The Knife of Never Letting Go

I listened to the audiobook of this one and I think maybe it's just not for me.

First of all, I don't much care for first person narratives.

But the worst part is that I felt like the author was deliberately withholding details so that he could artificially boost tension.

The WORST, though is the brutal murder of the talking dog, Manchee, who was the best character in the whole book.

I also don't understand how so many secrets were kept from a boy who was almost 13 years old – actually more than 14 years old – in a town where every man's thoughts are being broadcast for the world to hear. And it's a town that is plotting a major political coup. But, sure, that one boy is able to not find out about it.

Anyway. This book is just not my jam.