Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff

4 reviews

clynns's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Child abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Racism

marycqw's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved it

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

aaronmbeb6d's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Bad Monkeys is best suited if you're looking for a fast moving, action packed "secret organization" story told by an unreliable narrator. While I found it overall enjoyable, I did not connect to the narrator, I wanted more breaks to explore the world and the characters between the string of events, and the ending was underwhelming. 3/5 because I did enjoy it and it is written well, but I felt ready to put it down by the end, and isn't a story that will stick in my mind. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Trafficking