- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (6 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747591717
- ISBN-13: 978-0747591719
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 603,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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James Hawes, Daily Telegraph
`If you leave this book on a train halfway, you'll buy another copy tomorrow ... Her world is superbly rendered. This is a feat of imagination, helped by its setting: one of those haunting all-American locations that are both nowhere yet on the road to places the whole world has heard of'
Independent on Sunday
`There are lots of "or are they?" moments in this gloriously adolescent fantasy ... enormous fun'
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
*Synopsis*
Jane has been arrested for murder. In a series of interviews with a psychologist, she explains that she's a 'Bad Monkey', part of a vigilante group dedicated to covertly killing evil-doers who would otherwise escape justice. Her interviewer tries to keep up and decide what to believe as she reveals more and more about this group, its missions and its enemies, and her story just keeps getting darker and stranger...
*Review*
This book moved fast and dragged me along with it. Halfway through I was thinking "Damn, I'm already halfway through. I wish this was longer, or part of a series or something." In retrospect it was exactly the right length, but that response reflects how entertaining the book was, both in premise and in execution. If the set-up put you in mind of a smart modern thriller film like 'The Usual Suspects' or 'Fight Club', you're thinking along the right lines. It's visual, vivid, atmospheric and action-packed, and just keeps intensifying as it builds to its climax. Sure, you might find yourself looking back on it all with a slightly dazed suspicion that the speed was used to dodge questions or jump plot holes, but it was bloody good fun while it lasted.
Jane has been arrested for murder. In a series of interviews with a psychologist, she explains that she's a 'Bad Monkey', part of a vigilante group dedicated to covertly killing evil-doers who would otherwise escape justice. Her interviewer tries to keep up and decide what to believe as she reveals more and more about this group, its missions and its enemies, and her story just keeps getting darker and stranger...
*Review*
This book moved fast and dragged me along with it. Halfway through I was thinking "Damn, I'm already halfway through. I wish this was longer, or part of a series or something." In retrospect it was exactly the right length, but that response reflects how entertaining the book was, both in premise and in execution. If the set-up put you in mind of a smart modern thriller film like 'The Usual Suspects' or 'Fight Club', you're thinking along the right lines. It's visual, vivid, atmospheric and action-packed, and just keeps intensifying as it builds to its climax. Sure, you might find yourself looking back on it all with a slightly dazed suspicion that the speed was used to dodge questions or jump plot holes, but it was bloody good fun while it lasted.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read most of Chuck Palahniuk's (amazing) work and much by Douglas Coupland, but the chance discovery of Matt Ruff's 'Bad Monkeys' by my girlfriend and her subsequent hearty recommendation suggest a new fave author to add to our list. This is clever but never annoying, witty, ingeniously plotted and has a feverish, twisty sci-fi element reminiscent of Phillip K Dick at his best. A really enjoyable read. Rest assured we will be seeking out lots more of Matt's work. Genius.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well what to say, not your average plot lines here and with so much of the same sort of books gracing the shelves at the moment, it comes as good releif.
Its sort of science fiction, thriller and comedy rolled in to one, it is well written, and very easy to follow, almost a no brainer, although some parts will have to be re read just so your certain you didnt miss something. I dont want to give anything away as its a book that depends on you not knowing much about it. Needles to say plot twists gallore.
Like the matrix? Like a baddass heroine, clowns with hatchets and secret organizations? If so then this is for you!
Its sort of science fiction, thriller and comedy rolled in to one, it is well written, and very easy to follow, almost a no brainer, although some parts will have to be re read just so your certain you didnt miss something. I dont want to give anything away as its a book that depends on you not knowing much about it. Needles to say plot twists gallore.
Like the matrix? Like a baddass heroine, clowns with hatchets and secret organizations? If so then this is for you!
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Never a dull moment
I loved this book great concept and super fun (esp the scary clowns) easy to read, fast paced and slightly crazy
Published 1 month ago by Awlbath
One of the worst books I have ever read
This is quite simply one of the worst books I have ever read. It has complete disregard for the reader's intelligence and the story seems like it has been written just as he went... Read more
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No spoilers in this review!!!
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I guess a virtue of Bad Monkeys is that it is very short - at 224 pages, I managed to read it in about three hours. It also has a nice cover. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2009 by James C. Foreman
Has glimmers of brilliance but lost me by the end
Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder and tells the Police that she is part of a secret organisation. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2008 by Sarah Durston
Trying too hard or not hard enough?
'If you leave this book on a train you'll buy another copy tomorrow' claims the Daily Telegraph. That would need to be a day with absolutley nothing else to do and you would need... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2008 by mcmonap
Matt Ruff's Terse Psychological Thriller That's His Best Novel To Date
One of the finest writers of American fiction working today, Matt Ruff is one whose work remains unfamiliar to most, due perhaps to his keen interest in science fiction and... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2008 by John Kwok
A terrible waste
The premise of this book is not a fragment of brilliance, not by any means, but it provides a wide license for generating and maintaining interest. Read more
Published on 20 July 2008 by Andy Quin
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