The Sweep of the Second Hand

By Dean Monti

Book Overview

Utterly captivating in its madness (Baltimore Sun), this debut work follows a young man's attempt to get a life. With each passing night, Malcolm Cicchio is losing one minute of sleep. At this rate,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897334906
• ISBN13: 9780897334907
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Very funny and sweet story

The humor in The Sweep of the Second Hand builds from the first page. Author Dean Monti carefully develops the character of Malcolm, a sweet progressive insomniac who manages a small Chicago art theater with a stunning lack of pretense. Malcolm pragmatically and sleepily stumbles through his existence waiting for life to happen to him, which it does in laugh-out-loud events with a variety of women. Monti's treatment of each of these supporting characters is spot-on as well. Men will especially enjoy Malcolm's outlook, body functions, and the ultimate meaning of life as he finds it. The story would make a fantastic guy movie, by the way--a studio should snap it up. I highly recommend The Sweep of the Second Hand to all.

Excellent Book

Monti has done amazing work with this book. I am anxiously awaiting more! Everyone, young and old should read this book...it is excellent!

Pure Pleasure

Watch out if you go on vacation with this book. I took Monti's book along with me on a trip. I ended up laughing out loud on the plane - more than once. And I don't usually burst into laughter while traveling alone. Every time I picked up the book I was glad I did, because Malcolm always ended up in an amazingly awkward situation. Sweep of the Second Hand is very refreshing and clever because the author described Malcolm's life in such a real way. I can't wait for Monti's next work. Who knows what he will think up next!

A Gem of a Book

Dean Monti's The Sweep of the Second Hand is hilarious. If you enjoy laughing and if you like well-paced novels with vivid, quirky characters, you'll love this book. It's like that dish of peanuts on the coffee table - you can't leave them alone until they're all gone, and then you wish there were more. I hope that Mr. Monti is typing as fast as he can on his next book. I'm looking forward to a second helping.

Excellent Book, a different type of page turner

This is an excellent book. I loved reading about Malcom's daily encounters and how he deals with his inability to sleep. This is a definite page turner because you want to find out if Malcom ever gets to sleep, find his watch, or figure out what to do with the women in his life. Monti has done an excellent job with this book and I hope that he continues to write more.