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dharma130's review against another edition
3.0
How can I be impressed when this book was so short? I guess it was a nice essay. I read it in an hour.
theseventhl's review against another edition
4.0
Welp, I guess I have to read the Chaos Walking trilogy now. Such a great teaser of a prequel, so well written.
sleepingnerd's review against another edition
3.0
This novella was interesting and well told, with moments from Viola's life interspersed with the crash. It was cool to get some insight into Viola's life before she landed in the New World, and get to really know her and her parents as people.
sarkenobi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
shimauchiha's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know about you, but if I was on a spaceship and was planning to send a first landing party on a new, unknown planet, I wouldn't waste precious space on the small ship with a 13 year old girl.
Also considering my life and safety pretty much depended on the first party, I would send more than just three people in one ship!I would send at the very least 3 ships to make sure at least one of them has a chance of making it in case something goes wrong.
But Nooo, apparently the people here are so filled with hope and sure that everything is gonna be puppies and rainbows that they don't even consider something going wrong and see fit to send one tiny ship with two adults and one kid to prepare the planet for thousands of people landing there. Isn't that just the height of logic?
Also considering my life and safety pretty much depended on the first party, I would send more than just three people in one ship!I would send at the very least 3 ships to make sure at least one of them has a chance of making it in case something goes wrong.
But Nooo, apparently the people here are so filled with hope and sure that everything is gonna be puppies and rainbows that they don't even consider something going wrong and see fit to send one tiny ship with two adults and one kid to prepare the planet for thousands of people landing there. Isn't that just the height of logic?
eatingwords's review against another edition
4.0
I wanted to read The New World before starting The Ask and the Answer to freshen up my mind about the story, as it is ages that I read The Knife of Never Letting Go.
I liked Viola's POV; she seemed very mature for her age and I liked that and the contrast that's been created between her and Todd's POV.
It was interesting to learn about how Viola got to the New World and what she had to go through.
As always, I thought that it was way too short, a bit more story would have been nice. But that's always my problem with novellas.
I'm now so excited to finally read the second book of the trilogy!
I liked Viola's POV; she seemed very mature for her age and I liked that and the contrast that's been created between her and Todd's POV.
It was interesting to learn about how Viola got to the New World and what she had to go through.
As always, I thought that it was way too short, a bit more story would have been nice. But that's always my problem with novellas.
I'm now so excited to finally read the second book of the trilogy!
missbookiverse's review against another edition
3.0
Ein guter kleiner Einblick in Violas Vergangenheit. Ich würde die Story aber nicht vorm ersten Buch lesen, da man sonst einige Dinge schon weiß, die man im Buch erst nach und nach erfährt. Für danach ist sie ganz nett, bringt aber auch nichts außergewöhnlich Neues zu Tage.
wrentheblurry's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
My disappointment at [b:The Knife of Never Letting Go|2118745|The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277071696s/2118745.jpg|2124180] ending at 94% on my Kindle dissipated quickly when I found this short story immediately following. What fun to learn more about Viola and peek into how she became selected to travel to the New World, as well as her flight there.
My disappointment at [b:The Knife of Never Letting Go|2118745|The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)|Patrick Ness|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277071696s/2118745.jpg|2124180] ending at 94% on my Kindle dissipated quickly when I found this short story immediately following. What fun to learn more about Viola and peek into how she became selected to travel to the New World, as well as her flight there.