5/13/2023 0 Comments Books like a monster callsIt would probably be easier for everyone, the monster included, if Conor were afraid of it, but he isn’t. What I wanted was a great story, compelling characters, and a killer ending. Author Patrick Ness (who also wrote a book called Monsters of Men just to confuse you) writes a layered story that can be taken straight or at an angle, depending on what you want out of the book. Similarly, if I were an eleven-years-old today and someone handed me A Monster Calls I could read this whole book and not once speculate as to what the monster “really means”. Maybe if I were an adult encountering The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe for the first time I’d find the Jesus allegory annoying, but as a kid it flew right over me. I think that generally I’m supposed to hate them when they show up in children’s literature. I don’t mind metaphors as much as I might.
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