513 reviews for:

The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West

Wu Ch'eng-En, Anthony C. Yu

3.91 AVERAGE

matthwecam's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dann1188's review against another edition

4.0

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Monkey King, as presented clearly and with charming British trappings by Julia Lovell, is a whimsical and magical romp through China with fun characters, a strangely amusing level of heavenly litigiousness, and a simple yet engaging plot. Also I love that this book (or at least this translation - I haven't read others) basically includes the prequel within the original book. Very fun.

Great - 8/10

mmathis's review against another edition

3.0

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A magical monkey and a motley gang of Buddhist Pilgrims make an obstacle-filled journey to the West.

serg_k's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

strayshooters's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

drp_moonlight's review against another edition

5.0

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what a hoot and a half

reddragonlori's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 stars

ludabega's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

landrum's review against another edition

5.0

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A Chinese classic; it’s fun, whimsical, and an important cultural touchstone. This translation is more abridged than I would like but what can you do.

Highly recommend.

marshalltwilfong's review against another edition

4.25

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No