Books
by Patrick Ness
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Monsters of Men |
The final volume of the Chaos Walking trilogy (the others are: The Knife of Never Letting Go and The Ask and the Answer) and well up to the standard of the previous two volumes. This is not for the faint-hearted. The reader is catapulted into a war zone as three factions manoeuvre for control of the planet. In the middle are Todd and Viola. Through them, Ness confronts young readers with the dilemmas of power. Ambitious, gripping, unmissable
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 57 Summer 2010) |
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More than This |
After all the hype around Ness's Chaos Walking trilogy and his novel A Monster Calls, there are very high expectations for his latest book. In Monsters of Men, the author moved away from straight storytelling to something much more philosophical. This new novel continues that trend. It is also a tense, absorbing drama that opens with the death of the main protagonist. Not for everyone, perhaps, but worth it.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 71 Winter 2014) |
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The Knife of Never Letting Go |
This is a book to love or loathe. The first of a trilogy, it transports the reader to a planet, New World, a world of Noise. This is Todd's world . But even in a place where thoughts are public, there are secrets. Science fiction, coming-of-age novel, a tale of the pioneering adventure - non stop action, relayed in vivid, vigorous and idiosyncratic prose style. Read it and see. I loved it - unputdownable.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 51 May 2009) |
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