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MAD MONKEYS!
Joe is just your average guy... And he’s losing his f*cking mind.
It was meant to be the greatest stag weekend ever. But then everything went wrong. Now all Joe’s friends are dead and it’s up to him to come to terms with what happened. The booze, the drugs, the violence… Was there any method in the madness? And what about the big albino sasquatch that follows him wherever he goes. It can’t be real. Can it?
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets The Inbetweeners, MAD MONKEYS! is a farcical, drug-fuelled adventure into the psyche of the modern man.
It was meant to be the greatest stag weekend ever. But then everything went wrong. Now all Joe’s friends are dead and it’s up to him to come to terms with what happened. The booze, the drugs, the violence… Was there any method in the madness? And what about the big albino sasquatch that follows him wherever he goes. It can’t be real. Can it?
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets The Inbetweeners, MAD MONKEYS! is a farcical, drug-fuelled adventure into the psyche of the modern man.
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Published August 1, 2020
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About the author
Rick Hughes
2 books4 followersRick Hughes is a fiction writer from Birmingham, UK. He likes nothing more than posing for photographs in front of brick walls pretending to be edgy.
He is the author of two novels, MAD MONKEYS! and The Messiah Caravan, which are available to buy on Amazon.
You can internet-bully Rick via his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RickHughesAuthor
He is the author of two novels, MAD MONKEYS! and The Messiah Caravan, which are available to buy on Amazon.
You can internet-bully Rick via his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RickHughesAuthor
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August 7, 2020
First, it should be known that I'm not exactly the typical audience for this story. It's very male-centric, and focuses on a man who turns 30 and hangs around with a crew of other young men who are happy to drink, party, and do drugs. As none of this has been part of my experience, I had trouble identifying with the characters.
However, it's still an intriguing story of growing older, figuring out what it means to be an adult while trying to hold on to the carefree days of youth, and taking advantage of a do-over when it's given (something most people don't get). Many of the events are outlandish, but they're meant to be. The characters are interesting in their own ways, each of them remaining consistent to their natures, yet learning to grow as people by the end. While some questions remain when it's over, and perhaps that's the point, it's definitely worth the read.
However, it's still an intriguing story of growing older, figuring out what it means to be an adult while trying to hold on to the carefree days of youth, and taking advantage of a do-over when it's given (something most people don't get). Many of the events are outlandish, but they're meant to be. The characters are interesting in their own ways, each of them remaining consistent to their natures, yet learning to grow as people by the end. While some questions remain when it's over, and perhaps that's the point, it's definitely worth the read.
August 19, 2020
This cacophony of drugs and alcohol that fuels this book will take you on a wild ride. A group of friends celebrate a bachelor party that goes horribly and hilariously wrong. The author would get deep for a bit: "‘The sasquatch is time,’ he said. ‘Proust sought time. Time found Proust. Time finds you.’" But then brings in the humor with comments like: "‘I thought you were being edgy!’‘Edgy? Edgy? I’m a goddamn circle, April. You know that!'"
Even though the novel follows the guys on the bachelor party, I found that April was the most well developed character. "I love being a mom. I love being his mom. He’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. To the point I have to physically stop myself eating him. But it’s so hard, motherhood. It isn’t the wonderful dream society said it would be. It’s torture. Actual torture. I haven’t slept for longer than forty-five minutes in nearly a year. And I smell of sweat and stale milk all the time.’"
Even though the novel follows the guys on the bachelor party, I found that April was the most well developed character. "I love being a mom. I love being his mom. He’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. To the point I have to physically stop myself eating him. But it’s so hard, motherhood. It isn’t the wonderful dream society said it would be. It’s torture. Actual torture. I haven’t slept for longer than forty-five minutes in nearly a year. And I smell of sweat and stale milk all the time.’"
March 23, 2023
What is this?
I am hesitant to call it a rollercoaster as I am averse to cliches for the most part... But that really was.
Without giving too much away, it almost lost me in the middle. I felt a little betrayed by the main characters, feeling that I had perhaps gotten the wrong idea about them... Only for it to turn out that it was a very different kind of cliche, but unexpected...
Does that make it not a cliche?
I am hesitant to call it a rollercoaster as I am averse to cliches for the most part... But that really was.
Without giving too much away, it almost lost me in the middle. I felt a little betrayed by the main characters, feeling that I had perhaps gotten the wrong idea about them... Only for it to turn out that it was a very different kind of cliche, but unexpected...
Does that make it not a cliche?
August 9, 2020
The book is confusing, exciting and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I'm not sure how to describe it. Joe meets a Sasquatch, and things get crazier from there.
August 21, 2020
Outrageous content in a very good way.
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