. . . . . . . "1095840984"^^ . "1460"^^ . . . "Busy Monsters is the debut novel of William Giraldi, released in 2011. It centers on Charles Homar, a writer whose fianc\u00E9e runs away with her colleague to catch an elusive giant squid, seemingly cutting ties with him. Charles attempts to regain her affection and finds himself budding into a strange cast of characters on the way."@en . . . "January 2013"@en . . "Busy Monsters"@en . . "Is this the right word?"@en . . "38218451"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Busy Monsters is the debut novel of William Giraldi, released in 2011. It centers on Charles Homar, a writer whose fianc\u00E9e runs away with her colleague to catch an elusive giant squid, seemingly cutting ties with him. Charles attempts to regain her affection and finds himself budding into a strange cast of characters on the way."@en . . . . .