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magic_treehouse's review against another edition
5.0
I've read some great teen books this year and this is easily the best, along with The Hunger Games. Like The Hunger Games it has a cast of teen characters but with an extra X-Men type element which creates a gripping read. The cast of characters are varied and large but without being too confusing and the 'world' has a surprising amount of depth to it, which I guess is why there are a fair few sequels to get reading!
eggan_y's review
5.0
I give the whole series a 5/5. I love the multiple points of view, the battle one has with their own morality and mortality, and how every book was memorable. A world where one day our adults just vanish was what drew me in back in middle school when I first read the series. How it can go from exciting to depressing so quickly because in reality children should never have to make such life and death decisions, doing so forces them to grow up in a way that when the adults do come back their child is already gone.
tiffanynoel's review
4.0
It was a pretty good book. And if there was only like 2 more in the series I probably would have finished it.
rkkps2122's review
4.0
At first the story went slow but I love how it progressed. Although people need to be aware that this book shpuld not be read by those who cannlt tolerate a man demanding coyotes to eat children. 4.5 stars for the dystopian feels.
ally131993's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
1tiredmom46's review
4.0
I wasn't sure how I felt about this book when I first started reading it. I knew that that the target audience was young adult/teen, but with the style of writing and language used I would be comfortable letting my 9 year old read this.
As the story continued to unfold it became much more interesting. I would describe this book as a modern day take of "Lord of the Flies". There is the struggle for power, the ever present question of what is right, and the fight for survival. And since it is 2014 there is the added issue of mutation, both human and animal.
Despite being unsure when I first started reading "Gone" I'm looking forward to starting "Hunger" the second book in the Gone series. I'm interested in seeing where the author will go with the story line.
As the story continued to unfold it became much more interesting. I would describe this book as a modern day take of "Lord of the Flies". There is the struggle for power, the ever present question of what is right, and the fight for survival. And since it is 2014 there is the added issue of mutation, both human and animal.
Despite being unsure when I first started reading "Gone" I'm looking forward to starting "Hunger" the second book in the Gone series. I'm interested in seeing where the author will go with the story line.
stjernesky's review against another edition
3.0
I know some degree of suspension of disbelief is required when you're 20+ and read YA, I'm just... I can't get over that they're supposed to be 14 years old. Fourteen. Everything would make so much more sense if the author aged them up, idk, two years, or even three? Had everyone over the age of 18 disappear, instead of 15? That would have been in line with modern view of adulthood and whatnot. I hope there's an actual reason why he specifically chose that age, and that it'll be clear as the rest of the series goes. Other than that, I think the author makes it obvious that he always planned to write a series due to the way the ?villain? doesn't even appear until the end of the book, and there are so many unanswered questions. You may read that in a positive or a negative note, take that as you will, honestly. Right now, I'm kind of just continuing because I need to know how he manages to solve the problems within the plot. (The very obvious problems, such as lack of food etc.) There are still so many books left, and despite this one being almost six hundred pages, I feel like things went to a critical level on the pure dystopian side, while almost nothing happened with the overarching plot. We may not call it hate-reading... not yet, anyway.
seanlpowell's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kaoden39's review
4.0
I just finished this book. I don't know why but I am drawn to the post-apocalyptic type novel like this. This is to me along the style of a good old fashioned white hat/black hat story. It was startling clear to me who was who. I think that Mr Grant managed to find the darkside of these characters rather well.
Imagine being in a place where everyone 15 and over disappears. Now imagine yourself being ready to turn 15 soon after and not knowing whether you will disappear or not. Next imagine yourself as being the one kid that everyone trusts and expects to be able to handle everything. Imagine just being a normal kid that knows the difference between right and wrong and then you will be Sam.
I think that Sam as the classic white hat works well, and who better than a Caine to be the bad guy? There are things that make Caine an almost pitiable bad guy, but no he is truly bad. Astrid is your classic heroine as well as Diane is the classic villain. The thing I like most about this book is the ensemble cast of the story, there are other strong white hats/black hats in the story.
I think that children that step up and help to care for the others whether it be to care for the smaller children or the ones that are hurt or ill. Or even being the kid that goes into the Mc Donald's and making the foods that have always represented what is comfortable and fun are the real heroes. They are the ones that keep the normalcy and keep them all together.
*Spoiler Alert*
Okay, so I don't like to add spoilers but I have to give my thoughts on this. It is the classic oh we live near a nuclear reactor so there are mutants and blah, blah, blah. I think that I see it differently than mutations, and I am sure that it is the intentions of Mr Grant for us to see it this way. One character I am quick to with hold judgment on is the character of Little Pete, now all through the story it has been mentioned that he is severely autistic. I am wondering to the extent of his autism, and then when you discover the reason behind the children being in the position that they are in you begin to really wonder.
Imagine being in a place where everyone 15 and over disappears. Now imagine yourself being ready to turn 15 soon after and not knowing whether you will disappear or not. Next imagine yourself as being the one kid that everyone trusts and expects to be able to handle everything. Imagine just being a normal kid that knows the difference between right and wrong and then you will be Sam.
I think that Sam as the classic white hat works well, and who better than a Caine to be the bad guy? There are things that make Caine an almost pitiable bad guy, but no he is truly bad. Astrid is your classic heroine as well as Diane is the classic villain. The thing I like most about this book is the ensemble cast of the story, there are other strong white hats/black hats in the story.
I think that children that step up and help to care for the others whether it be to care for the smaller children or the ones that are hurt or ill. Or even being the kid that goes into the Mc Donald's and making the foods that have always represented what is comfortable and fun are the real heroes. They are the ones that keep the normalcy and keep them all together.
*Spoiler Alert*
Okay, so I don't like to add spoilers but I have to give my thoughts on this. It is the classic oh we live near a nuclear reactor so there are mutants and blah, blah, blah. I think that I see it differently than mutations, and I am sure that it is the intentions of Mr Grant for us to see it this way. One character I am quick to with hold judgment on is the character of Little Pete, now all through the story it has been mentioned that he is severely autistic. I am wondering to the extent of his autism, and then when you discover the reason behind the children being in the position that they are in you begin to really wonder.