A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls is a short book filled with clever elements that will make you turn page after page in no time. I really enjoyed the pacing of the story, with its short chapters and beautifully subtle chapter names.

The whole book feels kind of subtle, because no one ever speaks openly about what is happening until the very end. And that ending comes so abruptly and with full force, that I needed a few minutes to comprehend it all. Of course I, and everybody in the book knew what was going to happen, but I felt just like Conor, still hoping and not accepting till the end.

Although the story is centered around a young boy, there is still enough to take away at an older age.

“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.”

Thankfully I never had to go through something like this in my life, but everything still felt eerily real. The clinging on ones childish naivety, the fear and hate of getting ignored for something you have no control over and the sheer heaviness of it all at such a young age.

All of this combined helped A Monster Calls to be remembered.