Reviews

Monkey: A Journey to the West by David Kherdian

boyaina's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

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

3.75

mindfulnessmagpie's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

jackyy93's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

je_suis_liv's review

4.0

This book would serve as a pretty good summary of the massive Journey to the West saga, distilled to the main parts concerning everyone's favorite trouble maker, Sun Wukong. The shortening of the story makes it more accessible to a reader daunted by multi-volume non-Western European literature, though it does lose some of the symbolism present in the full narrative.

carrotchimera's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

3.0

A fun, fast-paced, but perhaps overly simplistic retelling of a classic tale.

aruarian_melody's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

1.0