Patrick Ness
Chaos Walking Trilogy (Book 1)
The setting for this story is a "New World" planet that is being settled by those seeking religious freedom. We are about 20 years in to the settlement process and pick up with our protagonist (Todd) about a month away from reaching his 13th birthday and initiation into manhood. We learn that on this planet, the men are afflicted with Noise. That is, their thoughts (all of them) are made available for everyone to see/hear/feel. Of course, not all is at it seems to Todd initially and his discoveries and travels over the two week timeframe of this novel are all about setting the stage and developing the world. The series has possibilities for looking at privacy, power, gender roles, religious freedom and religious coercion. But as of yet, it is only setting the stage. On its own, it is interesting, but not strong. So stay tuned for the remainder of the series to see if this is worthwhile.
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