The Knife of Never Letting Go

[Jennifer]

Hi Heather and anyone else interested, here is a separate thread for the Buddy Read "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness.
Start Date: TBD October 2020

[Jennifer]

Well, should we start this book? We could start now, and other people can jump in if they want to.

[Jennifer]

This book starts out in a very odd, yet compelling fashion. I want to learn more about the Noise and what happened to half the men and all the women. The spelling and grammar- vernacular?- of the main character takes a bit of getting used to. I’m only about ¼ of the way done, but so far I’m enjoying this book.

[Jennifer]

I suspected Todd was uninformed of what had really happened, but I didn’t expect THAT! What a crazy good book so far! I’m anxious to see the movie when it comes out. Does anyone else have any comments on Todd’s travels? I’ve read Chapters 1-19, and the journey so far takes my breath away. I am also planning to read the prequel, as well as Books 2&3 of this Chaos Walking series.

[xime ִֶָ࣪☾.]

i read this series in 2017 and it's fantastic. it gets better in the second and third books. never read the prequel though so maybe i'll give it a chance. i hope you enjoy it!

[Jennifer]

Thanks, ximena. So far it's a terrific book! The prequel is available on Amazon kindle, and it's free. Probably because it is only 36 pages. It's called The New World by Patrick Ness.

[Jennifer]

I almost can't believe how this book progressed-they faced so many obstacles. And what a surprising ending! I can't wait to read the next book in the series!

[Heather]

Jennifer wrote: "This book starts out in a very odd, yet compelling fashion. I want to learn more about the Noise and what happened to half the men and all the women. The spelling and grammar- vernacular?- of the m..."

I wasn't sure how I felt about his writing style either! I finally got used to it after a few chapters, but then when
(view spoiler)[ he had a fever, I felt like it was kind of difficult to read, and I lost interest for a bit. However, he just rescued the girl and his dog was killed, so I'm hoping he gets better soon and the book starts to pick back up! (hide spoiler)]

I didn't know if we needed to include spoilers in this group, so I figured better safe than sorry!

[Jennifer]

Do you have a favorite character? I like Manchee!