About the book: Todd lives on a planet that has two Moons. On this planet men and boys can hear each other’s thoughts, while women and girls can hear the males, but their thoughts are private. Todd is forced to run from the men of Prentisstown. He meets Viola who has crash landed in the swamp. He runs with her. He is confused and has been told a different version of reality. He is innocent and is being hunted by Mayor Prentiss and Aaron. In order to become a man a boy must murder another man in anger in Prentisstown. Aaron is the sacrifice that Todd is supposed to murder so he can become a man. Todd is unaware of this at first but as he picks up on more Noise as he travels toward Haven the city of hope for him and Viola. He has to overcome many hardships (Manchee his dog dying, illness that almost killed him, and killing a spackle) and deal with poor decision (not being able to kill Aaron or Mr. Prentiss Jr.) on the road to Haven. He slowly learns the truth about the people and the place he grew up. He comes to learn that Viola is his only family that is left and he cannot let anything happen to her. At the end Viola kills Aaron so Todd does not have to. They finally make it to Haven, but it is empty and Viola is dying from a gunshot. Mr. Prentiss is there and Todd is begging for his help to save her. The book leaves a cliff hanger, making the reader what to find out what will happen to Todd and Viola.
Readers Response: Ness created the character of Todd to be relate-able to readers in The Knife of Never Letting Go. He just wants to do what’s right, and nobody will tell him what is going on. Over the course of the book the reader builds a relationship with Todd and wants him to succeed and survive. The story is a world unfamiliar to the reader but the overall them of survival and relationships breaks through into the reader’s reality through this artfully written Fantasy and Science Fiction book.
The Author's website:
http://patrickness.com/
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