Bad Monkeys

My son is taking an advanced placement English class this year. His teacher assigned the novel Bad Monkeys by Mark Ruff for summer reading.  Naturally, I had a chance to pick up the book from the coffee table and read it since my son tends to wait until the last minute for his reading assignments.

Not too bad at all.  If you like conspiracy stories, then you'll love this book. I can see why an English teacher at an all-boys school picked it.  The book is relatively short, easy to read, fast-paced, and full of action. Parents might want to brace themselves since this book has plenty of drug use, sex, and violence.  Jesuits seem to have a higher tolerance for artistic license than most high school administrators.

It is not the type of book I normally read, but it is a great summer novel.  The alternatives were lawn care, painting the basement, or taking the kids to the pool yet again. A soft couch and a good novel won the day.