Patrick Ness' The Knife of Never Letting Go, is a coming of age story about Todd Hewitt set in a dystopian world. In this world, we learn about the existence of "noise". Noise is others' (including animals') thoughts. Out in the swamps, Todd finds a patch of quiet, which turns out to be the other main character, Viola. Together, she and Todd are being tracked by the people from Todd's town. Together, the two have many narrow escapes, but ends with surrender so Viola can receive care. Those that have been tracking them, have taken over Todd and Viola's last hope, Haven.
Teens will love this dystopian story. The unique setting is integral to the story. The characters' development is unique as well, since Todd's thoughts can be read and he can read other men's thoughts, but Viola's thoughts can't be read. This causes an interesting relationship between the two of them. The abrupt ending is both frustrating (it seems like a lot of the books I have read have abrupt endings), but enticing to read the next book in the series.
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