 PUBLICATION YEAR: 2011
GENRE: Children’s Fantasy/ Young Adult Fantasy
PAGE COUNT: 237
FORMAT: Paperback
AVAILABLE AT : amazon
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I
first heard about “A Monster Calls “ when I was flipping through the channels
one day , and I happened to stumble upon the movie . It seemed interesting but
since only a few portions of the movie was left, I did not watch it. I googled
the movie and found out that it was
adapted from a book by Patrick Ness . That’s how I ended up buying this book. I
am so glad I bought it because While
reading this book , I knew it had the potential to be my favourite . And my
guess was right. It has indeed become my
new favourite.😍
The
story follows a boy Conor who is
dealing with a lot of problems everyday. His mother is suffering from cancer
and has been undergoing treatment for years. His father stays abroad and rarely
visits him. He has to stay with his difficult and overbearing grandmother. He
is also bullied constantly by a group of boys in school . Apart from that , he
gets these horrible nightmares that gives him sleepless nights. However one
day, a monster arrives and tells him that he is going to tell three stories
which will help him deal with his issues . And in return, Conor has to tell his “own true story “ that he has
been hiding from everyone.
As
mentioned before, I knew this book would become my favourite while I was
reading it. I loved the story and
absolutely adored the way it was
written. The story gave me all sorts of life lessons and evoked some serious emotions inside me
which were beautiful. It spoke to me and even made me cry a couple of times .
The writing style was nice and became a bit lyrical at times which added beauty
to the plot. The descriptions were so vivid that I was able to visualise while
I was reading. It also contained some really beautiful lines that I cant help
myself from quoting a few -
“ You dont write your life with words . You
write it with actions . What you think is not important. It is only important
what you do . “
“
Stories are wild creature , the monster
said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak? “
“
Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths
that make those lies necessary . And your mind will punish you for believing
both. “
The
main character Conor was absolutely relatable. I felt empathy and sympathy
towards the poor boy who had to go through this rough patch at such a young
age. He is shown as someone who is constantly angry, sad and just wants to be
left alone . This accurate potrayal of him made this story seem very
realistic.
Although
there is a monster in the story, it is not a horror story at all. Infact, it is
an extraordinary tale of love, loss and
hope . The monster played a major role in helping Conor deal with his
unfortunate situation and ultimately
face his inner demons. The three
stories told by him were captivating . But the best thing was how all those
three stories intertwined at the end and made sense to the overall plot.
It
was an incredibly fast paced read. I could have finished this book in one
sitting but I did not want the story to end and hence took my time to completely absorb myself in
the story . I was entertained throughout. The way the plot was unveiled was
extraordinary . There was always a foreboding sense of something terrible was
going to happen. I mean just the fact
that a young boy has to deal with all these trauma could be disturbing to some people but
everything was done in such a subtle way, that it did not pose a problem to me.
It made me teary eyed though.
It
was an emotional and heartfelt read with a message so powerful , it will stick with me forever. Definitely my
new favourite and hence highly recommended.
RATING- 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 (
5/5 )
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