Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick DeWitt [Little Shop of Stories, Hardcover, $19.82]

This was recommended at Little Shop of Stories with one of those handwritten signs by one of the employees. I always lend credence to those recommendations, as they work in a book shop, and probably read a fair number of books. I can’t remember being disappointed, and this time is no exception.

The best way to describe this novel would be eccentric and witty. The time and setting is vague… there are small towns, castles with Barons and Baronesses, trains… The author was very careful to give a sense of atmosphere without pinning it down too tightly as to specifics.

The dialogues are especially witty, and are reminiscent of P.G. Wodehouse’s best.

A good, albiet short, read.

52 Book/Year Challenge
Week: 8
Book/Week Ratio: 2:1