Elise Gravel wants to write a totally drab book; her characters want
to let loose. Who's gonna win?
Don't take the title as a metaphor: it really is the worst book ever.
The winner of the Governor General Literary Award and children's book
author and illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers on an unexpected
journey through the world's most boring book in The Worst Book Ever.
The characters and omniscient readers alike quickly become annoyed by
the author's bland imagination and rebel against her tired tropes and
stale choices, spouting sass in an attempt to get her attention and
steer the narrative in a more interesting direction. After all, you
don't even have to buy the book, but the characters? They're stuck in
there for an eternity, and they're going to do their best to make the
most of it, or at least have a little fun when they can.
As the charming and bizarre true nature of the characters overpowers the
dry attributes given to them by the author, this once blasé story
quickly picks up speed, transforming into something much more unique
than originally promised. With Gravel's signature goofy characters
behind the wheel, no silly twist or rude body function is off the table.