Okay, I'm apparently going for two in a row with Mr. Monkey (#1,099) by Francine Prose. According to the book cover blurb, this is supposed to be a "hilarious" novel about a washed-up actress appearing in a revival off, off, off, off Broadway of a classic children's musical Mr. Monkey. The eponymous Mr. Monkey is based on a real chimpanzee baby adopted by an American family after his parents (and the American family's mother) are killed in Africa by poachers. After thirty pages, I couldn't see the point of continuing. Did not finish. Not for me, but they do say every book has its readers.
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