4/08/25 - Finished Monsters of Men, Chaos Walking series

 Hello, feasyheads!

I've really been on a reading roll recently. Today, I've finished Monsters of Men (started yesterday) and thus the whole Chaos Walking trilogy. It's been an absolutely amazing series.

I also checked out (another) book, the first in Star Wars Legends. It's supposed to be the unwritten episodes. 

Today I'll write the review of Monsters of Men specifically, and tomorrow of the whole series. 

Monsters of Men is an epic ending to an epic series. The whole series is extremely raw and emotional, but now that we see things from three different viewpoints, especially the carnage and war that takes up most of the book, the readers get even more of a vivid image of everything.

Patrick Ness's writing style, as I've said many, many times before, is absolutely amazing. It's simple and yet manages to capture everything so perfectly.

The story reels you in. The characters, I feel, are especially well-made. Todd continued to grow and grow, changing as the world changes around him. However, it is Mayor Prentiss that I find the most fascinating. He's infinitely complex and sometimes you wonder if he's really that bad, despite all the things he's done. 

Another thing is that the last few books of the series, or in this case just the last book, it's kind of weird but the setting starts to get not exactly deep but definitely more creative in the direction it goes. That was a horribly worded paragraph. 

Anyway, the series is absolutely great and I'll post a review tomorrow.

Good morning/afternoon/night/evening/3:00 AM,

Uncle Wally

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