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More Than This
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 11 hrs
- Categories: Teen, Literature & Fiction
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- Ryan
- 12-24-13
What is reality?
I was a fan of Patrick Ness’s harrowing young adult science fiction novel, The Knife of Never Letting Go. That series explored some pretty dark, serious themes (adults lying to kids, religious craziness, manipulation, war) and had some interesting twists, so I thought I’d check out his latest novel.
More Than This is a book that mixes weighty issues with a Twilight Zone-esque premise and a narrative that turns at right angles, keeping the reader guessing. In the opening pages, teenage Seth is dying in the ocean, broken against rocks. He wakes up, if that’s the right term, in his childhood town in England. Except the town appears to have been abandoned for many years, and Seth seems to be alone.
As we learn from Seth’s flashbacks while he wanders the desolate, otherworldly place, which he dubs “hell”, his short life was rough. He’s had to deal with guilt over a terrible incident involving his younger brother, which he feels responsible for, two distant parents, homosexuality, and estrangement from his friends. Quite a lot for any young man. As it turns out, though, Seth isn’t alone in this mysterious afterlife. There are others, who are dealing with their own grief. And there’s also an enemy, a sort of literal Death figure.
The first half of the book keeps new revelations coming at us, each arriving like a bombshell that churns up the landscape of what we know so far. Questions are raised about which reality is really “real”, though the eventual vehicle for this is a somewhat clunky sci-fi backstory that might or might not be meant to be taken at face value itself. If I’m correct about “might not”, it would certainly be a bold choice for a young adult author to leave his readers with an existential hall of mirrors. Perhaps Ness will write a sequel?
But, even though the book ends with a lot of question marks and some of its action gets a little repetitive, MTT is carried by the intelligence of its writing, the maturity of its themes, and the emotional weight of Seth’s memories. Two supporting characters that arrive about a third of the way in are enjoyably written, and provide a degree of comic relief (which lord knows is needed). I suspect that a book like this might be a bit too heavy and epistemological-minded for many of readers in the intended age range, but there are always those that can handle it.
If you’re new to Ness, you should probably start with the more straightforward Chaos Walking trilogy, but this is a good next step. I’ll put it somewhere around 3.5 stars. Audiobook narrator Nick Podehl, who seems to be everywhere these days, delivers another solid performance.
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Amazing- just read it!
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- MStaver
- 04-06-18
Um no, it doesn't even have an ending
You thought it was going to tell you something ....... but it just didn't. Waste of time.
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- Ira Neely
- 06-16-20
Matrix
Story is the matrix but with different characters. I had high hopes because of the reviews or recommendations but it just wasn’t well done in my opinion
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- Anonymous User
- 07-09-18
connected well with book
I loved it. It was emotional on some parts. I rarely get emotional reading books
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- jsolo
- 12-19-17
great
it was a beautiful story and a fantastic performance, but the ending was a huge cliffhanger that really left me wanting more, i juat wish there was atleast one more sentence to give me an idea of how it all really ended.
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- Todd
- 05-12-20
Meh.
It was an okay book and written very well, but I feel like the author bit off more than they could chew. The ending was extremely unsatisfying and the buildup to the climax felt long and tedious. Still a good read.
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- Christa Elliott
- 06-19-19
I devoured this book in two days. Truly incredible
im the type of person who gets bored easily by reading, but this had me at the edge of my seat start to finish. I spent the whole two days creating crazy theories about what the heck was going on, and they all ended up being wrong!
action packed and full of surprises
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-02-18
Fascinating
An endlessly evolving story with completely unexpected turns every step of the way! The performance is flawless in a way that's brings the characters alive and makes you really care for them. Tomash is odorsble! I usually listen during my 2 mile round trip to the gym or while waiting in lines. I rarely just sit, for long periods and just listen, but I did with this book
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- Sam Colorafi
- 05-24-18
Had potential, but never surprised or captivated
Good performance by the VA. Book had potential to surprise and make you think, but all it did was lead you down the path that you expected, even when the book tells you multiple times that it is not "one of the normal books or movies"