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The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey

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katiekull's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was a crazy journey with crazier people!! I really enjoyed the writing style. It was fun, a little informal, but different than anything I’ve read recently. It also kind of felt like I was reading a painting or a map so I enjoyed the fact I knew the area a little (though not nearly as well as Seldom Seen). Lots of explosions and chase sequences to make this otherwise scenic read an action packed adventure.

cody_reads_books's review against another edition

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dark funny informative inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

ljdoebs's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

hobbitkeeper's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

rfcray22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

demosthenes's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I liked it, just a cool little western read. I didn't agree with all of the author's choices, but overall I'm glad that I read it! I just really didn't like how Bonnie's character was handled-- she was the only woman in the book (minus Susan, who was only mentioned a few times), and I dont like how she loved vicariously through the men she was around. She wasn't valued unless she was objectified, very very icky. Some scenes, I feel, were needlessly long and over detailed, but the descriptions of the nature and the life in the desert were so beautiful, Im okay with excess description elsewhere. A solid 3.75! LOL