12.8k reviews for:

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

4.43 AVERAGE

alexlangdon's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anna_wolfe_'s review against another edition

3.0

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I will admit I initially did not have high hopes for this book. It started off slow, and I was bored easily, but once I got to page 66 or something, this book did not leave my hands!! I feel like it is hard to make me cry, yet this book did just that. It made me sad and angry while teaching valuable lessons along the way.

zktls57's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

fphlox's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A good story about the nature of things and grief

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

swcheng15's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5 stars. Short, but intense. Very interesting way of describing grief and the process. I really liked this book. Sad, and any parent's nightmare.

fairyduckmother's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

ace_nova's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

raebeez314's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

myliterarylove's review against another edition

5.0

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I may have cried through this whole book.

oesterheld's review against another edition

5.0

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This book was made into a movie in 2016 and the only thing I remembered about it was that my dad had to leave the room through because he could not make it through the story. This was at a time where he was still not quite okay with crying in front of his kids. His mother died of cancer when he was young, early college years I think. When Conor finally faced his truth, I just SOBBED. What a horrible, complicated mess for such a young boy to hold inside himself.