When you know the original children's story by Maurice Sendak, you might have asked yourself what would have been the full story behind his fantastic illustrations and the couple of dozen words Sendak used to perfectly describe a young boy's adventure. First there was a screen adatation, then there came this novelisation, fully endorsed by Maurice Sendak himself. Dave Eggers expanded the premise to an epic story where the monsters all get depth by getting complex personalities and issues with eachother, all bering parts of Max' own inner world. This gives Max a reason to try and become their king. Sometimes dark, sometimes eerie, sometimes touching. It is a very interesting and well-written interpretation of the children's story.