logo
Wrong email address or username
Wrong email address or username
Incorrect verification code
A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness
A Monster Calls
by: (author)
4.46 130
An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting-- he's been... show more
An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting-- he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd-- whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself-- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.
show less
Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780763655594 (0763655597)
ASIN: 763655597
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 206
Edition language: English
Bookstores:
Community Reviews
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it
5.0 When Grief Comes Calling
Wow. I never watched the movie, so had no idea what "A Monster Calls" was about. All in all this was a very moving book that hits you in all the right places. I do wish the ending had tied things up a bit. However, I get that the author, Patrick Ness, realized he didn't need to spell things out for ...
Bark at the Ghouls
Bark at the Ghouls rated it
5.0 A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
I had this book on my Audible app for too long and decided to listen to it for #SpringHorror and though I wouldn't consider it a true horror novel, it felt more like a dark fable/fairytale rooted in modern times, it did have some horrific elements. A young boy dealing with a whole lot of awful, is...
FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt
FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt rated it
4.0
This was a good book. It's not like there was anything necessarily bad about it. Cool story and a creative way of approaching the subject of loss and grief. I think my expectations were too high for it though. I had heard really great things about it and wanted to read it before seeing the movie. I ...
A Reading Vocation
A Reading Vocation rated it
5.0 Book 55/100: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
I rarely give books five stars, but this one just gave me so many feels.I already knew that Patrick Ness is an excellent writer, at least when it comes to his YA work. But this book was staggeringly beautiful, dealing with tragedy in a way that is real and raw and not full of the melodrama or romant...
Pandabearbooks
Pandabearbooks rated it
5.0 A Monster Calls
4,75 starsRead in one sitting, bawled my eyes out for the last third. I can't write any kind of coherent review right now, other than to say I loved it and it broke my heart.(Also, I read this as a part of a 24h readathon, of which I have four and a half hours left. What can I possibly follow this u...
Other editions (36)
Books by Patrick Ness
On shelves
Share this Book
Need help?