Reviews

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

appelsien's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

bantwalkers's review against another edition

4.0

Well. This book just grabs you by the throat and hardly lets up. Of course it is a little clunky in places, it could have been about 100 pages less, but it tends to repeat it itself from time to time. And Todd is a little bit of a mopey doofus. However, the hook is interesting and it is jam packed with action. Not to mention the fact that every few pages it made me say "WHOA!" like Keanu Reeves.
I do think fans of Lost could be especially patient with it, because it has a similar structure with its mysteries. And come on, not everything has to be a mystery. Give us a little something a little sooner.

Oh yeah . . . still one of the best titles I have ever seen.

stephaniemsyed's review against another edition

4.0

Wonderful opener to a gripping series. Dystopian, sci-fi, coming of age tale all in one.

Easy reading, due to the main character not being taught to read/write. There are some amusing phonetic spellings because of that circumstance as well.

If you are looking for a book with a happy ending, this is not for you. However, if you need to know what happens next, go into the second book. That's what I had to do.

kellybarth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

hallowsun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

julieboebooley's review against another edition

5.0

This was a surprisingly difficult to put down book. It's very unique, it's written in the thoughts of the main character, an illiterate teenage boy, so the book is riddled with intentional grammatical and spelling mistakes. This just makes it feel more authentically like the character's voice though, and it's very captivating and emotional. It's easy to get wrapped up in the main character as he sets off on the journey that will turn him into a man.

paper_mache_reader's review against another edition

4.25

I can't remember the last time that I read a story that felt this original. I loved it and can't wait for the next installment !

donna6146's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

datsureads's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed the suspense as much as the world building in this one. Pleasantly surprised as the story revealed key plot points. Interestingly, the author plays with revealing important information to the main character a couple chapters before the reader is filled in. At time this was a little frustrating, but also had me hanging on to find out why that character just reacted in a certain way. Also liked how consistent the writing was for each character- especially Todd’s speaking style.

salston's review against another edition

5.0

Todd comes from a town where everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts, the animals can talk, and there are no women. What's up with that? This non-stop action adventure series will answer most of those questions and keep you up late nights reading, at least it kept me up.