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A review by mrs_a_is_a_book_nerd
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
5.0
Beautiful. Just beautiful. The story, the illustrations... captivating.
Conor's mother is very ill, battling cancer. Conor is plagued by nightmares... a nightmare--the same one, night after night. So when the monster visits him at 12:07 the first night, he thinks he's dreaming. But he's very much awake. In the form of an enormous ancient yew tree, the monster visits Conor regularly. He tells Conor that over time, he will tell him three stories, and when the third story is told, Conor must tell HIS story; he must tell his truth.
As Conor's life grows more complicated and his mother declines, Conor listens to the stories of the ancient sage who has "come a-walking" to tell them to him. These stories confuse Conor; their endings are unexpected, and their morals illogical to Conor. As the final story approaches, Conor becomes convinced that this yew tree--known for its healing powers--has come to cure his mother.
Indeed, the tree has come to make someone whole again, but is it Conor's mother?
Funny, poignant, honest, enchanting, and gorgeously illustrated, A Monster Calls will resonate with anyone who has ever loved someone who's ill, who has felt powerless, helpless, invisible, and lost, and who has secretly yearned for someone to set them free.
Conor's mother is very ill, battling cancer. Conor is plagued by nightmares... a nightmare--the same one, night after night. So when the monster visits him at 12:07 the first night, he thinks he's dreaming. But he's very much awake. In the form of an enormous ancient yew tree, the monster visits Conor regularly. He tells Conor that over time, he will tell him three stories, and when the third story is told, Conor must tell HIS story; he must tell his truth.
As Conor's life grows more complicated and his mother declines, Conor listens to the stories of the ancient sage who has "come a-walking" to tell them to him. These stories confuse Conor; their endings are unexpected, and their morals illogical to Conor. As the final story approaches, Conor becomes convinced that this yew tree--known for its healing powers--has come to cure his mother.
Indeed, the tree has come to make someone whole again, but is it Conor's mother?
Funny, poignant, honest, enchanting, and gorgeously illustrated, A Monster Calls will resonate with anyone who has ever loved someone who's ill, who has felt powerless, helpless, invisible, and lost, and who has secretly yearned for someone to set them free.