Monkey vs. Robot and the Crystal of Power

by James Kochalka

This thought-provoking story is told almost completely without words,relying on Kochalka's expressive illustrations of the title characters. For allthe book's humorous and charming appearance, beneath... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891830368
• ISBN13: 9781891830365
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Good,But Gory

First of all, I gotta say I love these books.Escpecially Monkey Vs. Robot.This one(Monkey Vs. Robot And The Crystal Of Power)was also good but the violence was a little disturbing.In the first book,monkeys are burnt,kicked,crushed,you get the idea.The second one had that too,but it had blood.And quite a bit of it at that.For example,The monkeys are fighting robots for reasons I won't say(I can't give everything away!)Anyway,there was blood.In big amounts.This book is good,but I would not reccomend it for 6 and under

A minimalist approach to the graphic novel

For those used to spending a tremendous amount of time reading through a given graphic novel due to the complexities of the text and artwork, James Kochalka offers a minimalist approach in Monkey vs. Robot & the Crystal of Power. The robots are gathering a number of items in nature to analyze in their computer, which ultimately results in the destruction or death of the item (i.e. a flower). When a monkey is taken, he narrowly escapes, but not before being injured and simultaneously damaging part of the computer. As the robots seek to fix it, they discover that the only way it can repair itself is through a crystal, which in turn, is honored by the monkeys. Let the monumental struggle begin! Technology vs. nature, survival of the fittest, the old quote from the English Romantics, "We murder to dissect." Even though it is a quick read, I encourage you to read through it a number of times and enjoy Kochalka's work and its thought provoking story. Fans of Nicholson Baker's concise approach to fiction would enjoy Kochalka and the issues he explores.