Todd Hewitt and his dog Machee live in
Prentisstown, a part of the New World that has “Noise”. Noise are the thoughts that everyone can hear
including hearing animals’ thoughts. All
women were killed by the Noise germ.
Todd discovers one day that he can see a spot moving on the
silence. Ben and Cillian tell Todd that
he needs to leave and keep the silence out of the noise. When he is escaping, Todd is attacked. As he is running, he discovers Viola. She was the silence that he saw and the first
girl that Todd has even seen. Viola
joins Todd and Machee as they go off to warn the other settlements of the army
of men that were coming. They continue
their run to Haven when Viola is shot.
As Todd is carrying Viola into Haven, he sees the mayor of Prentisstown
waiting for him at Haven.
This science fiction books is fast-paced and full
of action. I found it very suspenseful. It is under the fantasy fiction because of
the fantasy world that Todd lives in. I
would recommend this novel for readers in grades 9-12. It does have some gruesome violence.
Due to of all the action and life and death
scenes, it could be popular among boy readers. Readers have to read the Chaos
Walking sequels to see what happens to Todd and Viola.
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