The Knife of Never Letting Go

This was a highly original book. The concept of hearing people's thoughts all day...I dont know how the characters didnt go completly mad, well not all of them at least. I enjoyed watching Todd's evolution and the author's ability to show us what he was feeling without coming right out and labeling emotions. I also liked seeing the slow formation of friendship and the realization that not everything was as it seemed to Todd. That being said, I did have a few issues. My biggest would be the main antagonist's ability to live through circumstances that by all rights should have killed them. I understand this is a work of fiction and truth can be stretched, but it still has to be somewhat in the realm of possibility. My second issue was the language. Yes I understand that there is a new culture, and different ways to say or spell words, but don't actually change the written word, it disrupts the flow for the reader. I struggled with the creative spelling and written out accents for the first half of the book. I will move on and read the next book, the ending certainly leaves on a cliffhanger and I want to know what comes next.