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Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle

2 reviews

funeraldancer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? No

3.75

I plan on rewatching all the movies before the new entry comes out in May, and I figured it would make sense to read the book. I was fairly disappointed in this until about the final half, which redeemed itself. 

There's certain plot points I think the original film explored and explained better than the book, such as Taylor/Ulysse speaking to the apes. Somehow, also, Ulysse is somehow more unlikable, arrogant, and creepy than Taylor is in the movie?? Didn't think that possible, but here we are.

I knew going in that

in the book they are not revealed to have been on Earth the whole time, but this certainly has an equally compelling twist ending

Something I wish was explored more is the element of colonialism, which gets some lip service near the end, but ultimately is not a large part of the story. Rather, the book succeeds in drawing analogues to human treatment of animals. 

I liked it for the most part

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

michaelferlazzo's review

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Genocide and Torture

Creepy