This is from the September 2005 issue of Word.
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A great book to ease into this snake-eating-its-tail kind of writing, Michael Boyce's Monkey is one I've recommended to quite a few of my friends-the literary set, the read-just-for-fun set and even the unabashed-geekery set-which isn't to say it's lightweight at all, although it is light-hearted, charming, and at the same time hypnotic and subtle.
The story is told in a floating point of view that evoked for me a bombastic narrative in a pub-all intimate confidence and over-the-top ejaculation, weird asides and strangely astute observation.
It revolves around three characters who aren't so much simple as pure - they have singular motivations that consistently inform all their actions, yet are richly drawn. Through them, Boyce renders a multi-faceted rumination on morality, but with the tropes of kung-fu movies as his palette. Gloriously original.
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