128 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141984506
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 06 July 2017
Description
A young orphan boy grows up in Naples, playing football, roaming the city's streets and hidden places. The older boys call him 'monkey' because he can climb anywhere. He is alone, apart from Don Gaetano, the apartment caretaker, who feeds him, tea...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
dark 25%
emotional 25%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 12%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%
sad 12%
tense 12%
Pace
slow 12%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content, Violence, War
128 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141984506
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 06 July 2017
Description
A young orphan boy grows up in Naples, playing football, roaming the city's streets and hidden places. The older boys call him 'monkey' because he can climb anywhere. He is alone, apart from Don Gaetano, the apartment caretaker, who feeds him, tea...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
dark 25%
emotional 25%
adventurous 12%
hopeful 12%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%
sad 12%
tense 12%
Pace
slow 12%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content, Violence, War