How many books exist around the fact that the author can write a whole story around one single question? All the whodunnits, I suppose, since the question is 'who did it?'. Lauren Groff writes "The Monsters of Templeton" around a girl's question: "Who's my father?". Her mother, not giving a a single (or two word - first and last name) answer sends her on a genealogical hunt among several dozens of departed ancestors. Oh, and the fact that the protagonist is an archaeologist is useful.Apparently Stephen King recommends this book highly. I don't. It's disjointed, annoying and extremely difficult to get into. There are brief interesting spurts, but they run out of steam and the book is an overall boring read.
No stars for this one.
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