Review: A Monster Calls
Gaby Meares
I have re-read this by way of the audio-book to refresh my memory.
It is as good as, if not better than, I remember it to be.
This is the enormously moving story of young Conor O’Malley coming to terms with his mother’s cancer. You can’t help but feel so much empathy for Conor as he also struggles with bullying at school, a father who has moved to America and started a new family, an austere grandmother and a re-occurring nightmare that shatters his sleep every night. And then the monster calls at his bedroom window. However, this is not the monster of his dreams, but a monster who will ultimately guide him to his own truth.
This novel is lyrical, and heartbreaking, and empowering….am I gushing? Well I’m not apologizing!
Highly recommended.