Banshooo is a very intelligent monkey living in the country of Ooolandia, an earth-like planet that has been slowly taken over by technology. Rather than solving climate and global issues, the leaders create technology to bypass the problem and use media to convince everyone that they need MORE. Banshooo has worked in the natural department studying the world of nature and how it is reacting to these crises, and it's not good. When he tries to sound the alarm, he's fired and the department is shuttered. More and more natural disasters begin happening, and Banshooo has visions that lead him on a journey to find out what is happening to their planet. But will anyone listen if he even finds the solution?

Pros of this book: excellent writing. The vocabulary chosen, the wry manner it was written in, and a good balance between serious moments and comedic moments. It was a moderately interesting story.

Cons of this book: I felt like I was being preached to from page one. It would be one thing if it was an allegory or an analogy, but it's essentially a world like ours where things similar to our world are happening. I am well aware of how easily media, both mainstream and social, can influence people's decisions. I am well aware that we could be making better choices about how we treat this planet, although we're not as extreme as the citizens in this book. I don't need it shouted in my face from a novel. It put me off and made me less receptive to the messaging.

Also, although the writing was overall good, there were two things that bothered me. One, the ending was extremely abrupt. The climax happened and resolved in a matter of a page or two. Two, this is a world similar to ours but animals can talk and interact with humans, and there are made-up creatures as well, but the author didn't do a great job of describing the fictional creatures or did it much later in the book, so I had a hard time picturing some of the characters because I wasn't given a clear description of them at the get-go.

Overall, good writing and important message, but too preachy for me. Thanks to NetGalley for the free ebook.