Monday, December 14, 2015

Playaway Review: Monster Calls by Patrick Ness


Summary from Goodreads:

The monster showed up after midnight. As they do.

But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming…

This monster is something different, though. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor.

It wants the truth.


Literary Awards

  • ALA Notable Children's Books
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal
  • Booklist starred
  • Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
  • Horn Book Magazine
  • Kirkus Reviews starred
  • Library Media Connection starred
  • New York Times
  • Publishers Weekly starred
  • School Library Journal starred
  • Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Playaway Audiobook Review

If you have never tried a Playaway you should start with this book.  The story is brought to life by the captivating performance of the narrator, Jason Isaac.  Isaac has the innate ability to tell a story using variations which help differentiate between the characters.  Although I liked many of the characters in the story my favorite was the monster because I admired his candor with Conor.  In all, it took me less than 4 hours to listen to the entire story.  But wait there is more!  As a bonus feature, there is an interview with the author Patrick Ness after the story.  Overall a great book and an even better audiobook.

Rating:  5 stars



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