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Bad Monkeys
Bad Monkeys | Matt Ruff
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Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder. During questioning, she tells the police that she is a member of a secret organisation. Her division, the Bad Monkeys, is an execution squad, determined to rid the world of evil people. But the man she has just killed was not on the target list. As her story becomes more bizarre the question becomes: Is Jane lying, crazy - or playing a different game altogether?
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gclews
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This was a great book fillet with wit and imagination. A lot of humour and action to keep you gripped and a plot filled with 'what ifs' and 'maybes' right until the end. Was exactly what i needed to get me out of a bad streak of non-fiction personal development books. 9/10 recommended

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BethM
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So. Good. Loves this twisty, turny, sci-fi esque mind bender! Went ice fishing today and caught nothing , but I got to read this whole book!

Avanders ♥️♥️♥️ I‘m so glad you liked it!!! One of my all-time favorites. 3y
BethM @Avanders have you read others by him? This was So Good! 3y
Avanders Yes! But he‘s sort of like Silvia Moreno-Garcia in that each book is so different from the others. I‘ve read The Mirage, Lovecraft Country, and Fool on the Hill, and def enjoyed them all. (And I own his others 😜.) But Bad Monkeys is my favorite so far 😁 3y
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The.Intentional.Reader
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Secret society fighting evil or is the main character insane? Love anything by Matt Ruff. This has been a fun read so far.

Avanders This is one my my favorite books! 🤭😁 5y
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TK421
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Our #LMPBC book came in the mail today with a few extras.Thanks @Avanders ! You rock! I've been wanting to read Bad Monkeys ever since you posted about it. @cobwebmoth and I are both excited for the books, coffee and tea, and the candles smell amazing! Our daughter noticed the Hitchhikers themed candle, and immediately tried to steal it.😁

Avanders Yay!! 👏🏽👏🏽 I hope you guys enjoy the books... one of my favorites (aside from Bad Monkeys) is 6y
Avanders Oh ps your daughter is adorable! 6y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Utterly bonkers. This is a book that messes with your perception of what is real and what is delusion and what is just plain untrue. It‘s also an adult book with a cover that says middle grade adventure fantasy which tbh is probably why I bought it because 😂

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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She shakes her head. “I can‘t just tell you that. Even if I thought you‘d believe me, it wouldn‘t make sense unless I told you everything else first. But that‘s too long a story.”

JenlovesJT47 Looks fun! 😅 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @JenlovesJT47, entirely bonkers ☺️ 7y
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DivaDiane
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#LitsyPost ! Thank you so much @Avanders ! I just got it today. Was it really “an extra” copy?!? I can‘t believe how generous this community is. I would not have been able to buy this book (I‘m on a new book buying ban - too many unread books on my shelves already! But I‘m not averse to Books as gifts!

Thank you, thank you!! 😘

Avanders Yay I‘m so glad you got it! ♥️🎁♥️ and Lol, I do have an extra copy that I was happy to send.... but this one is new, as I‘m sure you know from having received it from bookseller 😁 (I emailed you an explanation!) Hope you enjoy! 💖💖💖 7y
DivaDiane @Avanders Oh! I haven‘t checked my email lately! (unless it was a while ago and I missed it because it landed in spam - goes to check...) oops! 😬 There were 2 emails I missed from you! Anyhoo! Now I understand! Didn‘t even think to ask where you were from and so sorry I didn‘t see your first email. I could‘ve had you send it to my mom or brother in Montana... Thank you again! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Avanders Oh no worries at all! I didn‘t think to ask where you were from either 😁 And you‘d offered to have me send it to your mom... but I thought it might be fun for you to have it sooner than that 😉 7y
DivaDiane @Avanders Oh, so much more fun! I‘ve resigned myself to waiting for dead-tree Books I order till I visit my mom (I‘ve lived in Europe for 25 years). But now I live in the UK it is much more dangerous! 7y
Avanders Oh I bet! And wow, 25 Years! ☺️ (edited) 7y
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night_shift
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How awesome is this wrapping paper?? So cute! Love the socks and stoked to get to these books! Thanks, @Marmie7 and @BookishMarginalia for hosting #HalloweenGoesPostal

Have a great Halloween everyone! Off to trick-r-treat soon. 🎃🎃

LeahBergen Those socks!! 👍🏻 7y
Avanders Ahh! Bad Monkeys is one of my favorite books! Hope you love it too! ☺️ 7y
moranadatter Love the socks! 💀 7y
merelybookish That paper is gorgeous! 7y
night_shift @LeahBergen @moranadatter yes! I will wear them to shreds 💚 @merelybookish yes, I thought so too! @Avanders I just read a different book by Matt Ruff and really enjoyed it, so I'm hoping Bad Monkeys is in the same style.. looks interesting! 7y
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Avanders
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@Kalalalatja tagged me for #cult5 ... thank you! 💖🤗 it was challenging! 😉 I picked books that I don‘t think are traditional “classics,” but which are cult favorites in various groups... and they‘re books I‘ve read *and* loved! As for passing it on, I‘ve been offline largely today, so I‘ll just “tag” anyone who has some ideas and hasn‘t been tagged yet. ☺️ (Tell ‘em I sent ya ;))

vivastory City of Saints & Madmen is a great choice. Have you read the other two books in the series? 7y
Avanders @vivastory not yet, but I own them! Have you?? 7y
vivastory Nope. I keep meaning to. I want to eventually read all of Vandermeer's work, including his wonderful anthologies 7y
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Avanders @vivastory me too! Most of his books are either owned or on my wishlist! 7y
vivastory I can't wait for the release of the Annihilation adaptation. It looks incredible 7y
Avanders @vivastory meeee too!! 7y
Kalalalatja Love The Shadow of the Wind! 7y
Angitron City of Saints and Madmen is one of my favorites too!! 7y
Avanders @Angitron @Kalalalatja must be because you have impeccable book tastes... 😉 (edited) 7y
Kalalalatja Well, of course, that must be it! 😉😄 7y
DivaDiane Ender's Game blew me away when I first read it. 7y
Avanders @DivaDiane it‘s so good, isn‘t it?! 😍 7y
DivaDiane Yes, it is! The rest of the series is interesting too. I love the Shadow of the Wind too. I haven't read Bad Monkeys yet but I loved Matt Ruff's Set this House in Order. Have you read it? (edited) 7y
Avanders @DivaDiane ooh good to know! I‘ll get to them one of these days ;) No! I own it, but haven‘t read that one or the Utility Trilogy yet ... but I‘ve read the rest of his stuff. 🤓 If you want, I‘d be happy to send you Bad Monkeys? I have an extra copy 😏if so, just email your address to leathy18 at gmail. 7y
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ReadingVampire
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We live near an Everglades park in Florida and the trees have been ripped and snapped by the hurricane. As I walked outside today this is who I see! The monkeys 🐒 who are wild and live in the park came to explore and say hello!

Bookbeez I never knew there were monkeys outside of zoos in the US. Interesting! 7y
ReadingVampire @bookbeez we have a ton in South Florida. There‘s actually a park down south that you are the one in the cage and the monkeys are wild in the lands around. They leave the park sometimes and make family groups away from their original home. This group up here used to belong to a zoo that shut down and let the monkeys free. They have been here for years. 7y
Dragon That is so cool 😎. 7y
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BrainyHeroine
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My cat makes a great bookmark for my Kindle... lol #CatsOfLitsy #LittenKitten

maich ❤😍😻 7y
BookishMarginalia 💜💜💜 7y
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Eyelit
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#unreliablenarrators are kinda my fave. What does that say about me? 😆 #maybookflowers

Rachel.Rencher It says you love a good challenge 😉 I'm the same way! 8y
Reggie You can't hustle a hustler? 😜 8y
valeriegeary They are the most interesting. 8y
mcipher We're all unreliable narrators - so you're just being real about humanity! 8y
BarbaraJean Me too! 8y
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Smrloomis
Bad Monkeys | Matt Ruff
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A fast-reading science fiction thriller. It got a little Matrix like toward the end, but I still enjoyed it. #LitsyAtoZ @BookishMarginalia

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Smrloomis
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I can't put this down and unfortunately for me I have work to do!

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Smrloomis
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"On the other hand, San Francisco..." I thought this was hilarious.

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Smrloomis
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Couldn't resist getting this from the library. Wondering if it's any good.

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Tamarity
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Mehso-so

Loved the first 2/3 of this, but I think the ending wanted to be an action movie...

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Tamarity
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Sometimes being a cheap-ass who is guided by ebook sales pays off, loving this 🤘😎🤘

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Staywithit
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This book was a complete trip, I really liked it because each page you read, you don't what to expect. It is a great Science Fiction and it is very creative.

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cdixonwrites
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Fast paced and entertaining. The perfect "brain candy" kind of book to lose yourself in on a rainy day.

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