkey on his back for most of the book that caused him to be bent over. I did get VERY excited to see someone had responded, but I don't think this is the same story. If the protagonist DOES end up with a monkey on his back, then I guess it is the same! While viewing Songs the Dead Men Sing on Amazon, I think I would love this book, but the price is a bit steep :(
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Tracy (OP) was last active on the site in September 2020. Moving to Abandoned folder.
A man either sees an object in an antique store window or just goes inside. He purchases this item and shortly has a monkey on his back. I think it is a real monkey, but nobody can see it.
I don't think the monkey wants anything from him. Maybe just someone to hang with? The monkey weighs him down and I think he is bent over.
He tries to return the item to the store as I guess he realizes they are tied together in some way. The store owner will not take the item back and possibly tells the man that he had it for a very long time and FINALLY got rid of it ...to him!
Not sure how the man can go about ridding himself of it. I don't remember if or how he ever does. I have no clue who the author was. I don't think the monkey ever talks to him.