The Knife of Letting Go is entertaining enough. It has an interesting story line but the on purpose typographical are enough to drive one mad. Rather than adding to the story it takes away from it, making it at times nearly impossible to figure out what the character is trying to say. There is still one word I haven't figured out.
The destruction of the English language is not only a distraction but annoying as well.
The start of the novel is promising and the idea is novel but the ending is weak and unbelievable. After reading 479 pages you expect a solution but what you get is frustration and regret. The ending can be liked to a television end of the season cliffhanger.
The characters are like able especially the dog. I can't fully recommend this and therefor will not be reading the rest of this series. The grammatical errors are to frustrating to attempt reading it.
Grade: D
Synopsis (B&N)
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him — something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him — something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.
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