<em>The Knife of Never Letting Go</em> by Patrick Ness
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by Vanessa Di Gregorio --- "The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say." You need to read this. No, really. READ THIS BOOK. Why? Well... Imagine always being able to hear everyone's thoughts, at all times, fighting to drown each other out in a sea of endless Noise. Well, that's what life is like in Prentisstown. Everyone in Prentisstown can hear each other's thoughts. It's an endless, loud Noise full of words and pictures. There is no privacy. And if that wasn't bad enough, Todd has the bad luck of having to put up with hearing his dog, Manchee, as well. Everyone in Prentisstown is a man. With only has one month left before his birthday, Todd is the last boy in town to become a man. Everyone in Prentisstown has secrets. So when Todd accidentally stumbles upon a pocket of complete, total silence - a bubble of quiet, surrounded by overwhelming noise - he unwittingly stumbles into yet another of the town's secrets. And he will have to run for his life. Doesn't that sound ridiculously amazing? That's because it is. Honestly, Patrick Ness is absolutely brilliant. Brilliant brilliant BRILLIANT! Todd's voice is utterly compelling. He draws you right in, until all you hear are
<em>The Knife of Never Letting Go</em> by Patrick Ness
<em>The Knife of Never Letting Go</em> by…
<em>The Knife of Never Letting Go</em> by Patrick Ness
by Vanessa Di Gregorio --- "The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say." You need to read this. No, really. READ THIS BOOK. Why? Well... Imagine always being able to hear everyone's thoughts, at all times, fighting to drown each other out in a sea of endless Noise. Well, that's what life is like in Prentisstown. Everyone in Prentisstown can hear each other's thoughts. It's an endless, loud Noise full of words and pictures. There is no privacy. And if that wasn't bad enough, Todd has the bad luck of having to put up with hearing his dog, Manchee, as well. Everyone in Prentisstown is a man. With only has one month left before his birthday, Todd is the last boy in town to become a man. Everyone in Prentisstown has secrets. So when Todd accidentally stumbles upon a pocket of complete, total silence - a bubble of quiet, surrounded by overwhelming noise - he unwittingly stumbles into yet another of the town's secrets. And he will have to run for his life. Doesn't that sound ridiculously amazing? That's because it is. Honestly, Patrick Ness is absolutely brilliant. Brilliant brilliant BRILLIANT! Todd's voice is utterly compelling. He draws you right in, until all you hear are