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A review by kimjamlee
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
5.0
Initial reaction the moment I finished reading the book: What. WHAT??!
The Ask and the Answer was pretty chill compared to The Knife of Never Letting Go. There wasn't much running. Just a ton of BOOMs and people reading and reacting to Todd's Noise. And Todd and Viola trying to find each other. And lots of trust issues between characters. This book, I think, is more grotesque though. It was also interesting to see Todd and Viola's characters develop throughout the book as they were trained separately by two very different figureheads in the story. It was fascinating to see how these figureheads influenced and shaped Todd and Viola and the choices they made that drove the story.
And I don't know about you but I was very confused with the first half of the book. In a good way, that is.
Did I explain myself well? I don't think so. But things are getting more intense. More thought-provoking. More exhilarating. I am on the edge of my seat.
The Ask and the Answer was pretty chill compared to The Knife of Never Letting Go. There wasn't much running. Just a ton of BOOMs and people reading and reacting to Todd's Noise. And Todd and Viola trying to find each other. And lots of trust issues between characters. This book, I think, is more grotesque though. It was also interesting to see Todd and Viola's characters develop throughout the book as they were trained separately by two very different figureheads in the story. It was fascinating to see how these figureheads influenced and shaped Todd and Viola and the choices they made that drove the story.
And I don't know about you but I was very confused with the first half of the book. In a good way, that is.
Spoiler
Todd and Viola don't know whether they could trust Mayor Prentiss' promises because he sounded so sincere, like he cares for them. And I honestly thought he did. And the tricky thing is, who the hell knew whether or not he was sincere? Because Todd and Viola didn't. As a reader, I didn't because the narration of the story is limited to Todd's and Viola's points of views. And that just screwed me up. And I cursed myself towards the end of the book because OF COURSE MAYOR PRENTISS IS EVIL, STUPID. And I was also starting to root for Davy and then, the Devil takes his life and I'm just heartbroken. So fucking heartbroken. Because all he really wanted was to be loved by his Pa. It was like Manchee all over again. (Except that Manchee wasn't a bully and he didn't like killing people. Unless it was for Todd) Fucking fuck.Did I explain myself well? I don't think so. But things are getting more intense. More thought-provoking. More exhilarating. I am on the edge of my seat.