The Monkey King's Amazing Adventures

by Wu Cheng'en, Timothy Richard (Translator)

A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment.

Paperback

Published May 1, 2012

About the author

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Wu Cheng'en (simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, ca. 1505–1580 or 1500–1582, courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), pen name "Sheyang Hermit," was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, best known for being the probable author of one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, Journey to the West, also called Monkey.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Certainly not the easiest read, but for those who make it to the end, one can see why it stands as a classic. It's a shame more members of my book club couldn't stick with a challenging book and finish it.

[Nick Carambelas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genuinely had a good time reading this book. The first half is definitely the best; the second half grows repetitive to the point that it feels like filler episodes of a Saturday morning cartoon, but all-in-all, it was a good read.