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Well, I'm not ok after reading this omg. This was a horrible story, and by "horrible," I mean it tore out my heart, ripped it to shreds, stomped on the pieces, then gathered them up in a bin and offered them back to me. Like I can just put the pieces back together and be fine.
I knew basically nothing going into this book, even though it's been on my tbr for a long time. How I avoided spoilers or even having a basic idea of what it was about is still a mystery. The only thing I knew was that it w ...more
I knew basically nothing going into this book, even though it's been on my tbr for a long time. How I avoided spoilers or even having a basic idea of what it was about is still a mystery. The only thing I knew was that it w ...more
I thought this was such a great book. Once I got started it was hard to put down. Conner was such a great main character. It was also a very sad story, but powerful story about a young boy dealing with his mother and her illness. Also how people treat him because of what was happening to his mother.
3 1/2 stars
For a younger reader this isn't bad. As an adult I struggled a bit to get into this. The characters just didn't come to life for me. I wanted to feel for Conner and what he was going through but I felt detached. It took awhile to get into the story. I felt parts were left out of something. I found it interesting the purpose of the monster. A different role than one might normally expect. ...more
For a younger reader this isn't bad. As an adult I struggled a bit to get into this. The characters just didn't come to life for me. I wanted to feel for Conner and what he was going through but I felt detached. It took awhile to get into the story. I felt parts were left out of something. I found it interesting the purpose of the monster. A different role than one might normally expect. ...more
I have read a couple of this Author's book as part of a trilogy; while waiting for the third I decided to give this one a go and I am so glad I did. The book is dotted with black and white illustrations which enhance rather than distract from the text. While the cover and title implies that this book may be a horror/thriller, it is in fact a very moving allegory about a boy having to deal with his inner monsters that have arisen in his dreams relating to his Mother's illness and a real monster w
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Aug 24, 2016
Megan
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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A tragic beautiful masterpiece.
This book is amazing.
Very good, but likely to cause great gouts of weeping.
Patrick Ness is a genius.
Sep 19, 2015
Jodi
marked it as to-read
Oct 22, 2015
Lee Johnson
marked it as to-read
very sad
Jul 17, 2016
Gretchen Torres
marked it as to-read
Jan 25, 2017
Gen
marked it as to-read
May 31, 2017
Megan
marked it as bfl
