more than this book review
Translated by Jessica Cohen. Because they exist and not just in fairytales.
More Than This Starts As A Tale Of Self Discovery It Quickly Turns Into A Science Fiction Mystery Novel That Gets More I Book Enthusiast Book Review This Book
Patrick Ness More Than This More Than This is full of raw ugly emotions and redemption and forces you head on to confront child abuse suicide and murder and it should be this fantastic book that leaves you sitting back uncomfortable thinking deeply and being awed at Ness talent.
. Published in USA Sep 2013 480 pages Genre. 14 up 76. 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 prose-smith like.
The first part is the one where the main character wakes up in a new world and he is all alone and doesnt know anything not even his own name Seth to start with. Her prom experience quickly becomes a disaster when she catches her boyfriend of 4 years having sex with her best friend. When Mikayla imagined her prom night she envisioned a fairy-tale evening full of romance.
How can this be. Seth is a terrific exemplar of the eternal teenage desire for there to be in the words of the novels title more than this more than a world in. More Than This Guest Book Review My rating.
More Than This is tense and often confusing as it shifts between what Seth thinks is hell and what he thinks is his past. To end this entry here are some quotes from the book that I really enjoyed. Then he wakes naked and bruised and thirsty but alive.
Suddenly everything she loved and everyone she relied on are tragically irrevocably gone. Shes beautiful but doesnt know it. More Than This is the story of Quinn Adams a too perfect always walking on the safe side high school English teacher.
The authors newest novel is riveting edge-of-your-reading-seat stuff from beginning to end. Two years after whistle-blowing on irregularities in the company she worked for in the US businesswoman Veronica Smith runs into Cassandra Forster the woman with whom she had an intense affair back in New York. So when betrayal and tragedy come in quick succession Mikayla is completely destroyed.
Then he wakes naked and bruised and thirsty but alive. Then he wakes naked and bruised and thirsty but alive. Even with all those More Than This jumped itself up to a three star rating because of the reality of friendships and how they grow and fall apart the characters themselves and the hilarious one-liners throughout the book.
More Than This is divided in four parts. They instantly take her in. Jake a handsome boy she just met happens to witness her loss.
While I grew annoyed at times with the writing the plot line was fantastic and left me wanting to know more. 480 pages A boy drowns desperate and alone in his final moments. More Than This by Patrick Ness.
This grittily provocative debut explores the horrors of self-harm and the healing power of artistic expression. Shes a person who doesnt like the spotlight. As he struggles to understand what is happening the boy dares to hope.
480 pages A boy drowns desperate and alone in his final moments. How can this be. As he struggles to understand what is happening the boy dares to hope.
Martin Chilton of The Daily Telegraph describes the novel as an impressively challenging and philosophical book for young adults capturing ambiguity and bewilderment of being young and the uncertainty of what will happen to any of us next in life. Like most issue books this is not an easy read but its poignant and transcendent as Charlie breaks more and more before piecing herself back together. Signed Hardcover 472 pages 2013 Candlewick Press ISBN9780763662585 From the back of the book.
More Than This starts with Mikayla who is 18 years old heading to her senior prom. And what is this strange deserted place. Hes the second oldest of six children.
More Than This by Patrick Ness Critics Opinion. By David Grossman. More Than This by Patrick Ness 396 Rating details 57989 ratings 7620 reviews A boy drowns desperate and alone in his final moments.
More Than This was reviewed favorably by critics and readers. She finds comfort in a group of strangers that are also having their prom night but are from a different school. Ryan OLeary is just great.
And what is this strange deserted place. And if you were still here today I would tell you that in your future do not settle for anything less than the Jake Andrews of the world. He is naked thirsty starving.
In a way it does. More Than This By Patrick Ness My Edition. Every time he blinks he sees his memories before him so clear and vivid its as if hes switching back and forth between this world and that one.
He remembers dying his bones breaking. Ryan is the kind of more. Novels Publication Information Young Adult Rate this book Write a Review Buy This Book About this book Summary Book Summary A boy named Seth drowns desperate and alone in his final moments losing his life as the pounding sea claims him.
This is one of the most terrifying claustrophobic sad bewildering and impressive bits of narrative that I have ever read. More Than This Book Description Click to toggle Sometimes life gives you more than this. A boy named Seth drowns desperate and alone in his final moments.
How is this possible. More Than This is different from most dystopian because its extremely bizarrely and utterly human. 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 prose-smith like Patrick Ness its rarely less than life-affirming.
So for my rating I would give this book 48 out of 5 stars. I KNOW perfect for a series. And what is this strange deserted place.
How can this be. When Seth wakes up in the middle of the road he doesnt remember his own name he doesnt. More Than This by award-winning Patrick Ness is a tense thriller and an impressively challenging and.
But then he wakes. Like Aladdin and his magic lamp David Grossman rubs ideas words and incidents together the better to conjure the genie of storytelling. More Than This by Patrick Ness April 9 2015 by Flora Xu My rating.
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