A Monster Calls Book Review. Overall, it's an insightful book that will give you a sense of appreciation into how films are are made, and also a deeper understanding to the themes portrayed in the film. A monster calls, is a story about stories, which is, to say, my favourite kind of story!
Visually stunning, well acted, and filled with emotion this film had me fully engaged. An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor. Posted on june 3, 2011.
Connor has two nightmares that bother him.
I never usually cry in books or movies but this book had me on the verge of tears. One comes in the shape of walking yew tree that something visits at 12:07am. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and… Title a monster calls author patrick ness rating ★★★★★ synopsis the monster showed up after midnight.