(view spoiler)[I just can't abide canine character death! Wahhh!!! (hide spoiler)] 
 I read The Knife of Never Letting Go as an Addicted to YA Book of the Month in 2014. It was hard to get into the rhythm of the written dialect, and I was unsure how to process all the large "noise" fonts or the concept of noise in general. (Noise refers to the audible and visual projection of all males' thoughts which can then be heard/seen by all those around them.) With the whole swamp aspect, I thought we were in dystopian Everglades. Imagine my surprise when I found out we were in space! And there were aliens! Sigh. I don't do space. 
 The pace of the story eventually picked up and became compelling. Ultimately, though, I found Todd's struggle to be endlessly daunting and depressing. One bad thing after the other with all kinds of stressful and depressing thoughts mixed up during the ordeals. The story doesn't resolve, instead forcing the reader to continue the series in order to follow up on the cliffhanger. But, I don't think I will. 
 Oh, animals have noise, too. And I do support hearing what sheep are thinking. Which is, apparently, (view spoiler)[Sheep! Sheep! on repeat (hide spoiler)].