A review by miagw962
More Than This by Patrick Ness

adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"Life does not have to go how you think it will," Tomasz says. "Not even when you are very sure what is going to happen."

Let me start by saying I love love love Patrick Ness - I love him and I love his books so much. Loved the Chaos Walking series and loved his standalone novels even more. I had heard really good things about this book, moreso than the other ones he's done so I was super pumped. And yes, it was pretty cute and interesting and easy to read and well-written. It did not, however, hit as hard as the rest of his novels have for me. It might've had something to do with the eventual
Matrix-like
premise or the slight disconnect I felt towards the main character. Suffice to say, I'm a little disappointed just because I think this book in particular is regarded as Patrick's best but I just personally prefer Release and The Rest of Us Just Live Here a lot more (and of course A Monster Calls). This is not a bad book by any means, I actually really enjoyed it. I think it has the capacity to teach young people about life and relationships. But I also think his other books do that better. Also confused why so many people were like 'omg what a crazy premise, this book completely changed my perspective on everything' like GUYS the premise is so derivative of the aforementioned cultural phenomenon-blockbuster sci-fi movie mentioned in the spoiler tag. Anyway, just a teensy bit disappointed in this one from Patrick but yeah, obviously still liked it. I hold him to a very high standard and that's not his fault!
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