Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee -- whose thoughts Todd can hear too, whether he wants to or not -- stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible has been hidden -- a secret so awful that Todd and Manchee must run for their lives.
But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?
Review:
I have to say right from the beginning, this book wasn’t for
me. I decided I wanted to write a review anyway because a lot of people
recommended this book to me, and I could definitely see why they enjoyed it,
and what a well-written book it is! I also wanted to give my opinion on this
book because, despite not enjoying all of it, I thought it was a great concept
for a book, with strong characters and a well thought-out storyline, and I
listened to this book right to the end to find out what happened!
The whole concept behind this book, there being a town where
everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts, and all the women of the town are
banished once they reach the age of thirteen, I thought was great. I loved the
idea of people being able to hear what each other think and the fact that main
character Todd can communicate with his dog I thought was very amusing! After a
while though, I thought that the idea that your ‘noise’ could give away what
you were going to do next, no matter how much you controlled it, was a bit
difficult and it made it harder for me to follow the book.
Up until Todd meets Viola I was really enjoying this book,
but the fact that she came down in a ship and from another land or town, her
mother and father being dead, it just all became a little improbable for my
tastes. The fact that Patrick Ness has built this whole other world and way of
thinking I think it just amazing, however and I really admire him as a writer.
Also the fact that this is part of a trilogy is pretty impressive too.
I listened to this book on audio book and I thought it was
really well narrated and added to the enjoyment for me. I listened right to the
end, but the ending was a little disappointing from my point of view. This book
is part of a trilogy and whilst I was hoping for some kind of resolution at the
end, the fact this it is part of a trilogy meant that there was no resolution.
The ending is left open, leaving you wanting more and wanting to buy the next
book. Whilst I will not be doing this, I can see why other people would do.
If world built up like this are your kind of thing and you
are more familiar than I am with other races and rules surrounding killing and
living, this will totally be your kind of thing. It was gripping and
well-written but it wasn’t for me!
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