It’s something that might take a while to get used to but the style of it definitely enhanced the story for me. The book is written in first person narration, in an almost stream of consciousness manner. The uniqueness of the writing style hits you straight away. There were lots of feels and a bit of crying. It gave me multiple heart attacks and ripped my heart out. This plot was definitely a rollercoaster ride for me. There were some scenes that were quite violent and gruesome, and the suspenseful tone of the book made these even more bloodcurdling and horrific. I didn’t find myself speculating very much, simply because everything was complex and unpredictable and I was happy to just go along for the ride. We were left in the dark from the very beginning and things are only revealed to us as they are revealed to Todd. I enjoyed the suspense in this novel quite a bit. Along the way, he is hunted by an army from Prentisstown and a crazy preacher who seems to be out to get him. We follow Todd as he escapes from Prentisstown and makes his way around the New World. It’s probably best to go into the book not knowing anything because it’s a thrilling and suspenseful story about survival and self-discovery. His new discovery leads him to have to pack up his belongings and run away from Prentisstown. One day, Todd stumbles finds a spot of complete silence and discovers that things in Prentisstown, and on New World, aren’t as he’s been told. There are no women in Prentisstown and Todd is the only boy left in his small town. 12 year old Todd Hewitt lives in Prentisstown with his two guardians and his dog, Manchee. In this world, animals and living things also have Noise.

The Knife of Never Letting Go is a sci-fi, dystopian novel, set in New World, where everybody can hear everybody else’s thoughts, or their Noise. The Knife of Never Letting Go is the first book in the Chaos Walking trilogy and I need to preface this review by saying that if you plan on reading The Knife of Never Letting Go, you should have the other two books on hand! Warning: I just finished reading this novel so this review probably won’t make too much sense. I’m going to keep this review short so that I can jump straight into Book 2: The Ask and the Answer, because this book ends on the most unbearable cliffhanger. Which is impossible.īreathtakingly exciting and emotionally charged, The Knife of Never Letting Go is a compelling original story of fear, flight and the terrifying path of self-discovery. Then, just one month away from the birthday that will make Todd Hewitt a man, he unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in a constant, overwhelming, never-ending Noise.

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