What about my shredder?: My personal shredder?

by Duck Guy

The riveting autobiographical tale of the crow-like thing's heartwarming relationship with his beloved office equipment, "What about my shredder?" asks the one question that so many have wondering long about - what about my shredder?

"I'm friends with my dad," - that one
"This book is really boring, it's just 'What about my shredder?' over and over again," - the other one

370 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 22, 2022

Reviews

[Tabitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

What about my shredder is an autobiography written by The Smallest One (often referred to also as ‘duck’ or, incorrectly, as ‘David’). It details his life and relationship to his most precious of items, his personal home shredder. Throughout the novella, Smallest One showcases how you don’t need fancy words and metaphors to effectively tell a story.
It opens with the simple phrase ‘what about my shreeeddddddderrrrrrrr’, which instantly hits you with the extent of Smallest One’s love for his home office equipment. This further emphasised by follow up phrase ‘My personal shredddderrrrr’. The fact that the author refers to it as a ‘personal’ shredder suggests that he sees it in more than just a practical item, and more like a friend. A part of the clump.
The further through the book you progress, the more the tone shifts from one full of passionate warmth, to a desperate longing. ‘What about my shreddddder?’ where is the shredder? Why is the shredder? It gives the reader the lesson that Smallest One and shredder are one in the same; attempting to separate them is a crime. The pain of this delicately illustrated within the simple phrases. While the other one may never see him as a friend, the shredder is always there, always near and ready to shred, with all the power of an overzealous rock guitarist. You are left with the gut-wrenching feeling of The Smallest One’s distress at the thought of having the shredder ripped away, not allowed to be included in the electricity shenanigans; their future seeming as shredded as the paper the personal shredder consumes.
As the book draws to a close, the reader understands the deep relationship the two share. Very few can hope to find as deep a connection with any electronic equipment, especially not the unreliability of a wifi router. They are dependent on one another; shredder needs Smallest One in order to be plugged in, and fed with no-longer needed documents, while Smallest One needs shredder for his business, private business.
In conclusion, The Smallest one demonstrates a skilful way of expressing to the reader the depth and breadth of ‘human’ emotion through simple repetition. It will leave you in laughter one minute, tears then next, and then a strange combination of tears and laughter that will have you questioning why you have that strong a reaction to a text about shredders? What time is it? Who are you? But that’s the power of this book. One can only hope that one day we may know the Shredder’s side. Does it have as much of a passion for Smallest One? Or, given the opportunity, would it power itself with batteries and flee. However, like the content of that book and what exactly The Smallest One planned to do with that rock, we might never know the answer.

[Elaine Flinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emotional rollercoaster

This book was great. It had an amazing cast of characters and a well told story with great vocabulary. Splendid read. Crow-like-thing did a great job.

[Sol Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don’t watch “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared,” don’t read this book. If you DO watch DHMIS, you’ll understand why it’s 5-stars.

[Skye · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new classic

This book was truly well written with some absolutely beautiful storytelling, the ending made me cry, extremely powerful and moving 10/10

[Kate · Rating 1 out of 5]

Omg my elementary kids tricked me into getting this. It was $1 on kindle. I returned it. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[C.J Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

This answered a question I’ve been asking my whole life but no one was willing to tell me the hard truth …what about my shredder?

[Regulus Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fantastic book to start off my year. It begins and ends with such a philosophical question that sends you into a whirlwind of contemplations and discussions: "What about my shredder?"

Filled with absolutely turbulent highs and lows, twists and turns you'd never expect. It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. It will most definitely linger in your mind for months and years to come. Duck Guy did such a fantastic job with this, I'd even go as far to say this is his best novel yet.

Perhaps someday, we'll find the answer to such an existential and life changing question. But today is not that day.

[Mollie Grosvenor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute masterpiece. An emotional journey. Sobbing.

[your mum · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved it it truely is a literary masterpeice that leaves the reader asking so many question like what about my shredder??

[Elise · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really makes the toughest question anyone could ever ask. You can feel the author's struggle and anguish in every page. It's a masterpiece through and through.

[TheRealKel . · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Rayne Nance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring and breathtaking. I can't believe we've never heard this side from Duck Guy. It gives great insight into his life and his relationship with his personal shredder. It's such an emotional and gut-wrenching story that left me near tears. It's so heartwarming to read.

My favorite line in the whole book was "What about my shreddeeeeeeeeer?" I almost cried when I read it.

Duck Guy is basically just me and I didn't realize that we were so similar. It makes me wonder why there's so little reviews about this book. I would recommend it to anyone who's willing to read this.

[Koi korpor · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a truly moving piece about a duck and query for electronical devices. The first few chapters were a little tricky to push through but after a good sitting it really gets the ball rolling. It’s beautiful, it’s touching, it’s creative and keeps you thinking.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

BRAUTIFUL BOOK. I was SO worried it was going to be like every other book I read, but WOW! The climax had me on edge, and I couldn't just put the book down for a second! I'm glad I purchased this book and seen what people were hyping it up about. Booktok SO needs to read this!!!

[Elliot Ridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone HAS to read this book at least once in their life

[Soph the Puzzled Clown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is lovely. We need more DHMIS based books.

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book.. its so life changing

[Matecocido Con dulce De leche · Rating 5 out of 5]

A masterpiece

[Keiah · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Layton · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Emilyom200 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A true masterpiece in literature.

After reading this I had to take a good long look at my life and ask myself...
What about my shredder?

[Jules Farrington · Rating 5 out of 5]

A literary masterpiece

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best read I loved it ✨

[Ranya · Rating 5 out of 5]

so poetic

[I live in your walls (real) (go check) · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the books of all time!