Melissa B. (dragoneyes) -
I loved this book. It was just as good as the first one. In this book we get the point of view from Todd and Viola. At first I wasn't sure I would like it done that way but quickly changed my mind. This book starts where book 1 left off. Todd and Viola have found Haven and instead of finding the hope they were looking for, they walked into the arms of the enemy. Are they strong enough to survive? Is there any chance of escape?
Just like his first book, Ness leaves lots of twists and turns and most of the chapters end with a cliffhanger. I love how he does this but my favorite part of his work is the characters. Ness draws a vivid picture for each and every one of them.
Look forward to reading the 3rd book!
Just like his first book, Ness leaves lots of twists and turns and most of the chapters end with a cliffhanger. I love how he does this but my favorite part of his work is the characters. Ness draws a vivid picture for each and every one of them.
Look forward to reading the 3rd book!
Fantastic follow-up to the first book. Todd and Viola are played against each other - lies upon lies - and many people die. The Mayor is just plain evil. None of this should come as a shock to someone who has read the first book. There are images to slavery and misogyny and Nazi rule. I simply cannot believe the cruelty toward women (not graphic, just mentioned). Again, this ends on a cliffhanger - what the heck are the Spackle doing?? - I need to stop wasting time writing this review and find that third book righ
Teagan R. (sassycat1) reviewed The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, Bk 2) on + 7 more book reviews
3/16/12
i know i shouldn't write a review till i finish the book but i cant help myself. i hate viola i thought she is a strong willed woman which she is but i dont know.
you might have a different point of view but we are all entitled to out own opions which the people (in the book and real life) dont have. and i hate DAVID PETTERSSON (might be misspelled).
Todd is wonderful still. but i feel that this book is mainly focused on Viola.
i will change this when i finish it because my opions might have changed.
3/17/12
okay so i was raving but it turns out i still like viola (even if i think the name is wierd)
and DAVY is so awesome he just wants some approval from his Pa. i feel so bad for him that his Pa favors Todd over him.
Todd is his smae loyal self
I LOVED it
Cant wait till i can get the 3rd book
i know i shouldn't write a review till i finish the book but i cant help myself. i hate viola i thought she is a strong willed woman which she is but i dont know.
you might have a different point of view but we are all entitled to out own opions which the people (in the book and real life) dont have. and i hate DAVID PETTERSSON (might be misspelled).
Todd is wonderful still. but i feel that this book is mainly focused on Viola.
i will change this when i finish it because my opions might have changed.
3/17/12
okay so i was raving but it turns out i still like viola (even if i think the name is wierd)
and DAVY is so awesome he just wants some approval from his Pa. i feel so bad for him that his Pa favors Todd over him.
Todd is his smae loyal self
I LOVED it
Cant wait till i can get the 3rd book
Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) reviewed The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, Bk 2) on + 5322 more book reviews
Reviewed by Karin Librarian for TeensReadToo.com
It is important to read the first book in the CHAOS WALKING trilogy, THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO, before beginning THE ASK AND THE ANSWER. Patrick Ness doesn't leave anything out when he begins book two of the trilogy; THE ASK AND THE ANSWER picks up exactly where THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO leaves off.
Todd, after being captured by Mayor Prentiss' men, wakes up with thoughts of Viola. He is beside himself with worry since Viola was dying in his arms when they were captured. Is she dead or alive? No one will tell him, and it is consuming his thoughts.
Thoughts that everyone around him can hear.
While everyone around Todd can hear what he is thinking, he can't hear the thoughts around him. It seems Mayor Prentiss has found a way to stop his Noise and the Noise of his men, thus explaining how Todd and Viola were lured into Haven and captured.
Mayor Prentiss, now calling himself President Prentiss, uses Todd's concern for Viola to control him and force him into working with Prentiss' son, Davy, the one who shot Viola in the first place. Todd can't stand the people around him and feels the tasks assigned to him are barbaric and inhumane.
Fear for Viola's safety prevents him from going against Prentiss and he suffers along with the other townspeople as security gets tighter and more strict every day because of a rebel uprising by a group calling themselves The Answer.
Then...bombs...begin...to...explode.
Patrick Ness has done it again. THE ASK AND THE ANSWER contains the same heart-pounding excitement as THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO. The reader will experience Todd's internal struggle with every decision he is forced to make in order to survive under Prentiss' control.
You won't be able to stop reading and you'll be disappointed when you get to the end. The third installment in this fantastic trilogy can't come soon enough.
It is important to read the first book in the CHAOS WALKING trilogy, THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO, before beginning THE ASK AND THE ANSWER. Patrick Ness doesn't leave anything out when he begins book two of the trilogy; THE ASK AND THE ANSWER picks up exactly where THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO leaves off.
Todd, after being captured by Mayor Prentiss' men, wakes up with thoughts of Viola. He is beside himself with worry since Viola was dying in his arms when they were captured. Is she dead or alive? No one will tell him, and it is consuming his thoughts.
Thoughts that everyone around him can hear.
While everyone around Todd can hear what he is thinking, he can't hear the thoughts around him. It seems Mayor Prentiss has found a way to stop his Noise and the Noise of his men, thus explaining how Todd and Viola were lured into Haven and captured.
Mayor Prentiss, now calling himself President Prentiss, uses Todd's concern for Viola to control him and force him into working with Prentiss' son, Davy, the one who shot Viola in the first place. Todd can't stand the people around him and feels the tasks assigned to him are barbaric and inhumane.
Fear for Viola's safety prevents him from going against Prentiss and he suffers along with the other townspeople as security gets tighter and more strict every day because of a rebel uprising by a group calling themselves The Answer.
Then...bombs...begin...to...explode.
Patrick Ness has done it again. THE ASK AND THE ANSWER contains the same heart-pounding excitement as THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO. The reader will experience Todd's internal struggle with every decision he is forced to make in order to survive under Prentiss' control.
You won't be able to stop reading and you'll be disappointed when you get to the end. The third installment in this fantastic trilogy can't come soon enough.
