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Jul 04, 2023CareyMacaulay rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I have read a few books by Patrick Ness now and I am fast becoming a huge fan. I love that every book of his I have chosen to read is different. This one is of the science fiction/dystopian genre, a lifelong favourite read of mine. Once…
May 05, 2023
"I adore this book and this series! I have read it several times and am enthralled each time!" - Raven P.
May 02, 2023SurreyLibraries_Teens3 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"The Knife of Never Letting Go", by Patrick Ness, stars Todd Hewitt, a boy who lives in a village where there are only men. He lives in a world where they can hear men’s thoughts through the noise. The story begins as Todd finds a strange…
Apr 25, 2023SurreyLibraries_Teens2 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
“The Knife of Never Letting Go” is an emotionally attached novel that explores themes of identity, trust and humanity with a very heart-pounding nature. An adventure cast on Todd Hewitt and a mysterious girl that crash landed on Todd’s…
Apr 22, 2023jiya_j rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
There isn’t any privacy in Prentisstown, not in the town where every resident can hear the other’s thoughts. Todd is the only boy left in the town of men, and with less than a month to go before he turns 13 and is deemed a man, even a spot…
Apr 12, 2023SurreyLibraries_Teens1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Knife of Never Letting Go is set in a town near a swamp that has been colonized by a tiny community of Old World religious settlers. I started reading this book yesterday after hearing about it a few weeks ago. I thought this book was…
May 19, 2022SkylarDaBookNerd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Not a bad book…I enjoyed it better than I expected to enjoy it. The storyline was gripping and interesting enough to keep me hooked. The plot twists (especially the ending) were surprising. I will say, there are a TON of uses of the word…
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Feb 17, 2022rnactastic rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Oct 15, 2021onelegged_lumberjack rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Such a great book! I read it because I saw the movie recently (Chaos Walking). It had some great concepts, but was a real let-down. When I found out it was based on a book series, I decided to read it. And thankfully, this book did NOT…
Aug 02, 2021LisaMoore1985 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
* 3.75 STARS * The Knife of Never Letting Go is the first book in the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness. This book has been sitting on my personal book shelf waiting to be read, for what feels like years, and is probably closer to that…
Jul 01, 2021pacl_teens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A war between spackles and the New World let out a virus, one that is fatal to women. The virus doesn’t kill men but infects them with “noise”, allowing them to hear the thoughts of animals and other men. The story by Patrick Ness follows…
Jun 05, 2021EliK1 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Patrick Ness' tales always leave me with mixed feelings. They contain some great ideas but never go anywhere fun, and what's worse, they never seem to come to a satisfying end. This one was no different. The "Noise" is an intriguing idea…
Apr 12, 2021liviamaione rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Epic!!!!!!!! I seriously could NOT put this book down!!! I totally recommend this book to anyone who likes action packed and exciting books!
Mar 25, 2021kimcampion rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! I will say it is a little slow at first, but once you get into it you will not be able to put it down!!!! The concept is new and exciting, the characters are SO well developed, and the philosophical questions…
Jan 26, 2021SofiaLB_2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book really transformed me into a science fiction lover. First Dune, and now this novel. The young, soon-to-be-man, named Todd is a real determined and dedicated character. When he meets Viola, all of his senses seemed to be…
Sep 27, 2020
Hey, question to someone who's already read the book. I just read a couple pages in and had to stop on this sentence. "There's lot's of life here, loads of it, just ignoring the town as you please, birds and green snakes and frogs…
Dec 17, 2019RozyCozy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Such an amazing book! I read it for school, but then loved it so much I read it twice more!! One of the best books I ever read. Definitely recommend it! 😊
Nov 05, 2019jmkoochin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved this book!!!! Definitely one of my most favorite book series! If you are reading this.... READ THIS BOOK!
Jul 10, 2019TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The knife of letting go is one of the best books I have ever read. The concept of living in a dystopian world where each everyone can hear each other’s thoughts was incredibly executed by Patrick Ness. I specifically fell in love with the…
Jan 02, 2019ryner rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
As a child you may have fantasized about how fun it would be if you knew what others were thinking. In Todd Hewitt's small town, which strangely consists only of men, everyone can hear the thoughts of everyone else -- this omnipresent…
Nov 24, 2018laurendouglass rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was so good. Another YA title that really is for everyone, even (and especially) for adults who mock YA. I'm beginning to think there isn't anything Patrick Ness can't do in his writing. Not only was this devastatingly good, but it…
Jun 13, 2018
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Jan 21, 2018PinesandPrejudice rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book gave my physical chills, shakes and sweats. I burst into tears over my lunch at Noodles and Company because I read about the death of a character and I couldn't control myself. I immediately got the second book because that…
Sep 15, 2017amylee290 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
LOVE! One of the best books I have read so far. Lots of surprises , exciting from start to finish. Starting book #2.. I hope it is just as good !
Aug 15, 2017
About to read this book but I know it's going to be amazing (spiderman) because Tom Holland is playing the character Todd. And everything that he is in is always AMAZING(spiderman). #I<3ToddHewitt