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Planet of the Apes: Monkey Planet (Paperback)

by Pierre Boulle (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; Film tie-in edition edition (26 Jul 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141002956
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141002958
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 211,739 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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They christened the planet Soror. They landed without a jolt - three men and a pet monkey. They were pleased to see that life existed. But humans here were nothing but naked animals. The master race were apes. Apes that dressed like men and hunted humans for their sport.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful and Strange Journey, 18 Oct 2001
Planet of the Apes has written it's golden name in history thanks to the excellent film that was made in 1968. Nevertheless, the original novel is a little gem that has high value by itself.
Pierre Boulle wrote this book more as a fable than a Science Fiction novel. He wanted to comment on many aspects of society's present (and possible future) by constructing an upside-down world.
Thus, while Planet of the Apes is very original and amusing, it is mostly an intense social essay full of wit. It is a novel to make you think while you are being entertained. What else could we ask for?.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Scary, very scary, 12 Aug 2001
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This is written by Pierre Boulle, author of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'. Boulle was in fact held by 'Jap' (if I may use George MacDonald Fraser's term) during World War II. Knowing this gives the novel a darker, more profound aspect. In it the protagonist, a French explorer, travels to a distant planet and finds it is ruled by simians, whereas humans exist in a savage, animal state (whatever those words mean). In Boulle's hands, the line between ape and human blurs, and our human (all too human) preconceptions regarding the two species are challenged. This disturbing, enthralling tale can quite rightly be regarded as a classic. Read it. Scary, entertaining ... and troubling.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It is just a story?, 17 Sep 2001
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I know different media calls for different handling of the story. And most movies do not live up to the book. However some exceed the book. Surprise neither movie can live up to the book. If you thought that the movie versions are insightful, surprising and shocking the first time you see it. Then you defiantly have lower expectations than the reader does. Especially with such a blotched ending. I will not go into the technical or psychological differences, as you will want to discover these for your self as you read "Planet of the Apes"

While sailing around in their solar energy powered spaceship, a bottle is picked up. In the bottle is the message. And the story unfolds. Whether you believe it or not is up to you.

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