The Ask and the Answer
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship
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Patrick Ness
Part two of the literary sci-fi thriller follows a boy and a girl who are caught in a warring town where thoughts can be heard – and secrets are never safe.Reaching the end of their flight in The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them to New Prentisstown. There they are forced into separate lives: Todd to prison, and Viola to a house of healing where her wounds are treated. Soon Viola is swept into the ruthless activities of the Answer, while Todd faces impossible choices when forced to join the mayor’s oppressive new regime. In alternating narratives the two struggle to reconcile their own dubious actions with their deepest beliefs. Torn by confusion and compromise, suspicion and betrayal, can their trust in each other possibly survive?
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Author
Patrick Ness
Pages
528
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published Date
2010-10-18
ISBN
0763652172 9780763652173
Ratings
Google: 5
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"I could not put this book down, I read it 3 days and it is now one of my favorites. The first one was a little better, but this book was still AMAZING!!! I highly recommend this series!"
Arden
"This definitely was darker than the first. The beginning was a little slow but I loved the whole concept of getting to see a little bit from both sides of the war and the two characters. I also started to compare it to the hunger games more as the leaders of the sides of war are hungry for power in different ways. "
Jessica Hunt
"LOVE IT SO MUCH GREAT CLIFFHANGER ENDING AS WELL"
hannah pinto
"I loved this book! I couldn't put it down! It had me biting my nails!"
Tierra Bratcher
"One of the best books in one of the best series I have ever read! I enjoyed every part of this book, the suspense and the unexpected turn outs! Amazing!"
Ginger
"It's annoying to hear Todd say he will kill someone because you know he won't. And he never does. Hopefully the last book is better after the cliffhanger ending of this one.<br/><br/>And him basically becoming a slave driver of the spackle just because he's mad the Viola left? And somehow he's still innocent Todd because he hasn't killed a person yet? <br/>Nonsense"
Billie Cuumm
"Getting used to the language, but still no over a certain incident that occurred in the first book."
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Amy Blount
"This was so much better than the first one can't wait to start the 3rd book"
Zoe
"#characterdevelopment "
ether
"So many emotions. Angry, frustrated, sad, scared. It’s amazing but it’s a rollercoaster"
Sierra Schuler