Book recommendation: A Monster Calls

[msmerymac]

by Patrick Ness.

It's amazing. The age range is technically Middle School (and the protagonist is a 13 year old boy), but a review I read said that it's for kids the way Shel Silverstein or Dr. Seuss is for kids. There's the "kid" aspect and then there's the universal themes aspect.

I rarely cry when reading books, and I sobbed like a baby for the last 30 pages or so.

It's a really quick read - 215 pages, but I read it in a few hours, max. I started and finished it yesterday. I couldn't put it down.

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I recently read this but didn't care for it; but I had just finished TFIOS though which I loved so maybe that was the problem.

[msmerymac]

I keep meaning to read that!

[whitepicketfence]

I actually saw this book at B&N last night and almost bought it. Now I'm mad at myself for putting it back! I'll have to check the library to see if they have it.