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Title: For the artwork alone
Review: I was about 8 years old when I received this book in 1980 or thereabouts (being a huge Monkey fan at the time from the TV adaptation), and I still refer back to it. I recognised it at the time as something special, and I worked out for myself how the scenery took on ominous shapes as the story turned. I wasn't even that excited by the story, but the artwork really captured my attention at such an early age.The whole of the book appears to be on archive.org if you want to try before you buy, but do get it on paper, the book has a wonderful feel of its own - a cross between a quality Chinese cultural publication of the 70's and a cheap mono xerox. And you do get to enjoy it even more not being on a screen, but to appreciate the art. You could cut any of the pages out and frame them on the wall and they would look very much in place - you don't quite get that from scans
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