![]() The monster tells Conor three stories before insisting that Conor tell one himself. ![]() Daily life is intolerable, as everyone from teachers to bullies treats him as though he were invisible since his mother began chemotherapy. “I’ve seen worse.” Indeed he has, in a recurring nightmare of someone slipping from his grasp, a nightmare whose horror he keeps to himself. When a monster in the form of an ancient yew tree crashes through his bedroom walls after midnight, calling his name, Conor is remarkably unperturbed-“Shout all you want,” he says. From a premise left by author Siobhan Dowd before her untimely death, Ness has crafted a nuanced tale that draws on elements of classic horror stories to delve into the terrifying terrain of loss. ![]()
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