Bad Monkeys
 

Bad Monkeys

by Matt Ruff

Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder.

She tells police that she is a member of a secret organization devoted to fighting evil; her division is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons—"Bad Monkeys" for short.

This confession earns Jane a trip to the jail's psychiatric wing, where a doctor attempts to determine whether she is... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • James  W
    • Rated 3 stars

    A plot so clever it got confusing half way through.

    James W wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Gayle H
    • Rated 5 stars

    Here is the story of Jane Charlotte, arrested for a murder and sent to the jail's psychiatric unit. She confesses to the crime but claims she is actually an assassin for an ultra-secret organization, BAD MONKEYS, whose job is to eliminate evil people. What follows is the psychiatric interview to determine whether Jane is lying, telling the truth or to find out if something all together different is happening. This story grabs hold of the reader from the first page and keeps you guessing, throughout Jane's tale what is reality. Ruff hooked me with his character study of good, evil and the extent guilt, or lack of it, will affect one's life. His style of writing and choice of subject matter brings to mind the Generation-X sagas from author Douglass Coupland, particularly one of my favorite, Girlfriend in a Coma.

    Gayle H wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • JulieK
    • Rated 4 stars

    A clever page-turner - I had trouble putting it down.

    JulieK wrote this review Thursday, October 16 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • bookologist
    • Rated 4 stars

    This book was crazy, trippy and fun to read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The ending was a little predictable but a rousing read nevertheless.

    bookologist wrote this review Saturday, September 20 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • A rogue quote junkie
    • Rated 4 stars

    Unlike some others, the ending did not surprise me. The insane plot twists, however, I found quite entertaining. It scared me a little that I could connect so easily with the heroine. A good read...but not one for people that have a hard time following multiple twists and turns.

    A rogue quote junkie wrote this review Tuesday, September 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • cirrostratus
    • Rated 4 stars

    Good. Now I'm going to have to look up some more of his stuff. :)

    cirrostratus wrote this review Monday, September 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Reojames
    • Rated 4 stars

    My first Matt Ruff. I truly enjoyed this book. Big fun, and some really scary stuff, too. There are enough twists in the last few chapters to fill another book!

    Reojames wrote this review Monday, August 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Tanya
    • Rated 3 stars

    You will never know what to expect when reading this book. It was good and very different, but the author tried too hard and it jumped all over the place in spots.

    Tanya wrote this review Wednesday, August 6 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Emily E
    • Rated 1 stars

    I didn't have a big problem with this book until the end. I felt it had to many drug references that seemed gratuitous. The end tried to hard to have a twist and just ended up becoming to confusing.

    Emily E wrote this review Sunday, June 29 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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