The Organ Grinder And The Monkey
Sam Moffie
ISBN: 9781436327763
Xlibris
Reviewed By Brooke Carleton

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The Organ Grinder and the Monkey provides the reader with an insightful look into the lives of three protagonists connected by their therapist, who has written books about them and reaped the benefits of their stories. Seymour Petrillo is from Steubenville, Ohio, who grew up with a gay father and spent most of his time with his grandparents, who helped educate him on the history of Steubenville. After he receives a college education, he moves to New York in the hopes of becoming a veterinarian. Irving Hart is from Brookline, Massachusetts. He grew up in a Jewish/Irish family, and his mother and father owned a bookstore that catered to radicals. As a young boy, he got lost, and, with the help of a policeman, he found his way back home. He then decided that he wanted to be a New York City Policeman. The last character we meet is Constance Powers. She's from Boardman, Ohio, and, although her family is extremely wealthy, she herself has never been rich. Her goal in life is to become a Rockette, so she moves to New York City in the hopes of fulfilling that dream. But, upon her arrival there, she finds it to be much harder to survive then she thought, so she takes up dancing in a strip club.

All three characters have their quirks, and they lead very different lives from one another. Their individual stories are humorous, vulgar, and written in a laid back way that's easy to read. All in all, Sam Moffie has woven together a great story that will have the reader hooked from the very first page. It's a raw, intelligent, and hilarious look into three very unique lives.