HANNAH GREEN AND HER UNFEASIBLY MUNDANE EXISTENCE, by Michael Marshall Smith
HarperCollins - Available November 6, 2018
My Rating (out of 5)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Delightfully whimsical!
Hannah Green is growing up in Santa Cruz. Just a regular kid in a regular family. But like so many "regular" families, her parents are headed for divorce. Packed up and sent to stay with her grandfather for a period, she discovers that maybe her family isn't so "regular" after all.
Her grandfather, as it turns out, is on friendly terms with The Devil, and has been for a very long time. Her grandfather built a machine that converts mankind's evil acts into energy for the the Devil. When it stops working, The Devil needs help finding and fixing the problem before an evil force (yes, more evil than The Devil) ends the world as we know it (or thought we did at least).
Hannah and her Grandfather head off with The Devil and a surprisingly likeable demon resembling a mushroom, on an epic adventure (quite literally to Hell and back) to find the cause and fix it before it is too late.
Despite the lightness of the story, and the quirky characters, there is a subtle message for
young readers in the background - no matter what happens if your parents divorce, you
will be okay, you will be loved and cared for, you are strong and you can overcome. When all the upheaval has settled, life will once again become "mundane".
This is one of those books that perhaps is targeted for a younger demographic, but really can be enjoyed by all ages. Marshall Smith's writing rings faintly with a wry humor, reminiscent of Gaiman, yet remaining his own.
A light and fun filled read!
Happy Reading,
Christine
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