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A review by koby
Monkey Wars by Richard Kurti
3.0
This is an ambitious book about monkeys...
I really would give this book more of 2.5 stars, but since that isn't an option, I rounded up. I thought this book, which was a thinly veiled reference to the politics that led to the Holocaust (and I was right, according to the author's afterword), had great heart. I appreciated where it was coming from and it was a very developed story (almost too developed).
I did wish that the monkeys had felt more like monkeys and less like people. The author admitted that he took some liberty with his monkey characteristics, but my internet browsing suggested they barely acted like monkeys. I would have liked them to feel more like animals, I think.
All in all, a neat novel, I appreciate its heart, but I skimmed a lot of this.
I really would give this book more of 2.5 stars, but since that isn't an option, I rounded up. I thought this book, which was a thinly veiled reference to the politics that led to the Holocaust (and I was right, according to the author's afterword), had great heart. I appreciated where it was coming from and it was a very developed story (almost too developed).
I did wish that the monkeys had felt more like monkeys and less like people. The author admitted that he took some liberty with his monkey characteristics, but my internet browsing suggested they barely acted like monkeys. I would have liked them to feel more like animals, I think.
All in all, a neat novel, I appreciate its heart, but I skimmed a lot of this.