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Viaje Al Oeste. Las Aventuras Del Rey Mono by Wu Ch'eng-En

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criss's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lastmohik's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

brannonkrkhuang's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This story is incredible. It reminds me of Don Quixote, which is one of the greatest books ever written, which makes this also one of the greatest books ever written. The Journey to the West flows with that same sort of insane, anything-can-happen, never-ending story energy, which I adore, and which is certainly present in Don Quixote's story. And to think this is only the first of four volumes! It ends on such a cliffhanger too! I need to get the next book!

sophie_florence's review against another edition

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adventurous funny reflective

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

amyiuppa's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

maria_borges1507's review against another edition

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adventurous funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

anadnarruc's review against another edition

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4.0

Well, this is one of four, and the story is just getting started. So I can't really comment that fully on what's going down, other than to say that pretty much everything that happens in this story has a poem to prove it.

muchturnedpages's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

marjolaine_lafreniere's review against another edition

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4.0

Stopping on chapter 25 of my Gutenberg project full text, and... it's a cliffhanger! Which makes sense; with the sheer amount of repetition in this book, it's clearly meant to be read one chapter a day, and not in bursts as I have been doing. I am enjoying it so far, though.

strabbyfieldz's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

this volume ends on a cliffhanger 😭 ig its not too much of a cliffhanger cause I'm sure Pilgrim will get out as he always does but the fun is always in the how.

this is one of the most readable and engaging 16th century texts I've read, even if it has a very dense religious context that I can't say I entirely get. Anthony C Yu is an incredible translator and I have to thank him profusely for working so hard to bring this story in its entirety to non-native speakers in such a comprehensive and enjoyable way.

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