The Knife Of Never Letting Go Essay

The Knife Of Never Letting Go is a book about a boy named Todd who lives in a very different world. Todd lives in a small town called Prentisstown where weird things happen. For starters no women are anywhere in the town or nearby. Then there is this odd thing that some would call a germ called noise. This virus makes it so the patrons of Prentisstown can hear everyone’s thoughts. At first glance that seems like it would be nice, you can hear what people think about you or others, but it is the complete opposite. Todd gets tracked down throughout the story by people from his home town because he found a girl who he couldn’t read, he couldn’t get into her mind. The Knife Of Never Letting Go has three characters whom I would consider main. Todd is the protagonist of the story. He is a teenage boy with dirty blonde hair, medium build and a shy person. Todd seems to keep to himself most of the time. Manchee is Todd’s companion. Manchee medium sized dog with a very apologetic attitude and always down for any adventure

The theme of this story is that Todd has found someone whom thoughts he can’t read and that mean no good business for the either of them. “It 's a trick Ben taught me to help settle my Noise. You close your eyes and as clearly and calmly as you can you tell yourself who you are, cuz that 's what gets lost in all that Noise.” This quote touches on the subject of “Noise” and what it is and what they do to try to block it out. Todd Manchee and Viola travel to a town where they are not hunted and tracked down by the enemies. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure and an edgy storyline. This book had my emotions in an uproar with it’s constant plot twists and turns. I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn’t mind losing a main character or two, and is okay with feeling drained after the chapters. The book makes you think what our world would be like if we could hear everyone’s thoughts and how we would have to adapt to the new