A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Am I well aware that's the movie poster and not the book cover? Yes. Did I realize this after staring at the book cover, looking at the photo, staring at the book cover before I realized I read a copy of the book after it became a movie? ...maybe.

Am I also aware that I can't use the new blogger editing screen to make the book cover align with the text because I can't computer? YEP. Is all the formatting in this blog post going to be weird until I learn? Awww yaaaaaasssss. When I decided to blog, did I also decide to become a master of web pages? Aw hell nah.

An amazon summary, "The monster in Conor’s backyard is not the one he’s been expecting — the one from the nightmare he’s had every night since his mother started her treatments. This monster is 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." AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE

Most people have probably read or seen this story, so I'll be brief. This book is about grief. This book is about the grieving process and what really happens when you lose someone to a disease who you are so close to. It's also told from a child's perspective.

Did you want your heart broken? HERE YOU GO.

So, there's a yew tree in Conor's backyard who is also a monster. The monster claims to have been called by Conor and is willing to tell him three stories until Conor tells the monster his own story. The stories the monster tells all have different takeaways then when would expect as the monster tells them in such a way that a different perspective or one or two more details reveal the whole story. There is no right answer to any of the stories either.

The book also showcases what Conor's daily life looks like, and how he's treated differently wherever he goes.

The book is powerful, I haven't seen the movie, but I hope it captures the essence of the book. I cried, several times. It was very powerfully emotional.

Happy reading!