What's going on? And why is it that whenever he closes his eyes, he falls prey to vivid, agonizing memories that seem more real than the world around him? Seth begins a search for answers, hoping that he might not be alone, that this might not be the hell he fears it to be, that there might be more than just this. Among the numerous awards he has received are the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children’s Book Award. But the neighborhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust, and completely abandoned. Patrick Ness is the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling Chaos Walking trilogy, as well as the Carnegie Medalwinning A Monster Calls, inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd. So how is he here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. How is that possible? He remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life or perhaps afterlife of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. Wood Wed 10.00 EDT Seth Wearing, almost seventeen years old. It's a story where almost everything is interlinked in a strange yet specific way. More Than This by Patrick Ness - review I adored More Than This because it was a painfully human book Silva L.

A boy named Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. This is a great book with a mix of sci-fi thriller and almost a bit of horror. This grittily provocative debut explores the horrors of self-harm and the healing power of artistic expression. From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life-or perhaps afterlife-of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. Like most issue books, this is not an easy read, but its poignant and transcendent as Charlie breaks more and more before piecing herself back together.