A story about a young man (soon to be a man) and his journey with his dog. In a world where Noise is everywhere. Where every single persons thoughts can be heard; how do you escape? How do you find yourself or lose yourself within all the Noise? Todd and his dog Manchee are about to learn a serious lesson about the world they live in and the true story of how Prentisstown came to be a town filled with nothing but men. Where did the women go? How did they disappear? & why all the sudden is the Mayor and the entire town chasing Todd after he finds the void? 
 There's talking animals (including Manchee the adorable dog), aliens, and noise everywhere on a different planet. It had a sci-fi but not overwhelming sci-fi feel to the point where I really got lost in the cause of the story build up. I felt as though the world yet different (such as the two moons and aliens) wasn't hard to imagine or put myself into the story. 
 Forever changed by the, "Todd?" scene though *crying* (view spoiler)[When he chose Violet over Manchee. Then Aaron killed Machee. I was on a plane to Houston from NY reading this scene trying so hard not to let the people next to me see me crying. (hide spoiler)] 
 A lot of running without knowing where they're exactly going was in this book. As well as running without knowing exactly why they were running. Overall it was a great thrill with all the capture and escaping. (view spoiler)[When they finally reach Haven, kill Aaron, and only to find out that the damn mayor had taken over Haven! WTH!? They made it so far for that shit!? I was so disappointed there was no real battle scene I was mentally preparing myself for. (hide spoiler)]