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A review by janetmf3
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
3.25
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.
For readers who crave a gripping and provocative adventure that explores the complexities of hope, identity, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship in a gripping dystopian world, The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness is a must-read.
I wouldn't let my review of this book deter people from reading it, because it just isn't in my genre of interest. I only listened to this book because we choose it as our Junior Book Club book for the summer, and since it was available on BorrowBox I thought I should listen to it before going back to work.
Now it isn't to say I didn't enjoy elements of this book, I was gripped by certain elements and parts of the story, but overall it just isn't my type of book, I don't like most dystopian books, but from the dystopians that I have read, it's one of the better ones.
For readers who crave a gripping and provocative adventure that explores the complexities of hope, identity, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship in a gripping dystopian world, The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness is a must-read.
I wouldn't let my review of this book deter people from reading it, because it just isn't in my genre of interest. I only listened to this book because we choose it as our Junior Book Club book for the summer, and since it was available on BorrowBox I thought I should listen to it before going back to work.
Now it isn't to say I didn't enjoy elements of this book, I was gripped by certain elements and parts of the story, but overall it just isn't my type of book, I don't like most dystopian books, but from the dystopians that I have read, it's one of the better ones.