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Old 05-13-2011, 01:44 PM   #11
Sundae
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Monsters of Men, the third novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness.
Written as a teenage book, it is bloody devastating.
And not a teen book like Vampire Twilight Diaries either.

The first two books made me cry (and I felt the pain for days), made me question myself and my anger, made me me consider my own reaction and what I could excuse in the heat of the moment. The emotions it stirs up are murky and what you hope for might not always turn out to be the best outcome.

All that with an amazing set of characters, new ideas and a rollicking good narrative.

I didn't rate the second book so much.
The Ask and the Answer
If you read it first it might not grab you - it's very conflicted.
But the first and the last will devastate you with innocent intentions, appalling outcomes, the longevity of decisions made in haste and the sheer power of emotions.

I haven't finished this book yet.
I know it won't end happily. Not a spoiler - you know from the first book that this isn't Disney. I will cry. And then reread. And cry.
It'll be with me for a ewhile.
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