“Without a filter, a man is just chaos walking.”
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (Candlewick, 2009)
(Chaos Walking, Book 1)
Genre: Fantasy, Modern Fantasy, Romance
Honors: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2008), Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production Honor (2011), James Tiptree Jr. Award (2008), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2010), YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2011) [Honors Information found at Goodreads.com]
Review: On a new planet, in a settlement colony, after a war with the native planet dwellers who released a disease that killed all the women and made all the men telepathic Todd is only months away from going through the coming of age ceremony that makes him a "man." Todd was too young to remember any of the war, but after his mother and father died he was raised by two men, and now they try and save his life by sending him away and allowing him to discover that his whole life everything he ever knew was a lie.
Opinion: One of my favorite books that I read for this assignment. This book ripped my heart out of my chest and stuffed in back in again about four or five times throughout the story. This was one of the most mature teen books that I have ever read. The themes are very deep, I think that any adult would get intellectual satisfaction from reading this book as would any teen. I can't wait for the sequel.
Ideas: I would recommend this book to any teen who likes science fiction, or even post apocalyptic novels because even though it's set on another planet it has that feeling. Hunger Games fans might like this book.
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