#patrick ness
We tend to think of grief and mourning as maladies of the mind, but the loss can grow and expand until it feels like more like a presence than an absence. In the poem “Death Barged In,” Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno describes her pain as a mysterious figure in a Russian greatcoat who barges in, slams the door, and now makes all her decisions for her:
Even as I sit here,
he stands behind me
clamping two
colossal hands on my shoulders
and bends down
and whispers to my neck,
From now on,
you write about me.
I read A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Last Night I Sang To The Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz back to back on a whim, only to find out that they have much more in common than just the word ‘monster’ in the title. Both are by incredibly talented young adult authors, both are about troubled families, and in both books, the loss these protagonists so desperately refuse to acknowledge takes on the physical form of a monster, looming over them.
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“There ain’t nothing good that don’t got real bad waiting to follow it.”
The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
-via posttoxic
Might as well kick this blog off with a quote from my favorite author and my favorite book.
The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness
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A Monster Calls
Alternative poster for A Monster Calls (Un Monstruo Viene a Verme), a film by J.A. Bayona.
Digitally painted, assembled and textured in Photoshop, using promo pictures as reference and photos for textures and background.
More info: http://lauraracero.com/portfolio/a-monster-calls-un-monstruo-viene-a-verme/
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I’ve been reading the Chaos Walking series and I totally fell in love with it!
Patrick Ness is such a great author, he really captured me from the first sentence in the first book.
Anyways, this is how I imagined Todd to look like in the story while I was reading it.
I don’t really know if the freckles are an accurate representation, but I like it, so that’s how he’ll stay in my mind.
Maybe I’ll draw Viola next
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“Do we hate paradise so much we need to make sure it becomes a trash heap?”
― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men
Just started reading this book.
@jessethereader I’m trusting you on this! Lol
I saw your YouTube review of it and I was like yes must read.
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I got these two wonderful beauties called books at a book store today with a gift card I got for Christmas. :) Can’t wait to read them.
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There is a distinct lack of Class-related things on my dash. Excuse me while I rectify that.
on devoted mothers
little weirds, jenny slate / on earth we’re briefly gorgeous, ocean vuong / jessie smith / no shade in the shadow of the cross, sufjan stevens / a monster calls, patrick ness
Behold our brilliant and dazzling #YALLFest 2017 Keynotes: Jason Segel & Kirsten Miller, Patrick Ness & Renée Ahdieh, Angie Thomas & Becky Albertalli, Cassandra Clare & Marissa Meyer!
Who are you most excited to see this November in Charleston?
The rest of the author line up is coming soon! Keynote tickets will be available on our website in August (tickets are not needed to attend the festival or go to the rest of the panels and signings).
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