Name: Journey to the West Monster Chronicles
Author: Zhao Shuang

Stats

9.3Score

33Chapters

Synopsis

As one of the four classic Chinese classics, "Journey to the West" has been widely circulated among the people since its publication. Various versions have emerged one after another, and its interpretations from various perspectives are also common. "Journey to the West Monster Chronicles" has 30 chapters in total, focusing on "the perspective of animals in "Journey to the West". According to the order of appearance of the "animal monsters" in the original work of "Journey to the West", it carefully examines the life experiences and evolution of various Bodhisattvas, members of the Buddhist scripture collection team, and various monsters that created eighty-one difficulties on the Buddhist scriptures, as well as their real-life animal prototypes. Full of interesting blends of perspectives and cultural mashups. In the book, humans, gods and demons, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, folk culture, animal science... The two worlds of "virtual" and "real" are interspersed and corroborated with each other; transplanting flowers and trees, borrowing corpses to resurrect souls, layering nests, shoveling earth to reshape... Compare historical versions such as Yuan dramas, analyze the evolution of story transfer, grafting, character reshaping, etc., And get a glimpse of the formation process of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West". The author's literary thoughts are active and his writing style is unconventional. He reads Journey to the West from an alternative perspective, bringing a hearty reading experience.

Reader comments

It is a good book about monsters in Journey to the West. The whole book is based on some interesting research on the monsters mentioned in Journey to the West. It covers a wide range of knowledge and is both scientific and interesting. Many of the opinions in the book can be traced back in the literature. Of course, many opinions in the book are imaginary speculations and have not been finalized. It can be discussed by fans of Journey to the West, and it is also a kind of fun.
9 likes2y ago
I don't know what to say, but I think it's well written.
5 likes4y ago
The description is very detailed, and I understand the past life of the spirit!
3 likes2y ago
The author analyzed the story of Journey to the West from an alternative perspective, and felt deeply convinced after reading it. The various character relationships and plot needs are very clear. It uses classic references, but is also easy to understand. I hope there will be a story that analyzes the Dream of Red Mansions sometime [laughs]
3 likes1y ago
Overall feeling is pretty good
2 likes4y ago
The author is well-read and gives us a detailed introduction to each goblin
2 likes2y ago
The writing is so detailed and great [Like]
2 likes2y ago
Quoting from classics, very good
2 likes2y ago
As the book says, each animal has its own characteristics and stories, which reminded me of the friends with different personalities around me. Moreover, the author's writing style is very humorous, and it is easy to read, just like chatting with a friend. I think this book can not only give us a deeper understanding of "Journey to the West", but also make us think more about the people and things in our lives.
2 likes2y ago
Very nice. This perspective is very good!
2 likes2y ago
Very well written 👍, I learned a lot about Journey to the West
1 like2y ago
I came here after reading the original text of Journey to the West. It's worth reading.
2y ago
Minglong commented on the book: "This book talks about a lot of knowledge outside of Journey to the West. It is well-read and worth reading."
2y ago