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In the wake of The Lovely Bones, a subgenre of young adult novels was born wherein a dead protagonist moves on to the afterlife for the real action of the story, and Ness’s latest novel fits neatly into this relatively recent tradition. What sets his apart is that the world-building, rather than becoming increasingly clearer, instead remains an enigma that puzzles and perplexes the characters—not to mention the reader. As the novel opens, Seth violently drowns in th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

As the novel opens, Seth drowns; he wakes up in a world like his own, but seemingly without people. He wanders until h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More