The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3 (Volume 3)

I did a lot of research and these four volumes for Journey to the West are by far the best option. I know they are a little pricey, but if you wait for certain sales, you can get them for a decent chunk off.

Two thumbs up.

I have many translations of this Chinese classic, as well as the original Chinese version. If you want a real feel for this story, you cannot go wrong with this version. Yes, it is long, but so is the original. If you are looking for a very condensed, but well done version, I would also recommend the Arthur Waley translation!!

This is a wonderful translation of one of the Chinese classics. Don't be intimidated by the length, I never tired of the antics of the original Gang of 4. I felt like I had to pick this series up after seeing so many TV sets in Viet Nam with monkey and pig guys flying around on them, and I'm glad I did.

Although the footnotes sometimes get onerous, they really are necessary for a complete understanding of the culture and content behind this book. I recommend this, and all the other volumes in this series by Mr. Yu, to anyone interested in the culture, history and/or Tao! Well worth reading.

This is the third volume of Anthony C. Yu's four-volume translation of the Chinese classic, "The Journey to the West." The story continues to be fantastical, violent, and, despite its episodic nature, surprisingly compelling to me. I was reading the previous volume in parallel with Ken Liu's "The Wall of Storms." Once I started this third volume, I decided to shelve Ken Liu's book in favor of Tripitaka and Pilgrim's continuing adventures. For a Chinese classic published over four hundred years ago, the content is far less elevated and far more entertaining than I'd expected. Consider, for instance, this edifying quote, "Even a fart is additional air!" I am now impatiently waiting for Amazon to deliver the final volume.

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It's not what you'd imagine from a journey novel. Challenges are overcome less so with violence and more with good ol' trolling. Fun to read!