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While most of the first two Monk books are fun there are some glaring errors that any Monk fan will spot. First, it's been said more than once that Monk is afraid of milk but in both books he puts milk on his cereal. Second, would Monk drink 7-Up? 7 is an odd number. But if you can get past these errors the books are okay entertainment. The big error in the Hawaii book is the use of the local word haole. I lived in Hawaii for eight years and the word is derogatory toward whites. Even Goldberg's cop would not have used it in the context he did. It sucked a lot of fun out of the book for me.
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Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii is the second in a series of mysteries by Lee Goldberg based on the television series Monk, which stars Tony Shaloub as the obsessive compulsive Detective Adrian Monk. Monk can't deal with the dirty minutiae of everyday life, but he has a compensatory gift for noticing the telling details that others miss, which makes him both unspeakably annoying to those around him and a brilliant detective. The stories in the Monk books are narrated in the first person by Natalie Teeger, Monk's personal assistant, who provides her boss with a steady stream of Wet Naps and caters, more or less patiently, to his eccentricities.
In this outing, after the solution of an intriguing medical mystery in the book's first chapter, Natalie flies off to Hawaii to attend a friend's wedding, eager for a blissfully Monk-free week on Kauai, but feeling somewhat guilty for having left Monk bereft of her support. Happily, he crashes the party by booking a seat on the same flight. The chore of packing and traveling on a germ-infested airplane would normally be nearly impossible for Monk, but a dose of prescription dioxynl leaves him temporarily compulsion-free, enough to not only enjoy the flight but to use a public restroom and eat off someone else's plate. Once landed in Hawaii, and returned to his usual self, Monk intrudes on the case loads of the local constabulary, who are more than happy for his take on the murder-by-coconut of an elderly woman at Monk's hotel.
There were precisely three spots in Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii when I thought its author was being slightly sloppy--once, for example, when Natalie mentions that she and Monk have to be somewhere in three hours when they can't possibly have that much time to wait (see pages 116, 133, and 138). That is to say, there were three very minor tics in Goldberg's writing that brought me for a moment out of my reading trance. For the rest, it's all good. This second book in the series is a charming read, with funny dialogue that is true to the television series. The experience is really very much the same as as sitting down to watch the show--except that one's enjoyment of the story lasts longer than an hour. Pure escapist fun.
Debra Hamel -- author of Trying Neaira: The True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous Life in Ancient Greece (Yale University Press, 2003)
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...and he takes you right there with him. I've never been to Hawaii, and I must say Lee Goldberg did an excellent job describing the settings. While reading the book, I was right there on the beach, or at the swimming pool, or in the mountains. I went to the little shop with Natalie and Monk and saw those red dirt shirts. I could see Monk's disgust with the idea of a red dirt shirt. Mr. Monk goes to Hawaii is an excellent read. Quick and easy, yet very captivating. Read it and learn how to fold instead of roll towels, and how to adjust your ceiling fans so they are all on the same timing. :o)
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If you enjoy watching the MONK television series on the USA Network, then you owe it to yourself to pick up one or more of these MONK paperbacks by Lee Goldberg! They are excellent!
This one, involving Monk and Natalee in Hawaii is exceptionally good, as it's also a very enjoyable visit to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. After reading this one I decided I want to live there. Or at the very least maybe vacation there someday!
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I've read all the Monk books and so far this is my favorite. I recommend these books to all Monk fans.
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