Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of Monkey shines

Monkey shines
Monkey shines
Author: Michael Stewart
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Unknown Binding
reviewed on + 36 more book reviews


A collegiate athlete is crippled in a motorcycle crash leaving him paralized from the neck down. His salvation comes from an unexpected source. A capuchin monkey,Ella. The experimental world of medical research gives this book its flavor. One of his collegues at oxford college in the animal research lab has found a way to increase primate intelligence. Perhaps Ella can become the cripple's arms and legs. What they don't forsee is that Ella's induced modifications will enable her to form a link with his soul. As they begin to trust each other and become dependant . The experiment becomes dark and dangerous as the boundaries between human and animal behavior are crossed. A series of violent events lead up to a horrible ending.