Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book by Maxine Hong Kingston, Erroll McDonald
Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book

Maxine Hong Kingston, Erroll McDonald

Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book

Maxine Hong Kingston, Erroll McDonald

340 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Young Chinese American Wittman Ah Sing, a recent Berkley graduate and student of the sixties, is an absolutely extraordinary fictional creation. He's skinny, hip, six feet tall, an unstoppable playwright, a poet, a genius, and a nut.

Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews

Moods

adventurous 66%
challenging 66%
dark 66%
funny 66%
reflective 33%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.41

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