I tried to read this. Really. It is apparently a book about a man and his girlfriend who spend a night drinking and partying and wake up the next morning as chimpanzees, as is everyone else, a la Franz Kafka. I did not get that far because I only got 25 pages in and had to give up. I have a degree in English; I'm used to reading authors' works written in fancy prose and using symbolism. This book is just over the top. The author took every single opportunity for foreshadowing and symbolism and other literary techniques during the first 25 pages. And really, did we need to read about the man and woman drinking for 25 pages? Every coat was black. Every person had a chimp-like body. People were monkey-like in every aspect. Ugh. I'm giving this one star but only because I have to give it a star. I want my star back.