Chaos Walking Boxed Set

This trilogy shook me to my core. I haven’t felt this much pain in such a long time. These books took my peace on more days then I would like to admit. That being said, I am so happy I found this series when I did because I could appreciate it. I think as a teen there are pieces about life and the meaning of it that I would never understand years ago. I feel like in the middle of our world going through it’s first pandemic in decades made me have understanding. Something I don’t think I would have had before.This trilogy all I wanted was the cure and people to lose their noise. But once Todd’s noise was gone I couldn’t wait for it to come back. The noise was one of my favorite things about this trilogy especially the horses 🐎 and Manchee. I still miss Todd’s dog from book 1. I honestly feel like his dog needed to have a memorial service. Manchee was the homie to the fullest and I love that he got an encore in book 3. My heart is so full and anxious especially since book 3 was 80% battle. It was intense bloody and brutal but it was necessary to get where we needed to be.Oh and F F F F Mistress Coyle I hated her since they met. 🤬🤬🤬🤬Also the mayor is worse than "he who shall not be named 👿” 🐍 he was such a savage through and through and his powers were ridiculous. There is so much I have to say but because I was up all night I need a mental break.One day soon I will come in and do this correctly but right now I feel like I’m going to 🤯 explode. This was freaking awesome 👏🏽.Thank you to Candy 🍭 for making me stick with this one it was worth it.

Not a big scifi fan but enjoyed this book very much. A good start into the genre. Enjoyed it a lot

I came upon this series late in my reading of YA dystopian fiction. While I really enjoyed reading them, I found myself growing weary of the format. Nevertheless, it never occurred to me to put the series down; I think I read all three books in a matter of 3-4 days.The story, unlike many of the YA dystopia novels of late, isn't set in a post-apocalypse Earth. Instead it starts on a new planet, which was colonized by the escapees from whatever unnamed destruction killed the planet. This gave Ness much more license in his tale to introduce new concepts, which immediately made the book an intriguing read.Despite the different planet with the alien lifeforms and all that they entail, he keeps the feel of the book very close to what weknow and he doesn't have to create a new vocabulary to introduce his new ideas and story elements which is very refreshing. He also gives his characters more freedom; unlike much of the YA dystopian fiction, the story isn't about breaking out of societal molds; it's got entirely different reasons for its progress.Ness did a great job of providing fun and interesting plot twists throughout; just when you think you've got things figured out something changes, and usually it's for the betterment of the story. Without spoiling anything I will say that I found a few turns of the story to be somewhat insipid.Ness also tries to tackle the question of good and bad in this series, and he does it fairly well. As the characters grow the lines between right and wrong blur in a very believable way, and towards the end of the book I really was left wondering if maybe there were two right ways for the story to have ended.I had to give this story four stars though, because some of the characters lacked depth at times. On the whole the main two protagonists left me feeling kind of ambivalent and I connected most with the main character's dog. Some of the antagonists also seemed to lack motivation, which weakened the story in places and made me ask "why would they do that?".

This was hard to put down. A great adventure. It is a love story and a sad story. Heart breaking and happy..

I bought first book on a whim at BJs. Premise got me, held me all through first... held me so much I HAD to get the rest. Todd is an amazing character and add Viola...their meeting, friendship, how they did everything for the other. I teared up about Davy, held my breathe through most of third book...smiled when i saw Wilf. By adding the Returned was PERFECT..three view points...three persons growth, admiration...fear...kept me in the story...read all in less than a week. I know this is prob the worst rating...but i can't give anything away...it wouldn't be right. If you like riveting story line...strong characters...and can deal with (gasp) emotions...READ THIS SERIES!! Im already envisioning a future book, like 20 years down the road...to see what author imaged his New World to be, how the heroes grew and led there lives as well as their people. Thank you Mr Ness for this story line!!!I have to check into you other books now

Well, I liked the series. Were there moments that Iwanted to yuck my book across the room? Yes. More than in most books. But the character development, the concept of other life, I liked it. Thanks Patrick.

I sobbed multiple times throughout the series, I became very attached to the main characters and their people. I'm sobbing as I type this lol.I love how the book series and the movie took the same story two different directions.There is alot of torture but its not nearly as graphic as I thought it would be (I've read some dark stuff). It will make you hate certain characters. Your insides will be all twisted up over the Rollercoaster that is this series. Its written in such a way, Todd's noise narrating most of it, that you can't NOT feel what he's feeling.Though I dislike cliffhangers, I feel the ending was very satisfactory, very hopeful, and I was so pleased.I will definitely reread over and over.

Fast paced, challenging and edge of your seat writing. This whole trilogy is outstanding, one of the best things I've. read in a long time. I was still reading at 3am some nights as I NEEDED to know what was coming. The books are graphically violent, but not out of context and they certainly tackle some extremely difficult topics, covering zenophobia, genocide and dictatorships, highlighting how easily people can be convinced to do things that seem so obviously wrong. This is so much more than just another dystopian teen novel, but it would certainly appeal to those who enjoyed Hunger Games and the like.

This is an amazing trilogy. Written for a young readership I, as a wrinkly grandma nearing eighty years old, have been stunned by the content. I must read the reviews to see what young adults make of it. I have had my heart wrenched out several times and have become breathless at the pace of the action but through it all I have been warmed and uplifted by the love and honesty of the main characters facing the evils of megalomania and desire for revenge.I've got 60 pages to go in the last book and I don't know whether good or evil will win but it's been a roller-coaster ride.

Arrived quickly, amazing stories for teenage boys up even i am hooked and i am 46 years old!! Gripping

Bought these for my daughters birthday, arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Not sure about the content yet, my daughter started reading the first one in her English lesson (Year 7) and asked for the set as a present.

Bought as gift for grandson, he has enjoyed reading them