Monkey Wrench Gang
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Monkey Wrench Gang

by Edward Abbey

1975•Adventure•395 pages

Taste attributes: adventureactioncomedyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedsocial commentaryunderdog triumphsall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeAn expansive adventure novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Ex-Green Beret George Hayduke returns from war to find his beloved southwestern desert threatened by industrial development. Joining with Bronx exile and feminist saboteur Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D., Hayduke is ready to fight the power.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureActionComedySocial commentaryUnderdog triumphsAll consuming quest

Subjects

Southwestern statesEnvironmental protectionEnvironmentalistsEcologyEcofictionAction & adventure

Details

Author
Edward Abbey
Published
1975
Pages
395
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