I started reading Monkey by Wu Ch’Êng-Ên aka. Journey to the West as translated by Arthur Waley (who also translated The Tale of Genji). It was fun in a burlesque way. The setting reminded me a bit of Orion by Masamune Shirow. While Orion is great fun, and a Comic, and short, Monkey is hundreds of pages, and seems to lack a big plot. It seems to be better suited for reading to children than to keep you awake at night, eagerly turning page after page. That’s why I’m abandoning the book after having read ninety pages.
Not recommended.
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