More than this, by awardwinning patrick ness, is a tense thriller and an impressively challenging and philosophical book for young adults 4. She does knows that what happens next is plot and plot is like a tiny island in an ocean of feels when it comes to more than this. Led by the formidable captain alexandra, they fight a neverending war against men. If you have not come across any of ness books before, or are wondering which to start with, i would highly recommend picking up a copy of more than this. An enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a crumbling. The case for what regine and tomasz believe isnt weak either.
This was the june pick for my monthly book club, and the theme was dealing with the afterlife. Its a thoughtprovoking, mindboggling novel that aims to make you question everything. Patrick ness continues to amaze me with all his works. Ive been very careful to avoid giving away much information but if you want more, from patrick ness himself, then i suggest heading to the big book weekend on sunday 10 may and listening to him in conversation with katherine webber and juno dawson.
He is best known for his books for young adults, including the chaos walking trilogy and a monster calls ness won the annual carnegie medal from the british librarians both in 2011 and in 2012, for monsters of men. These events all lead up to him dying i wont say how but on the blurb it gives a description like this. Feb 25, 2015 patrick ness, more than this this is a great book with a mix of scifi thriller and almost a bit of horror. More than this explores deep philosophical issues, sticking rigidly and beautifully to its theme. Patrick ness is a brilliant writer that is all, id recommend this book for people between the ages of 12 16 but i know that my mum enjoyed this book too. We absolutely need to know what the hell is going on. But at the same time, a part of him wanted to look more than anything. Which made the next couple of days reading even more pleasurable putting it simply, the story engulfed me.
It was quietly beautiful and as much as it is about a dragon cult and fanaticism, it is also about love, bravery, connections with other people, trust. It was a brilliant read and despite being a little confused about where the story would go in the very beginning i couldnt help but get sucked in. He builds the storys plot steadily, parcelling out the elements of seths backstory in manageable chunks. Instead, more than this defied all my expectations by journeying into the world of science fiction. Patrick ness, more than this this is a great book with a mix of scifi thriller and almost a bit of horror. Born in the united states, ness moved to london and holds dual citizenship. From twotime carnegie medal winner patrick ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. May 1st 2014 by walker books ltd first published september 10th 20 source. He was born in virginia, united states, but has been living in london, england for many years now. Dystopian, young adult amazon book depository add to goodreads. Sep 07, 20 patrick ness s new novel about love and survival will have readers hooked from the first line tony bradman sat 7 sep 20 05. Buy a cheap copy of more than this book by patrick ness.
More than this by patrick ness i wanted so badly for there to be more. Patrick ness talks about his new book, more than this youtube. As patrick ness put it himself, the structure of the book can be described as follows. More than this an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. Patrick ness s new novel about love and survival will have readers hooked from the first line tony bradman sat 7 sep 20 05. I liked his past book but this one was just really underwhelming for me, his writing has been hit or miss so far. With a nod to milan kunderas the unbearable lightness of being, ness brilliantly plays with contrasts. The novel threatens at this point to veer off into a matrixlike thriller but ness keeps control with a strong plot and crisp dialogue.
Patrick ness is the author of ten novels, including his new york times bestselling the rest of us just live here, the chaos walking trilogy, more than this, a monster calls, which was made into a major motion picture with a screenplay adaptation by patrick himself, release, and and the ocean was our sky. I dont really know what else to tell you except trust ness, and go out and experience it for yourself the paper sea more than this, by awardwinning patrick ness, is a tense thriller and an impressively challenging and philosophical book for young adults martin chiltern telegraph top 10 ya books of 201 awardwinning patrick ness is. More than this is a young adult novel by patrick ness, published by candlewick press in 20. You also might like siobhan dowds amazing bog child. Aug 04, 2016 i really loved the first patrick ness book i read but i thought more than this was so much better than the rest of us just live here. I actually didnt get far into this one before dnfing it and now im more curouis than ever about what else. Jul 22, 20 patrick ness talks about his new book, more than this. May 01, 2014 more than this by patrick ness 20 published by walker books brilliant. Among the numerous awards he has received are the guardian childrens fiction prize, the booktrust teenage prize, and the costa childrens book award. If you have been curious about patrick ness but havent wanted to commit yourselves to a whole trilogy, pick up more than this. I really loved the first patrick ness book i read but i thought more than this was so much better than the rest of us just live here. This is the first book by patrick ness that ive read.
Sep 10, 20 patrick ness is the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling chaos walking trilogy, as well as the carnegie medalwinning a monster calls, inspired by an idea from siobhan dowd. Its a hugely interesting interview, and he has a lot to say about burn. More than this by patrick ness bookish and awesome. More than this by patrick ness 20 published by walker books brilliant. Bullying, depression and mental illness, lgbtqia, weird, young adult goodreads amazon the book depository fully booked a boy drowns, desperate. I couldnt figure out why, i just didnt love the story. I still cant wait to read more of patrick nesss work and hopefully enjoy it as much as i did reading the rest of us just live here. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find. In the pale halflight of the moon, he could clearly see the church tower up on the small hill behind his house, the one with the train tracks curving beside it, two hard steel lines. Young adult, science fiction, postapocalyptic, lgbtqia buy.
He is best known for his books for young adults, including the chaos walking trilogy and a monster calls. September 1, 20 a boy named seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final. Patrick ness born 17 october 1971 is a britishamerican author, journalist, lecturer and screenwriter. The novel has a lot of violence, including a kidnapping, a suicide, child abuse. I was curious to see where more than this would fit in this spectrum. Patrick ness is one of the award winning novelists of america, who has written a number of successful novels based on the science fiction, young adult, and fantasy genres. The books blurb says that ness book is one of the most provocative and moving novels of our time. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself. More than this by patrick ness published by walker books australia on september 5, 20 source. Burn by patrick ness bookworms and coffee monsters. Parents need to know that more than this by twotime carnegie medal winner patrick ness a monster calls, the chaos walking trilogy is a challenging, provocative, dystopian novel that raises questions philosophers have debated for centuries.
Every time he blinks he sees his memories before him, so clear and vivid its as. May 05, 2011 a monster calls by patrick ness is a book like no other and one that ill never forget. Bullying, depression and mental illness, lgbtqia, weird, young adult goodreads amazon the book depository fully booked a boy drowns. This morning i finished reading burn by patrick ness. Please do read the knife of never letting go and the rest of the chaos walking series, and my personal ness favourite a monster calls. Awardwinning author patrick ness s treacherous journey of three teens in torment is certainly worth reading, reflecting on, and discussing. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site.
Oct 14, 20 more than this, by awardwinning patrick ness, is a tense thriller and an impressively challenging and philosophical book for young adults 4. Plus, i really wanted to see what i thought of it my history with patrick ness books has been an interesting journey. But more importantly, this book tells us theres always hope, as long as we. In this video patrick ness talks about more than this, out september 20, and the inspirations behind it. I thought a monster calls was the best thing since sliced bread and the crane wife wasnot. Wide awake now, he pushed back the covers, got out of bed, and went over to the window. Sep 09, 20 the case for what seth believes is not weak. Ness won the annual carnegie medal from the british. More than this is about existentialism and is stuffed with insane plot twists. Patrick ness is the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling chaos walking trilogy, as well as the carnegie medalwinning a monster calls, inspired by an idea from siobhan dowd.
A boy called seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. I dont want to say much more because i dont want to spoil what happens for you. Sep 01, 20 this is the first book by patrick ness that ive read. More than this by patrick ness hit shelves in may, 2104. More than this is sciencefiction, fantasy, philosophy and human interest. It tackles important and controversial subjects, domestic violence, suicide, our obsession with the online world and homophobia. Patrick ness doesnt resolve this, and i love him for not resolving it. A monster calls by patrick ness is a book like no other and one that ill never forget.
I didnt know much about burn going into it other than dragons and even without expectations this story still felt unexpected. Its a story where almost everything is interlinked in a strange yet specific way. Surely that is reason enough to begin reading his work. It might make you sad but the greatness of the story will outweigh the sadness. Considering that author patrick ness wrote the heartbreakingly beautiful a monster calls, i went into this novel fully expecting another tearjerker. Chaos walking series by patrick ness a monster calls by. Nov 18, 20 it might make you sad but the greatness of the story will outweigh the sadness. Its sort of dystopian, sort of scifi, but its also more than that. Books are often described as mindblowing but this is one of the few books in which, while reading it, i have exclaimed aloud, oh. September 1, 20 a boy named seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his.
I havent disliked a single one yet and i dont think i will. It follows a teenage boy named seth who, after drowning in the ocean, wakes up alone on a desolate suburban english street in what he believes to be hell. He faces doorways everywhere, with genuine death seemingly just beyond, but there are hints of something even more sinister going on. For some reason though, i wasnt immediately drawn to this story. Aug 30, 2015 more than this by patrick ness published by. Unfortunately, it was my first exposure to the author, and it didnt make a very good. Thats not a spoiler because thats there in the very. Because more than this is such a spoilable book, i cant really talk about it in as much detail as id like without risking giving too much away so consider this a spoiler warning for the rest of this post. Patrick nesss new novel about love and survival will have readers hooked from the first line tony bradman sat 7 sep 20 05. More than this is tense and often confusing as it shifts between what seth thinks is hell and what he thinks is his past. My first rating in january on this book was 4 stars. Sep 09, 20 the above barely scratches the surface of the story, but i cant tell you much more about more than this without giving away details youll have much more fun discovering for yourself.
Collectively, the chaos walking books have made ness one of the most decorated authors of ya literature in the u. There are no easy answers either for seth or readers. From twotime carnegie medal winner patrick ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a. Feb 06, 2014 surely that is reason enough to begin reading his work. A boy called seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final. The plot is initially what drew me in to wanting to pick this book up.