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Books are often described as mindblowing, but this is one of the few books in which, while reading it, i have exclaimed aloud, oh. Patrick ness s most popular book is a monster calls. More than this is about existentialism and is stuffed with insane plot twists. The novel has a lot of violence, including a kidnapping, a suicide, child abuse. While hunting for a new book, i saw more than this, and even before i saw the title or the author, i read a blurb from john green. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Books are often described as mindblowing but this is one of the few books in which, while reading it, i have exclaimed aloud, oh. Bullying, depression and mental illness, lgbtqia, weird, young adult goodreads amazon the book depository fully booked a boy drowns. You also might like siobhan dowds amazing bog child. A boy called seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. This is the first book by patrick ness that ive read.

Heres a first look at patrick nesss new novel, in which a boy awakens. 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. 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. 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. Patrick ness talks about his new book, more than this. More than this and millions of other books are available for instant access. I do like john greens books, and i thought maybe he wouldnt steer me wrong. I was recommended by one of my best friends to read this last year and i finally decided to read it. 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.

Patrick ness s new novel about love and survival will have readers hooked from the first line tony bradman sat 7 sep 20 05. Thats not a spoiler because thats there in the very. More than this by patrick ness, published by walkercandlewick press, 20 480 pages in his usual eloquence patrick ness s more than this captured my heart and my imagination. If you need an object lesson into how to feed your reader a big, fat, juicy mystery that just grows and grows into an obsession then read this book. Unfortunately, it was my first exposure to the author, and it didnt make a very good. We absolutely need to know what the hell is going on. More than this is a young adult novel by patrick ness, published by candlewick press in 20. An unpredictable and, in many ways, unsatisfactory read this book in ness fashion raises questions that simply dont have answers and it delves deep into the heart of what makes up a person and pushes them into. Which made the next couple of days reading even more pleasurable putting it simply, the story engulfed me. Young adult, science fiction, postapocalyptic, lgbtqia buy. So i bought the book, and i started reading while walking behind. 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. More than this by patrick ness 20 published by walker books brilliant.

More than this an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. Of course, they can find out if they read the rest of the book. I dont want to say much more because i dont want to spoil what happens for you. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find. From twotime carnegie medal winner patrick ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of. The book begins with an account of a 16yearold boy, seth wearing. Ive always, always dreamt of writing a book where the main character. He wakes up, if thats the right term, in his childhood town in england. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent. 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. Patrick ness s more than this blurb is littered with questions. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Patrick ness has 36 books on goodreads with 1572597 ratings. 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.

A boy drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments. More than this is a book that mixes weighty issues with a twilight zoneesque premise and a narrative that turns at right angles, keeping the reader guessing. 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. Its sort of dystopian, sort of scifi, but its also more than that. They serve to highlight the strangeness of the place the protagonist finds themselves in and subtly to prompt the reader to wonder about the answers.

Please expect some creasing to the spine andor minor damage to the cover. 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. Ordinarily one does not imagine that one will have to read the end of a patrick ness book to gain momentum, because if there is one thing the chaos walking books have, it is momentum. More than this by patrick ness i hope everyone had a wonderful christmas holiday if you dont celebrate christmas.

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. Heres a first look at patrick ness s new novel, in which a boy awakens to find hes the only one left on the planet. It might make you sad but the greatness of the story will outweigh the sadness. The authors newest novel is riveting, edgeofyourreadingseat stuff from beginning to end. Mix play all mix little book owl youtube why the music in the live action disney remakes is worse than you thought duration. 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. At times, more than this is like a literary experiment that only by the grace and dedication of its creator resulted in a novel proper, but in the hands of a poised, perfectionist prosesmith like patrick ness, its rarely less than lifeaffirming. Childrens book blurbs geo ashton a blog for aspiring. More than this by patrick ness bookish and awesome. More than this is the first book that i have ever read by patrick ness. More than this by patrick ness overview books are often described as mindblowing, but this is one of the few books in which, while reading it, i have exclaimed aloud, oh. Its a thoughtprovoking, mindboggling novel that aims to make you question everything.

Its a story where almost everything is interlinked in a strange yet specific way. In the opening pages, teenage seth is dying in the ocean, broken against rocks. Among the numerous awards he has received are the guardian childrens fiction prize, the booktrust teenage prize, and the costa childrens book award. More than this by patrick ness the bibliophile girl. Patrick ness, more than this this is a great book with a mix of scifi thriller and almost a bit of horror. But more importantly, this book tells us theres always hope, as long as we. May 1st 2014 by walker books ltd first published september 10th 20 source. More than this i find this quite hard to get into at first but as the story developed i was more and more hooked with the unexpected twists and the constant wondering it about what was coming next it was enjoyable and interesting and is told in a way that makes you take it all in. More than this by patrick ness hit shelves in may, 2104.