Sunday, March 11, 2012
The Ask and the Answer
The other day, I started The Ask and the Answer, By Patrick Ness. The book is a sequel to, The Knife of Never Letting Go and continues the story of Todd, a boy living in a strange world, on a distant planet. In The Knife of Never Letting Go Todd escapes from Prentisstown and goes on a quest to find “Haven” a city where he and his newly met companion Viola will be safe from Mayor Prentiss and his soldiers. The world that Todd lives in is much different than the one we do. All men’s thoughts are projected for everyone to hear, this is called “the noise” and all men obtained this, “disease” when they first colonized the planet. In this sequel, Todd wakes up to find him strapped to a chair and is soon brutally questioned by Mayor Prentiss and another man. All he wants to find out is if his friend, Viola is safe, after being severely wounded in the first book. He soon learns of the new ways that life will be conducted in “New Prentisstown” (“Haven” after it has been captured by Mayor (now President) Prentiss. Although he is filled in with more details of what is going on, he still doesn’t know if Viola is okay, or here whereabouts. So far this book is really good, and I look forward to reading it over spring break.
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It sounds like a great book. I have always liked books that have taken place off of earth in a totally different environment. It reminds me in some ways of the book "The Giver" because of the totally different environment, but yet it still has living creatures very much like humans. Furthermore, it sounds like it has some great action, where he is trying to save Viola and where he is questioned, as well as suspense, because he doesn't know Viola's whereabouts. I'll have to remember to read this book. It sounds great! Thanks for sharing!
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