false 6043849 1406310263 9781406310269 252 97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233015899m/6043849.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6043849.The_Ask_and_the_Answer 370361 Patrick Ness 1199 522 5 0 false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 06:19:18 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 13:07:02 -0700 2009
Although this is technically a book for young people, I found it extremely disturbing. It contains scenes of violence and torture. I was simultaneously reading an Ian Rankin novel about a serial killer who bites his victims and I found the Ian Rankin book much easier to read.

Despite this, I would have to say this in excellent piece of writing which does not flinch from dealing with profound and difficult subjects. I would just be very careful about whom I recommended it to.]]>