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desertcart.com: The Ask and the Answer: With Bonus Short Story (Chaos Walking): 9780763676179: Ness, Patrick: Books Review: Patrick Ness must hate Suzanne Collins - Patrick Ness must hate Suzanne Collins. Why? Raise your hand if you've ever heard of The Hunger Games Trilogy. Now raise your hand if you've ever heard of Chaos Walking Trilogy? That's why. But I can't figure out why. Both are series about dystopian futures staring young people trying to overthrow oppressive leaders. Both were published at the same time. Both sold film rights to Lions Gate Entertainment. Both are great. The biggest difference? Chaos Walking is better--much better. So why hasn't anyone heard of Chaos Walking? I don't know, but I'm about to do my part to correct this gross injustice. For starters, check out what Wikipedia has to say for Chas Walking: On the overall series, the Costa Prize Judges said that they were "convinced that this is a major achievement in the making," while the Guardian stated that "I would press Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking trilogy urgently on anyone, anyone at all. It is extraordinary." In their review of the final book, Publisher's Weekly called the series "one of the most important works of young adult science fiction in recent years." Robert Dunbar wrote in The Guardian that the series "will almost certainly come to be seen as one of the outstanding literary achievements of the present century, whether viewed as fiction for the young or for a wider readership." The Knife of Never Letting Go was received with near universal praise for its originality and narration from critics such as Ian Chipman from Booklist and Megan Honig from The School Library Journal. It went on to win several awards and recognitions, including the Guardian Award, and the 2008 James Tiptree, Jr. Award. The second book was also received well, with praise from Publishers Weekly, Children's Literature and Kirkus Reviews, all noting the excellent plot and cast. It was named as one of "the best YA science fiction novels of the year" by Publisher's Weekly while Kirkus called the characters "heartbreakingly real" and praised the questions brought up about "the meaning of war and the price of peace." The book won the 2009 Costa children's fiction prize and was recognized widely for its success. The third book, Monsters of Men, has received greatly positive reviews and won the 2011 Carnegie Medal. It was also nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke award for best science fiction novel, only the second time that a young adult novel made it on to the shortlist. All three books have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Book Award. [...] Convinced yet? Let's ask Wikipedia what it thinks of The Hunger Games: Praise has focused on the addictive quality of especially the first book, and the action. John Green of The New York Times compared The Hunger Games with Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series. Catching Fire was praised for improving upon the first book. Mockingjay was praised for its portrayal of violence, world building, and romantic intrigue. [...] Not exactly gushing, is it. The Chaos Walking Trilogy makes people gush. How about some of my favorite quotes? "We are the choices we make." ― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go "Faith with proof is no faith at all." ― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer "Choices may be unbelievably hard but they're never impossible. To say you have no choice is to release yourself from responsibility and that's not how a person with integrity acts." ― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men "It's not how we fall. It's how we get back up again." ― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men Ready to give it a try? I'm not going to recap the synopsis, you can read that anywhere. Here's what you need to know from me that you can't get anywhere else: Don't give up if you feel frustrated at the writing style after the first few pages. Patrick Ness uses his words as part of the story, and so his style feels a bit awkward at first. For example, some words are spelled fonetiklee because Todd can't read. Also the books are full of stream of consciousness sentences that would earn you an "F" if you tried to use them in English class. But it's intentional. The author's use of words adds to the feeling of the story and endures you to the characters. And speaking of the characters . . . The characters in Chaos Walking are some of the best I've ever read. Every character--from Todd and Viola even down to the horses they ride--is powerful and flawed and full of meaning. Todd, Viola, the Mayor are the major players, but there are no minor players. Everyone is important. Many times I'll describe a book as "character driven" or "plot driven." These books are both--enduring characters living through a powerful story. And speaking of the story . . . I typically don't like 1st person narration because it's so hard to get it right. The Chaos Walking Trilogy is written entirely 1st person--and it couldn't be any other way. It's what makes the story work, and I'm extremely impressed. Todd narrates the first book, Todd and Viola narrate the second, and the third book is narrated by Todd and Viola and one other special guest who I don't think I'll divulge . . . but just know that it works great. And speaking of great . . . Read Chaos Walking. For you parents out there, here's what else you need to know. Chaos Walking has the same level of violence and death as that other trilogy. Also, there is some PG-13 language. I rate all three books 16+. Review: Very good, but not quite great - This book is a very good and entertaining read. The book begins and ends brilliantly, but the middle portion of the book dragged on a bit too long in my opinion. I think the book could have been 50-70 pages shorter and still gotten the same story across without losing anything. But the first part of the book was incredible. I really loved the interactions between The Mayor and our protagonists. The end of the book keeps you wanting more and ready to finish out the trilogy with Monsters of Men. I look forward to reading that book and I will keep an eye on Mr. Ness's future books. In the end, this book isn't quite as good as the first, but is still very good. The character development is excellent and is really the best part of the book to me.







| Best Sellers Rank | #49,810 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #28 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Social & Family Violence (Books) #109 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction Action & Adventure #208 in Teen & Young Adult Dystopian |
| Book 2 of 3 | Chaos Walking |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,766) |
| Dimensions | 5.31 x 1.46 x 8.54 inches |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Grade level | 9 - 12 |
| ISBN-10 | 0763676179 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0763676179 |
| Item Weight | 1.1 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 560 pages |
| Publication date | July 22, 2014 |
| Publisher | Candlewick |
| Reading age | 14 - 17 years |
O**B
Patrick Ness must hate Suzanne Collins
Patrick Ness must hate Suzanne Collins. Why? Raise your hand if you've ever heard of The Hunger Games Trilogy. Now raise your hand if you've ever heard of Chaos Walking Trilogy? That's why. But I can't figure out why. Both are series about dystopian futures staring young people trying to overthrow oppressive leaders. Both were published at the same time. Both sold film rights to Lions Gate Entertainment. Both are great. The biggest difference? Chaos Walking is better--much better. So why hasn't anyone heard of Chaos Walking? I don't know, but I'm about to do my part to correct this gross injustice. For starters, check out what Wikipedia has to say for Chas Walking: On the overall series, the Costa Prize Judges said that they were "convinced that this is a major achievement in the making," while the Guardian stated that "I would press Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking trilogy urgently on anyone, anyone at all. It is extraordinary." In their review of the final book, Publisher's Weekly called the series "one of the most important works of young adult science fiction in recent years." Robert Dunbar wrote in The Guardian that the series "will almost certainly come to be seen as one of the outstanding literary achievements of the present century, whether viewed as fiction for the young or for a wider readership." The Knife of Never Letting Go was received with near universal praise for its originality and narration from critics such as Ian Chipman from Booklist and Megan Honig from The School Library Journal. It went on to win several awards and recognitions, including the Guardian Award, and the 2008 James Tiptree, Jr. Award. The second book was also received well, with praise from Publishers Weekly, Children's Literature and Kirkus Reviews, all noting the excellent plot and cast. It was named as one of "the best YA science fiction novels of the year" by Publisher's Weekly while Kirkus called the characters "heartbreakingly real" and praised the questions brought up about "the meaning of war and the price of peace." The book won the 2009 Costa children's fiction prize and was recognized widely for its success. The third book, Monsters of Men, has received greatly positive reviews and won the 2011 Carnegie Medal. It was also nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke award for best science fiction novel, only the second time that a young adult novel made it on to the shortlist. All three books have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Book Award. [...] Convinced yet? Let's ask Wikipedia what it thinks of The Hunger Games: Praise has focused on the addictive quality of especially the first book, and the action. John Green of The New York Times compared The Hunger Games with Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series. Catching Fire was praised for improving upon the first book. Mockingjay was praised for its portrayal of violence, world building, and romantic intrigue. [...] Not exactly gushing, is it. The Chaos Walking Trilogy makes people gush. How about some of my favorite quotes? "We are the choices we make." ― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go "Faith with proof is no faith at all." ― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer "Choices may be unbelievably hard but they're never impossible. To say you have no choice is to release yourself from responsibility and that's not how a person with integrity acts." ― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men "It's not how we fall. It's how we get back up again." ― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men Ready to give it a try? I'm not going to recap the synopsis, you can read that anywhere. Here's what you need to know from me that you can't get anywhere else: Don't give up if you feel frustrated at the writing style after the first few pages. Patrick Ness uses his words as part of the story, and so his style feels a bit awkward at first. For example, some words are spelled fonetiklee because Todd can't read. Also the books are full of stream of consciousness sentences that would earn you an "F" if you tried to use them in English class. But it's intentional. The author's use of words adds to the feeling of the story and endures you to the characters. And speaking of the characters . . . The characters in Chaos Walking are some of the best I've ever read. Every character--from Todd and Viola even down to the horses they ride--is powerful and flawed and full of meaning. Todd, Viola, the Mayor are the major players, but there are no minor players. Everyone is important. Many times I'll describe a book as "character driven" or "plot driven." These books are both--enduring characters living through a powerful story. And speaking of the story . . . I typically don't like 1st person narration because it's so hard to get it right. The Chaos Walking Trilogy is written entirely 1st person--and it couldn't be any other way. It's what makes the story work, and I'm extremely impressed. Todd narrates the first book, Todd and Viola narrate the second, and the third book is narrated by Todd and Viola and one other special guest who I don't think I'll divulge . . . but just know that it works great. And speaking of great . . . Read Chaos Walking. For you parents out there, here's what else you need to know. Chaos Walking has the same level of violence and death as that other trilogy. Also, there is some PG-13 language. I rate all three books 16+.
L**Y
Very good, but not quite great
This book is a very good and entertaining read. The book begins and ends brilliantly, but the middle portion of the book dragged on a bit too long in my opinion. I think the book could have been 50-70 pages shorter and still gotten the same story across without losing anything. But the first part of the book was incredible. I really loved the interactions between The Mayor and our protagonists. The end of the book keeps you wanting more and ready to finish out the trilogy with Monsters of Men. I look forward to reading that book and I will keep an eye on Mr. Ness's future books. In the end, this book isn't quite as good as the first, but is still very good. The character development is excellent and is really the best part of the book to me.
S**U
Keeps getting better!
If you read my review from the first book in this series you already know that I loved it! This one keeps you guessing and holding onto hope. New World has something in the air which causes everyone to hear the men’s thoughts as well as animals thought. You can’t hear the women’s thoughts though. The first book showed you the dark past of being a new settler on a new planet and overcoming the struggles of dealing with this phenomenon as well and man always wanting to be In control and wage war on each other as well as any other creature that stands in their way. The main character Todd narrated the first book himself for the most part as he and a Viola journeyed across the world trying to beat the Mayor’s army. Although, when they think they are safe as they enter New Haven with a badly wounded Viola, it turns out the mayor has beat them. This second book Todd and Viola and split up for the most part forced to work and withstand excruciating circumstances. Todd has it a little harder in my opinion. The book switched back and forth as each character is going on about their life in this strange new world with nothing but hope to live off of. Hope they will be together again. Hope that Viola’s people traveling in space will arrive soon and save them. Hope the Mayor gets defeated. Hope the women won’t be prisoners. Hope to live in peace with other creatures. Hope for a better tomorrow. The Mayor from old Prentistown who likes to be referred to as President of New World gives me a colt vibe. I’m very shocked with the ending and can’t wait to see what happened with the Spackle 0017 (a human like creature with grayish skin and more frail bones). I’m holding onto hope with this book. It shows you true human nature.
W**E
Haven sollte Todds und Violas sicherer Hafen sein. Doch ihre letzte Hoffnung wurde zu einem Gefängnis. Mayor Prentiss kam ihnen zuvor und übernahm die Stadt mithilfe seiner Armee. Sofort beginnt er, neue Regeln zu diktieren. Seiner Ansicht nach muss New World revolutioniert werden; die Menschen müssten sich auf das besinnen, was sie wirklich sind. Dazu trennt er nicht nur sofort Todd und Viola, nein, er unterteilt auch die Bewohner Havens in Männer und Frauen und isoliert sie voneinander. Außerdem hält er das Heilmittel für den Noise, das in Haven erfunden wurde, unter Verschluss. Aus Angst, dass Prentiss Viola etwas antun könnte, erklärt sich Todd bereit für ihn zu arbeiten. Er würde alles tun, um sie zu beschützen. Viola wiederum erholt sich im Haus der Heilung von der Schusswunde, die ihr Davy Prentiss Jr. zugefügt hat. Dort lernt sie die begnadete Heilerin Mistress Coyle kennen, die mehr als nur ein paar Zweifel bezüglich Mayor Prentiss‘ Absichten hat. Sie glaubt, dass der Mayor seine Macht missbrauchen wird, um die Frauen New Worlds auszurotten und die Männer in eine tyrannische Diktatur zu zwingen. Viola entdeckt, dass Mistress Coyle bereits dabei ist, den Widerstand zu organisieren. Auf einmal geht alles ganz schnell: unter der Führung der Mistress verlassen die Rebellen die Stadt und beginnen einen Guerillakrieg gegen Prentiss und seine Soldaten. Während Bomben das Land erschüttern und Unschuldige sterben, befinden sich Todd und Viola plötzlich auf entgegengesetzten Seiten des Konflikts. Können sie Mistress Coyle und Mayor Prentiss aufhalten und zusätzlich ihre Freundschaft retten? Beim Lesen ist mir nicht aufgefallen, wie komplex der zweite Band der Chaos Walking – Trilogie ist. Doch jetzt, während ich versuchte, den Inhalt zusammen zu fassen, sind mir die vielen Wendungen und Details der Handlung bewusst geworden. Wenn ihr mich fragt, genau in diesem Punkt zeigt sich großes schriftstellerisches Können. Patrick Ness hat eine umfangreiche, genau ausschattierte Handlung konstruiert, ohne seine LeserInnen spüren zu lassen, wie viel sie verarbeiten. Ich glitt butterweich durch die Story, weil er deren Komplexität geschickt hinter seinem leichten, flüssigen Schreibstil versteckte. Obwohl in „The Ask and the Answer“ unglaublich viel geschieht, fühlte ich mich nie überwältigt und hatte kein einziges Mal Probleme, die Zusammenhänge nachzuvollziehen. Im Fokus der Geschichte stehen selbstverständlich wieder Todd und Viola, schließlich schildert Ness die Ereignisse abwechselnd aus ihrer jeweiligen Perspektive. Die Umstände sind eine ungemeine Belastungsprobe für ihre Freundschaft und ihr Vertrauen in einander. Durch den Einfluss von Mistress Coyle und Mayor Prentiss, die sich im Übrigen wesentlich ähnlicher sind, als sie selbst je zugeben würden, schleichen sich bei beiden erhebliche Zweifel ein. Das Interessante an der Situation ist, dass Patrick Ness subtil vermittelt, wie leicht Todd und Viola zu zweiten Versionen beider AnführerInnen hätten werden können, wären sie nie Freunde geworden. Ihre Beziehung erdet sie und erinnert sie in brenzligen Momenten daran, das Richtige zu tun. Das bedeutet natürlich nicht, dass sie nicht auch Fehler machen. Vor allem Todd lässt sich von Prentiss erst erpressen und dann einlullen, obwohl er tief in seinem Inneren weiß, dass dem Mann nicht zu trauen ist. Er möchte so sehr an das glauben, was Prentiss zu Beginn öffentlich erklärt, „The war is over“, dass er nicht sieht, dass der physische Kampf vielleicht vorbei sein mag, die psychische Seite aber gerade erst begonnen hat. Mayor Prentiss ist ein Lügner und Manipulator und Mistress Coyle steht ihm da in nichts nach – aber sie sind auch hervorragend ausgearbeitete Figuren, so wie alle Nebencharaktere. Ich empfand sie alle als absolut real, lebendig und individuell. Durch den Noise entsteht ansatzlos eine unfassbare Nähe, mit der Patrick Ness auf erstaunliche Weise spielt. Selbst mit den Tieren fühlte ich mich verbunden, weil ich ihre Gedanken hören/lesen und mir so ein klares Bild ihrer Persönlichkeit machen konnte. In Bezug auf den Protagonisten Todd unterstützt Ness diesen Eindruck zusätzlich, indem er sehr lange Sätze verwendet, wann immer Todd von seinen eigenen Gedanken überflutet wird. Auf manche mag das eigenartig wirken, doch ich empfand es als extrem realistisch. Es gibt der Geschichte und natürlich Todd selbst etwas sehr Eigenes, Besonderes. „The Ask and the Answer“ steht dem Vorgänger „The Knife of Never Letting go“ in nichts nach. Ich bin mir unsicher, ob Patrick Ness Chaos Walking überhaupt zielgerichtet als Trilogie schrieb, oder ob er schlicht drauf los erzählte und seine Geschichte später an passenden Punkten trennte. Es wirkt einfach nicht so, als hätte er zwischen Band eins und zwei gedanklich abgesetzt. Sie greifen in einander und gehören als Einheit zusammen. Es ist daher auch nicht möglich, „The Ask and the Answer“ zu lesen, ohne den Auftakt gelesen zu haben. Tatsächlich glaube ich, dass Chaos Walking auch denjenigen LeserInnen gefällt, die sonst nicht viel mit dem Young Adult Genre anfangen können. Die Geschichte bietet so viel an, so viele Facetten, dass ich finde, so etwas wie eine Zielgruppe gibt es in diesem Fall nicht. Man kann sich ihrem Sog einfach nicht entziehen, unabhängig vom Alter. Patrick Ness ist ein Genie; er weckte in mir äußerst intensive Gefühle und selten war ich in einem Buch so tief drin wie in „The Ask and the Answer“. Diese Rezension fiel mir deswegen unglaublich schwer. Ich hoffe, ich habe sie so schreiben können, dass ihr meine Begeisterung spürt und gleichzeitig erkennt, wie außergewöhnlich dieses Buch ist.
I**S
ótimo, só não dou 5 estrelas pq algumas páginas veio manchadas
K**I
絶望の1章から続く、忍耐の2章。 Mayor Prentissに捕らえられるTodd、Mistress Coyleと行動を共にするViola。 ToddとViolaの間に初めて生まれる相手への不信。 信じたいけど信じられない苦しさ。 どこに出口があるの? それは読み進むまで読者にも分からないのです。
S**I
Nicee
D**H
Perfectas condiciones y llego rápido
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