Banana Brain, C. S. Fritz
Banana Brain, C. S. Fritz
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Banana Brain

Author: C. S. Fritz

Narrator: Kevin Changaris

Unabridged: 5 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2026


Synopsis

If Black Mirror and The Babadook had a deranged monkey baby, this would be it.Adam’s barely holding it together. Broke, haunted, desperate for redemption. His new job as the night guard at a crumbling zoo felt like a first step. Until one drunken night, his phone ended up in the hands of the zoo’s newest chimpanzee.Then the text messages began.
The animal knew things it shouldn’t. Secrets, sins, faces from the past. It wanted more than just the phone. It was playing a slow, unraveling, game of torture.
The cage door swings open in C.S. Fritz’s latest novel with a bizarre fever dream of primal dread, emotional extortion, and something far darker than guilt.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mona on January 18, 2026

This was whacky bananas and I honestly loved every minute of it. Full review to come! [Edit: Full Review] Banana Brain delivers on its promise. It is absolutely bananas. Fritz takes you on a journey you anticipated but were not prepared for. And for those looking for an injection of absurdist comedy i......more

Goodreads review by Kate Victoria on October 29, 2025

This one got a little too weird/over the top. I wouldn’t have minded it if the characters and dialogue were a bit more well rounded. Both these aspects fell flat unfortunately. Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Albatross Book Co for a copy!......more

Goodreads review by rowan on November 24, 2025

This was wild lol. Honestly it was a fun read if you're not going into it expecting it to not be at least a little silly. Things definitely went off the rails at certain points and I wish it had focused more on the chimp and his history and built a bit more suspense around him seemingly being normal......more

Goodreads review by Kay on October 21, 2025

This is different. Unique. An absurd horror. It has lovable characters and villains you'll loath. Easter eggs. The most unsettling events and situations are back stories and connections. Buckle up, this is a wild one, and a lot of fun.......more

Goodreads review by Halsey on November 21, 2025

I guess I don't know what I expected? Yeah it's stupid. Yeah there is no character consistency, no decent proofreading. Actually kind of had me scared though to be honest. Pretty funny when they brought up the chimp in Connecticut. Yeah apes are scary as fuck. The incessant Coldplay references? I wis......more