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Monkey: Folk Novel of China
- GenresFantasy
324 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2007
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October 23, 2025
Monkey (or, Journey to the West) was honestly such a fun read. I would never have picked this up on my own, so I am truly grateful that Dr. Waha had us read it for class.
The adventures of Monkey, Piggy, Sandy, and Tripikata were honestly so fun and at points in the story I was laughing quite hard at the mischief they got into on their journey to India. It’s quite interesting to learn more about the eastern religions and their ideals of what “the good life” looks like through such an engaging story.
If you want to hear about how a hilarious monkey gains magical powers, defeats dragons, brings dead men to life, restores kingdoms, and eventually attains enlightenment, please read this book.
The adventures of Monkey, Piggy, Sandy, and Tripikata were honestly so fun and at points in the story I was laughing quite hard at the mischief they got into on their journey to India. It’s quite interesting to learn more about the eastern religions and their ideals of what “the good life” looks like through such an engaging story.
If you want to hear about how a hilarious monkey gains magical powers, defeats dragons, brings dead men to life, restores kingdoms, and eventually attains enlightenment, please read this book.
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