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A review by deepaksrini
Monkey Wars by Richard Kurti
4.5
4.5/5
An epic, ambitious, beautiful chimera of political drama and military fantasy flecked with elements drawn from the gangster pastiche. Also functions on an allegorical level as a study of social psychology via an exploration of conformism, agentic state theory and obedience to authority. Big words aside, this was a relentlessly entertaining read. The first act was the weakest part of the book; too many plot conveniences to set up Mico's lifelong agenda when it ends up being Mico's personality that sends him on an inevitable collision course with Tyrell. Also, it was quite difficult to visualise tiny monkeys doing very human things in my tiny little head. Providing some visual crutches would've gone a long way. Those are my only complaints. Lovely book!
An epic, ambitious, beautiful chimera of political drama and military fantasy flecked with elements drawn from the gangster pastiche. Also functions on an allegorical level as a study of social psychology via an exploration of conformism, agentic state theory and obedience to authority. Big words aside, this was a relentlessly entertaining read. The first act was the weakest part of the book; too many plot conveniences to set up Mico's lifelong agenda when it ends up being Mico's personality that sends him on an inevitable collision course with Tyrell. Also, it was quite difficult to visualise tiny monkeys doing very human things in my tiny little head. Providing some visual crutches would've gone a long way. Those are my only complaints. Lovely book!