A review by stewreads
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey

3.0

This book is the story of four memorable characters- a foul-mouthed Vietnam vet, a redneck, a doctor, and a nurse (I think?)- who decide to travel the country and blow things up. Specifically, things like bridges, railroads, and dams; anything that they believe to be harmful to nature has to go. So essentially what we have here is Fight Club for hippies, which is exactly what I expected, being that I first heard about this one from Chuck Palahniuk himself in one of his essays. What makes The Monkey Wrench Gang work, more than anything, is its humor and its heart. Towards the beginning of the novel I was noting similarities to Pynchon, but by the end I pictured the story as a Wes Anderson film with explosions. All in all, this was a very enjoyable and unique read with a strong ending, and I would definitely recommend it.