The Knife of Never Letting Go

I just finished The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness this weekend, and as soon as I returned to school today I made a point of checking out The Ask and the Answer. How fast I get to a sequel is usually a pretty good indicator of what I thought of the book; so obviously I really enjoyed this novel.

This is actually the second time I checked out this book. I tried reading it earlier this fall, and I just couldn't get beyond the first chapter. Perhaps this is because I didn't give myself time to truly get into the book. Once I was beyond the first chapter, it really got good.

Todd lives in the New World in a town called Prentisstown. He is the only child in a community of all males. And if this wasn't bad enough, everyone can hear each others' thoughts, all the time. They can even hear animals, such as when Todd's dog tells him that he has to poop.

Yet. . .Todd finds a place where there is quiet, and by doing so, he is forced to leave everything he knows in Prentisstown. Once he's left, he realizes that what he was taught to believe might not necessarily be the truth.

I stayed up hours past my bed time reading this book; I definitely cared about Todd and his travelling companions. I am eager to continue reading the sequel tonight.