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Gus: The Life and Opinions of the Last Raffles' Banded Langur

By Jon Gresham
Gus: The Life and Opinions of the Last Raffles' Banded Langur by Jon Gresham digital book - Fable

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In this action-packed eco-novel, wild talking monkeys lead a revolution in a troubled Singapore. Gus, a precocious Raffles' banded langur, seeks to get home to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, a Filipino nurse tries to heal her grief, and an auditor strives to be a clown. Their adventures take place along the Rail Corridor, among the shophouses of Blair Plain, and beneath the skyscrapers of downtown Singapore.

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Shan

Created 3 months ago
“Certainly quite a thought provoking book that covers important themes (mainly the relationship between human and the environment) and invokes a lot of emotions (mainly got angry and some of the characters on how they treated other characters and the environment). However, i just didn't like the story. I think one reason is that the story is kinda depressing to read and the horrid characters just upset me (its the message I know). Another reason is that while the story is filled with action, it felt like there was too much and not enough built up. I couldn't see where the story was going until towards the end and just couldn't feel excited enough to continue. There were too many characters to keep up for me so I kind of felt confused like who is who. To add to the confusion, I spotted some mistakes there were missed by the editor. But i think the biggest reason which took me out of the story so early on was how ridiculous the science was. Never mind the language gene being inserted into the first monkey, what do you mean that the gene can be passed around just by getting bitten or eaten up or something? It felt like the author transplanted the whole zombie thing into the story but it doesn't make sense cos these genes aren't viruses and can't be passed around just like that. And humans are primates ok there's no distinction. The more light hearted moments and gus's naration didnt really make this story fun to read. This book overall was quite fast and easy to read but just not to my taste.”

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