Ness, P.
(2008). The knife of never letting go Chaos walking. Book one.
London: Walker.
Summary: Todd Hewitt is the only
boy left in his town Prentisstown, a settlement in the ‘New World’. He is getting really close to his fourteenth
birthday where he is no longer a boy but a man.
During his time in the swamp he discovers something that forces Todd to
have to leave the town. What discovered
was a girl, of which he had never seen.
Todd must defend his new travel companion against the preacher in his
town and sets them off on an adventure to a safe town. Along the way Todd and Viola discover all
they have is each other, but in the end Todd has to surrender his position to
save Viola. This book left me feeling
anxious for Todd for most of the story. The cliff-hanger ending makes me want
to read the next book to find out what happens next. This is a coming-of-age
story where our protagonist rebels against the majority because he is strong
enough to question what is right and wrong rather than just blindly offering
his loyalty. This story is told through Todd’s point of view which allows
the reader to be privy to his thoughts and feelings about everything and keeps
all the other characters as a bit of a mystery.
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