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A review by aloeverra
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I loved reading the stream of consciousness style narration. The amount of emotions you feel as you travel with the characters is really intense because of it and I constantly felt the need to turn the page. I also really liked that this was technically a sci fi book but also felt like a historical settlers read, a very interesting blend of genre. Our main character Todd faces a lot of moral and philosophical coming of age situations, but faces it with very little education and I loved watching him battle and find his path through them.
Most of the characters had flaws but were still loveable, except the villains. The villains were very easy to hate and weren't very dimensional.
This is a journey / travel story, so if you like books that have only a few stable locations this book might not be for you. This book also features a corrupted religion similar to Christianity, so if you don't want any religious notes in your book, you might not like this.
Most of the characters had flaws but were still loveable, except the villains. The villains were very easy to hate and weren't very dimensional.
This is a journey / travel story, so if you like books that have only a few stable locations this book might not be for you. This book also features a corrupted religion similar to Christianity, so if you don't want any religious notes in your book, you might not like this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Animal cruelty