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Electric Monkey (2011), 512 pages
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As conditions worsen in the FAYZ, where supernatural forces have trapped children under the age of fifteen and resources are running out, it becomes tempting to heed the words of a prophet who says that only death will set them free.
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LibraryThing member Awesomeness1
I am a little bit sad. For the past two weeks, my life (well, my book life) has been revolved around reading this series. I re-read the thrill rides which are Gone and Hunger-- then it was time for the main event, the newest installment in the Gone series. Lies.
I have to say it wasn't my favorite
The first disappointment was the length. Hunger was a monster, but this one was like it's runty cousin. I was confused about that. Usually books get longer as the plot thickens, and I didn't see why that wasn't the case for this installment. I mean, it was certianly possible to make it longer. There were plenty of loose ends and point that could have been ellaborated on. Perhaps he wanted to leave that to the next book (Plague!!). Also, maybe the fact that the time period for this one was shorter (only a few days as opposed to a couple weeks) had something to do it.
All the characters were great though. They become darker, more complex. Gone (yay for puns!) are the innocent children. Now they are intense. Every person to the smallest tot carries a weapon. Everyone is looking out for themselves, most concerned only about getting food. They aren't hesitant to kill, either, or do what they have to to stay alive. And yes, everyone lies. Big manipulative lies that are the reason for the title. Everyone is changed though, for the worse or for the better. We are also introduced to some new characters, which makes up for the loss of some of the old ones (kinda). I really think Michael Grant is accurate is portraying the desperation these kids would have.
The writing was meh. I mean, it was never amazing to begin with, but in this book it got worse. I think he should get a new editor. Many typos and things that didn't add up to previous infromation given in the previous books. Sam said Caine and him where half brothers, when they are twins. Dekka said she loved Brianna from first sight, where in Hunger, she said she fell in love with Brianna when they were imprisoned. And where did Astrid's powers go? After the first book, they are never mentioned again.
The plot was kinda jumpy. I really love how he tries to get everyone's point of view in, but it didn't pull together that nicely. It was very character driven, and there was less sci-fi (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). It was also more slow-paced than the previous two.
Overall, I still really enjoyed it. This is one of my favorite series. It's thrilling and thought-provoking and dark. All the things I didn't quite like about Lies, I shall attribute it to being a middle book in the series. I am very excited for Plague and cannot believe the release date is an entire year away! Fortunately, Michael did some foreshadowing, which leaves me with great material for speculation.
And does anyone mind telling who the kids on the back cover are supposed to be? I'm guessing Brittany and Drake, but I'm not sure.
I have to say it wasn't my favorite
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in the series. The flaws I had previously brushed aside in the first too became so blatant in this one that I couldn't ignore them. Don't get me wrong- it was still fantastic and I enjoyed it immensely, but it just wasn't my favorite. The first disappointment was the length. Hunger was a monster, but this one was like it's runty cousin. I was confused about that. Usually books get longer as the plot thickens, and I didn't see why that wasn't the case for this installment. I mean, it was certianly possible to make it longer. There were plenty of loose ends and point that could have been ellaborated on. Perhaps he wanted to leave that to the next book (Plague!!). Also, maybe the fact that the time period for this one was shorter (only a few days as opposed to a couple weeks) had something to do it.
All the characters were great though. They become darker, more complex. Gone (yay for puns!) are the innocent children. Now they are intense. Every person to the smallest tot carries a weapon. Everyone is looking out for themselves, most concerned only about getting food. They aren't hesitant to kill, either, or do what they have to to stay alive. And yes, everyone lies. Big manipulative lies that are the reason for the title. Everyone is changed though, for the worse or for the better. We are also introduced to some new characters, which makes up for the loss of some of the old ones (kinda). I really think Michael Grant is accurate is portraying the desperation these kids would have.
The writing was meh. I mean, it was never amazing to begin with, but in this book it got worse. I think he should get a new editor. Many typos and things that didn't add up to previous infromation given in the previous books. Sam said Caine and him where half brothers, when they are twins. Dekka said she loved Brianna from first sight, where in Hunger, she said she fell in love with Brianna when they were imprisoned. And where did Astrid's powers go? After the first book, they are never mentioned again.
The plot was kinda jumpy. I really love how he tries to get everyone's point of view in, but it didn't pull together that nicely. It was very character driven, and there was less sci-fi (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). It was also more slow-paced than the previous two.
Overall, I still really enjoyed it. This is one of my favorite series. It's thrilling and thought-provoking and dark. All the things I didn't quite like about Lies, I shall attribute it to being a middle book in the series. I am very excited for Plague and cannot believe the release date is an entire year away! Fortunately, Michael did some foreshadowing, which leaves me with great material for speculation.
And does anyone mind telling who the kids on the back cover are supposed to be? I'm guessing Brittany and Drake, but I'm not sure.
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LibraryThing member ewyatt
When I heard there were six books scheduled for this series, it seemed a bit much. However, the third installment of life in the FAYZ hooked me in. There were some new characters introduced and the action jumped quickly between different factions living in the Perdido Beach area where all people
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over age 14 have disappeared. The struggle of the society now is in leadership and governance in a world where everyone is armed and getting enough to eat can be a challenge. When Orsay is deemed a Prophetess and people seem to rise from the dead, it seems the evil force may not be finished with the kids of the FAYZ yet. Show Less
LibraryThing member katiedoll
Lies is another brilliant addition to the Gone series, keeping up with the fast-paced action, intensity and all out anarchy of the first two. But with new enemies, new problems and a new level of terror, Lies has taken it’s place as my favorite of the three so far.
The character’s fear of their
With the main plot of the last book being the children's need for food, this book revolves around the flaws and imperfections of the newly dubbed council, which spotlights on Astrid. I was so happy to see her portrayed in a new light; not the genius that she’s made out to be.
Overall, Lies sits wonderfully after the first and second book. It’s danger’s lie more on personalities in this book, but the gasp-worthy action and plot turns will have you on the edge of your seat. If you’re a fan of the Gone series, I definitely recommend this one!
The character’s fear of their
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impending doom is very well progressed. The riots and hatefulness of the children is really cranked up with the separation of the superhuman kids and the humans. Solid relationships, such as Sam and Astrid’s, finally crack under pressure and despite how much I love those two, I was relieved to see their perfect bubble finally pop.With the main plot of the last book being the children's need for food, this book revolves around the flaws and imperfections of the newly dubbed council, which spotlights on Astrid. I was so happy to see her portrayed in a new light; not the genius that she’s made out to be.
Overall, Lies sits wonderfully after the first and second book. It’s danger’s lie more on personalities in this book, but the gasp-worthy action and plot turns will have you on the edge of your seat. If you’re a fan of the Gone series, I definitely recommend this one!
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LibraryThing member Lena.Reed_BoB
Lies is the continuation of the Gone series. Lies happens when Astrid and Sam separate because Astrid figures out the Sam has been lying to her and the Town Council.
I like Lies because Lies, Gone, and Hunger are very interesting and as you get more and more into the story, you are more interested
I like Lies because Lies, Gone, and Hunger are very interesting and as you get more and more into the story, you are more interested
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in reading the rest. I encourage kids and adults read the Gone series because it is awesome!!! :) Show Less
LibraryThing member RefPenny
Things go from bad to worse in the 3rd book in this series. Orsay is telling everyone she can see their parents' dreams, Brianna and Blake have come back from the dead and Sam has had a fight with Astrid and gone AWOL.
This book keeps up the same cracking pace as the first two although it is a
This book keeps up the same cracking pace as the first two although it is a
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little less gory. For the first time we see what is happening outside the dome - or do we? Show Less
LibraryThing member khooper
This book is about the Sam, Astrid, and little Pete. As well as all the kids trapped in the Fall Out Zone. Sam and Astrid split because she figures out that he has been lying to her and the town council. She reminds him that they made the town council to remove some of the stress off his plate. The
I love the gone books. I recommend this series for everyone, you will not regret it.
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freaks and non-freaks get in to a big fight. Because of Astrid, Hunter, a freak, was saved because she stood up for him, even though she is cursed at and called a Freak lover. Sam has a really big problem, Drake and Brittany, come back to life. The two brother have to join together to fight off the evil thing living in the mine shaft. Orsay says she sees the dreams of loving parents and they are waiting for the kids 15th birthday. So Mary believed Orsay and on her birthday she tried to leave, with all the kids from the daycare. I love the gone books. I recommend this series for everyone, you will not regret it.
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LibraryThing member Pheebs7G
Imagine living in an impenetrable dome-like force field for over half a year. Everyone over the age of 15 mysteriously vanishes, or ‘poofed out’ as they like to call it. This is the life of many kids living in Perdido Beach, California. times have been hard for these kids trapped in the FAYZ (
Lies continues where ‘Gone’ and ‘Hunger’ leaves off. It is bad enough that hundreds of kids below 14 have to lookout for themselves, but when some kids start getting strange mutations and abilities, things get bad, to worse. The separation between ‘freaks’ ( kids who developed special abilities) and ‘normals’ worsen in Lies. This ‘rebellion’ is led by Zil. Zil was a minor character in the first two books. Now, in the third book, he’s back and with a mission, to isolate and kill all freaks. Sam Temple, the hero of the FAYZ, has been through too much. He is overwhelmed and broken by the burden he has tried to carry since day 1. Although his body healed from the tortuous attack by Drake, his mind and soul are still corrupted. Many minor characters in the previous books are brought out in Lies. A handful of new, but minor characters are also introduced.
Michael Grant manages to hold that bar of intensity high up. Every page doesn’t fail to bring new excitements. He continues to elaborate on his main characters, including Sam, Astrid, Edillo, Lana and Caine. He also builds on secondary characters such as Zil and Mother Mary. With the help of the Dreamwalker, Orsay, a taste of what lies, and exists beyond the impenetrable bubble is given. Michael Grant was really realistic about his characters. He wrote them as s they were real.
Everything takes place in the FAYZ. The FAYZ itself is pretty similar to any typical small town. Except for the fact that it gave of radiation and that no one over the age of 15 is there. Grant described the FAYZ really well. I can just imagine stepping inside the story, and wandering around. However, after 3 novels of the FAYZ, I’d like to see more development in the environment.
The novel Lies is really unique. It is told in many different perspectives. These perspectives are from many of the major and minor characters. After being faced with so many hard, and tough times, the children of the FAYZ managed to survive through it all. That is one of the really important things Lies teaches us.
To sum it up, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who had been following the previous 2 books. Lies will leave you cliff-hanging at the end, and hungry for book 4, Plague.
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fallout Alley Youth Zone). The FAYZ somehow created stranger mutations with some of the children, teens, and animals. Michael Grant’s Lies, part of the Gone series, draws an amazing force that will keep you turning the pages.Lies continues where ‘Gone’ and ‘Hunger’ leaves off. It is bad enough that hundreds of kids below 14 have to lookout for themselves, but when some kids start getting strange mutations and abilities, things get bad, to worse. The separation between ‘freaks’ ( kids who developed special abilities) and ‘normals’ worsen in Lies. This ‘rebellion’ is led by Zil. Zil was a minor character in the first two books. Now, in the third book, he’s back and with a mission, to isolate and kill all freaks. Sam Temple, the hero of the FAYZ, has been through too much. He is overwhelmed and broken by the burden he has tried to carry since day 1. Although his body healed from the tortuous attack by Drake, his mind and soul are still corrupted. Many minor characters in the previous books are brought out in Lies. A handful of new, but minor characters are also introduced.
Michael Grant manages to hold that bar of intensity high up. Every page doesn’t fail to bring new excitements. He continues to elaborate on his main characters, including Sam, Astrid, Edillo, Lana and Caine. He also builds on secondary characters such as Zil and Mother Mary. With the help of the Dreamwalker, Orsay, a taste of what lies, and exists beyond the impenetrable bubble is given. Michael Grant was really realistic about his characters. He wrote them as s they were real.
Everything takes place in the FAYZ. The FAYZ itself is pretty similar to any typical small town. Except for the fact that it gave of radiation and that no one over the age of 15 is there. Grant described the FAYZ really well. I can just imagine stepping inside the story, and wandering around. However, after 3 novels of the FAYZ, I’d like to see more development in the environment.
The novel Lies is really unique. It is told in many different perspectives. These perspectives are from many of the major and minor characters. After being faced with so many hard, and tough times, the children of the FAYZ managed to survive through it all. That is one of the really important things Lies teaches us.
To sum it up, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who had been following the previous 2 books. Lies will leave you cliff-hanging at the end, and hungry for book 4, Plague.
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LibraryThing member rapago
So, the FAYZ is in full action. Food is running out. The power structure is shaky and wasn't that kid dead? How can she be walking through the streets again?
Michael Grant continues the story he began in Gone and Hunger with this book. As I probably wrote before, it is difficult not to compare this
Astrid tries to keep it together while creating a council to oversee the running of the town. Albert, remains focussed so that he can keep the chain of food going. Sam, dealing with his suffering at the hands of Drake isn't quite sure what role to play.
The theme of self-sufficiency runs through this novel as the kids try to survive. As with all governments, the ideals may be there in the beginning, but the realities of trying to govern, in this case a group of kids who don't really want to listen, well the realities are difficult.
Still, the writing is compelling. As we get to know the characters better, and see their weaknesses, we find the story pulling us forward. And, as in so many series, the ending, is not the end.
Read it.
Michael Grant continues the story he began in Gone and Hunger with this book. As I probably wrote before, it is difficult not to compare this
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book to "Lord of the Flies". What just will happen when the adults are removed from the scene? Are kids capable of taking car of themselves? What about taking care of others? Astrid tries to keep it together while creating a council to oversee the running of the town. Albert, remains focussed so that he can keep the chain of food going. Sam, dealing with his suffering at the hands of Drake isn't quite sure what role to play.
The theme of self-sufficiency runs through this novel as the kids try to survive. As with all governments, the ideals may be there in the beginning, but the realities of trying to govern, in this case a group of kids who don't really want to listen, well the realities are difficult.
Still, the writing is compelling. As we get to know the characters better, and see their weaknesses, we find the story pulling us forward. And, as in so many series, the ending, is not the end.
Read it.
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LibraryThing member Booklady123
I can’t help but think of this book as Lord of the Flies on steroids. It’s like driving by a car wreck - you can’t help but look.
Don’t get me wrong. I really like this series. Grant writes an engrossing page-turner. I was on the edge of my seat and could hardly put the book down. His
Lies is the third in this series, following Gone and Hunger. Plague is scheduled for release in April of 2011. Nothing is ever easy in the FAYZ. The residents barely survive one threat before facing another one. In this latest installment, people thought dead now walk the streets, the non-freaks (Grant’s terminology, not mine) are beginning to resent the Freaks (those with strange powers), and what little semblance of order there was from the establishment of the Town Council quickly evaporates. Zil, leader of the Human Crew sets fire to the town in an attempt to take power away from the mutants (freaks). Osray, now labeled the Prophetess by her strange new companion Nerezza, seems to be telling the children they should embrace the “poof” or maybe even death as a way to escape the FAYZ. As tempers flare, people go hungry and the evil darkness threatens to return (if it ever really left), Sam, Astrid, Edilio and the others must find a way to survive. And even if they survive what will they be facing next?
I can’t wait for the next installment.
Don’t get me wrong. I really like this series. Grant writes an engrossing page-turner. I was on the edge of my seat and could hardly put the book down. His
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characters are well developed, if frightening. You can’t help put care for and sympathize with the “good guys” and shiver, perhaps shrink away from the “bad guys.”Lies is the third in this series, following Gone and Hunger. Plague is scheduled for release in April of 2011. Nothing is ever easy in the FAYZ. The residents barely survive one threat before facing another one. In this latest installment, people thought dead now walk the streets, the non-freaks (Grant’s terminology, not mine) are beginning to resent the Freaks (those with strange powers), and what little semblance of order there was from the establishment of the Town Council quickly evaporates. Zil, leader of the Human Crew sets fire to the town in an attempt to take power away from the mutants (freaks). Osray, now labeled the Prophetess by her strange new companion Nerezza, seems to be telling the children they should embrace the “poof” or maybe even death as a way to escape the FAYZ. As tempers flare, people go hungry and the evil darkness threatens to return (if it ever really left), Sam, Astrid, Edilio and the others must find a way to survive. And even if they survive what will they be facing next?
I can’t wait for the next installment.
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LibraryThing member JRlibrary
I had a really hard time getting through book three. It took almost a month for me to finish it; I'd read a page or two and then put it aside. I had hoped this was the end, but it isn't, and I really don't think I'll be reading book four. The story has just dragged on for too long, and I've lost
Bringing Brittney and Drake both back from the dead seemed to be cheating on Grant's part. Introducing the new characters, but not letting us know much about Sanjit and the rest was just annoying, leaving Caine and Diana on the island didn't even really interest me much. Reading book three was a chore, and book four would be pure drudgery, which is too bad because I really enjoyed book one.
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interest. It seemed like the battles and the violence and the conflicts were just non-stop, and there wasn't much more to the story except that. It became numbingly boring. Spoilers follow:Bringing Brittney and Drake both back from the dead seemed to be cheating on Grant's part. Introducing the new characters, but not letting us know much about Sanjit and the rest was just annoying, leaving Caine and Diana on the island didn't even really interest me much. Reading book three was a chore, and book four would be pure drudgery, which is too bad because I really enjoyed book one.
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LibraryThing member brittanybear79
The novel Lies is really unique. It is told in many different perspectives. These perspectives are from many of the major and minor characters. After being faced with so many hard, and tough times, the children of the FAYZ managed to survive through it all. That is one of the really important
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things Lies teaches us. Just imagine living in a dome shaped force field for over a year. I would go insane. It seems as though everyone over 15 just disappears. There are two types of "cliques" the Normals which have no powers and the Freaks they have powers unlike the normals. Its a never ending war it seems like. Astrid is in a relationship with Sam. Astrid is head of the counsel and is trying to make rules so that no one kills themselves or anything. I personally enjoy this book because it makes you think about how life and an how society works. It may be fiction but it could possibly relate to what is going on around us, we just dont know it. I for one encourage people to read this. Its the type of book that makes you want to keep reading it over and over again. Show Less
LibraryThing member AaronKAwesome
This is another Gone novel but this time it is the last book. In this book it comes down to the final battle. Sam thinks Drake in dead but he is not, and a young girl comes back to life called Brittany. Caine wants to deliver one last blow. Zel works with Caine to burn the town. While Zil is
This is a awesome book. I am kind of upset with the ending but it was ok. Lies is I think the worst book of the series but it is still very good. I like how Mary kind of loses her mind in the book. Lies is a very good book that you should read. My favorite thing is that Sam has to face his fear. I also like how Astrid and Mary get is a really big fight.
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burning the town Caine and his group capture the emergancy boats and go to a nearby island. At the island Caine mights some kids, but the kids drug them and fly off in a helicopter. Sam funs off because he has seen Drake. Zil is laying waste to the town. The kids start to run to the cliff were Mary will poof and take the young kids with her. Sam comes back to take out Drake whil Deka takes care of Zil. Sam finds out that for some strang reason Drake and Brittany share the same body. They fight and Mary poofs but they save the kids. Little Pet after the battle cuttles in a ball and startes to yell and the FAYZ wall desipers for one small secent. So with Drake/Brittany lock up live goes on in the FAYZ.This is a awesome book. I am kind of upset with the ending but it was ok. Lies is I think the worst book of the series but it is still very good. I like how Mary kind of loses her mind in the book. Lies is a very good book that you should read. My favorite thing is that Sam has to face his fear. I also like how Astrid and Mary get is a really big fight.
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LibraryThing member beckylynn
Third book in the trilogy and I think this is the best one yet.Once again, the kids' true colors are coming out. Do you turn good or evil during a life altering experience? Relationships change, and once again, a few new faces change the dynamics of everything. How do you ask, can new faces appear
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Although, I do believe, in the end, when the truth comes out about Nerezza, Drake, Brittney, and the Gaiphage that it's a little stretched. Also, the way that Mary is sent out, I really hate that Grant does this to her character, she proved time and time again how devoted she was to the 'littles' and to try to lead them to their death is a little out of range...
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within a 'bubble', Grant has a few interesting things up his sleeve with this novel.***SPOILER ALERT***
Although, I do believe, in the end, when the truth comes out about Nerezza, Drake, Brittney, and the Gaiphage that it's a little stretched. Also, the way that Mary is sent out, I really hate that Grant does this to her character, she proved time and time again how devoted she was to the 'littles' and to try to lead them to their death is a little out of range...
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LibraryThing member jenreidreads
Another fun installment in the Gone series. This one was probably the weakest so far. (Why did it have to be so much shorter than the other two??) A new character, Nerezza, is introduced, and none of our main protagonists have seen her before. They live in a tiny, cut-off dome - uh, that's pretty
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lame foreshadowing that Nerezza is BAD NEWS if you ask me. We also get to meet some other characters who live on one of the islands (that felt more natural, since our friends hadn't made it over there yet). The scenes with them were my favorites, because they felt the freshest. Maybe Grant is getting a little tired of dragging this series out, too. Yes, this installment felt a little like filler (exactly how many things can go wrong in the FAYZ??), but I'm still enjoying the story and the characters. Maybe in the next volume, we'll get to see more of what's going on outside the dome... Show Less
LibraryThing member ChristopherKurrus
I thought that Lies was a great book in a great series! It is hard to give a synopsis without any spoilers, but i'll just say that it picks up where Hunger left off and it doesn't disappoint. I couldn't help but notice that the very beginning of the book was a little slow and not very much happened
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overall in the book, but there are a bunch of little side stories going on that can fill in a bit and keep the book going as long as it did. Also, the ending was huge in the overall scheme of things and I might have to read it again just to understand it. Lies was a great book, but don't read it if you haven't read the previous two books like I was considering doing, because you will be hopelessly lost. I am really glad that I took the time to read the others now! It was a great book and I would recommend it to friends, but the Lost Gate is still my favorite. Show Less
LibraryThing member ctmslesu
Lies is the third book in the GONE series. This book will test the trust that everyone has for one another.
Sam, Astrid, Edilio, and Howard all have this "council" that is supposed to help the good kids live and let the mean kids be punished, kid of like the local law enfocement. But people are
This book is better than the first, and I know that is a ridiculously hard thing to do. But Micheal Grant did it anyway, and it was amazing with action, romance, and suprise in just the right places. I was kept ont the edge of my seat, not wanting to put the book down. The last thing I remeber about it was that it was something that I would have to read to my younger brother, who is almost like my perfect match, what I like he likes and likewise. So this was one book that will keep and read it over and over again.
Sam, Astrid, Edilio, and Howard all have this "council" that is supposed to help the good kids live and let the mean kids be punished, kid of like the local law enfocement. But people are
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keeping secrets from Astrid and Edilio. Neressa is a figure of the Darknes, or otherwise known as the Gaiaphage. She/he/it is controling a little girl who's name escapes me right now, but she has this strange ability to look into people's dreams and outside the FAYZ barrier/wall to where the parents are. Unfortunity, this does not end well for anyone, people believe Neressa's lies to the girl, and try to kill themselves or go poof at the big one-five. This gives the darkness their powers and thoughts about everything. The girl, I still don't remember her name, is killed by Neressa and left on a rock in a sitting position, where the little siren, Emily maybe, finds her. News is also out that Drake didn't die, and it scaring the once "council" and makes them fall apart. Sam is so out of it and is worried that the next person Drake goes after will be him. This book is better than the first, and I know that is a ridiculously hard thing to do. But Micheal Grant did it anyway, and it was amazing with action, romance, and suprise in just the right places. I was kept ont the edge of my seat, not wanting to put the book down. The last thing I remeber about it was that it was something that I would have to read to my younger brother, who is almost like my perfect match, what I like he likes and likewise. So this was one book that will keep and read it over and over again.
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LibraryThing member Kennyal
I think this is my least favorite book in the "Gone" Series because i feel like the entire book was just setting up for the next one and it seemed semi boring to me. I did however like the part where mary basically loses her mind.
LibraryThing member jasmine.gomez
This book is the third book from the book Gone. Everyone is telling lies. Noone can trust anyone. Others turn against eachothers. Many don't know what to do. There is less food. More kids are dieing and more a poofing out. They are taking the easy way out.
I gave this book a five star rating. I gave
I gave this book a five star rating. I gave
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it a five star rating because it was very good. It was well written. The author used a big vocabulary. I recomend this book to everyone. The author used great description. I can't wait till the fourth book. I loved this book. Show Less
LibraryThing member emleemay
Plot: 2.5 stars
Characters: 4 stars
Writing: 3.5 stars
Sci-fi Element: 3.5 stars
Ending: 3 stars
Overall: 3.3 stars
This series is getting weaker. After really enjoying the first two in the series, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the third installment. But it just didn't add anything to the series, it
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was still well-written but I felt like the author was merely prolonging the story and not really moving the plot along. Maybe it's the old: longer series = more money, but that's just... crap. Show Less
LibraryThing member seldombites
Once again, Michael Grant has outdone himself. In this, the third book of the Gone series, fear truly takes hold. Hunger is ever present, tensions between freaks and normals are escalating, and most terrifying of all, are the reported sightings of Drake.
It seems that each book in this series is
It seems that each book in this series is
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LibraryThing member rgleason14
I enjoyed the final book in this series. I thought it finished well.
LibraryThing member Jessika.C
This series is so frustrating but at the same time so captivating that I need to move on immediately after I've finished one book.
This time around Astrid the secretly-a-dictator-even-though-she-says-she-isn't refuses to allow Sam to bring justice Zil and his creepy little gang for what they
This book is a lot better than Hunger for sure. The reveal for what the countdown was in itself a twist, reserved for someone that some may have overlooked but for me (as an avid lover of minor characters) I loved that this person got their time even if for a moment. The character development slowed a bit for most of the characters except for (believe it or not) Astrid which was actually a nice change and also for some of the former villains in the story. The final scene in the book definitely leaves one yearning for the next novel.
The cons are: the lovey feely moments between our two teenaged lovers became absolutely pathetic and I don't even want to talk about it. The introduction of new characters was a kind of done in a sloppy way but didn't hinder the plot too much. And I would also say that the development of the "real" villain of the whole series is going really slow. We get a name but at the same time I would have liked to have known at least exactly what they're up against.
This time around Astrid the secretly-a-dictator-even-though-she-says-she-isn't refuses to allow Sam to bring justice Zil and his creepy little gang for what they
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"accomplished" last book. Sam goes from hero/mayor of Perdido Beach to a slowly debilitating and weak person in general. The struggle of finding food and fighting off the Human Crew is only minor in comparison to the recent sightings of thought to be dead kids and the "prophecies" foretold by a freak with vision powers named Orsay. All hope of getting out of the FAYZ seems lost until this girl has a vision of an alternative route to escape but at a high cost that Astrid is unwilling to allow the other kids to make which leads to the title of the book: telling lies to cover up this new discovery along with many others.This book is a lot better than Hunger for sure. The reveal for what the countdown was in itself a twist, reserved for someone that some may have overlooked but for me (as an avid lover of minor characters) I loved that this person got their time even if for a moment. The character development slowed a bit for most of the characters except for (believe it or not) Astrid which was actually a nice change and also for some of the former villains in the story. The final scene in the book definitely leaves one yearning for the next novel.
The cons are: the lovey feely moments between our two teenaged lovers became absolutely pathetic and I don't even want to talk about it. The introduction of new characters was a kind of done in a sloppy way but didn't hinder the plot too much. And I would also say that the development of the "real" villain of the whole series is going really slow. We get a name but at the same time I would have liked to have known at least exactly what they're up against.
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LibraryThing member Mirandalg14
Still have problems with some of the things that happen and reactions for the ages of the characters, but getting a bit better.
LibraryThing member fatimareadsbooks
I'm marathoning the series and I gotta say, Michael Grant has outdone himself. I've really relished this book. In my opinion, this was by far the best book in the series (my opinion might change after reading the remaining books, who knows?). This book made me love Sam even more and hate Drake even
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more. Overall, this is a thrilling, thought-provoking and adventure-packed novel that disrupted my normal sleep routine. *Goes off to read the fourth book* Show Less
LibraryThing member olegalCA
This is the first time in many moons that I have stayed up late to finish a book. Now I am plotting how I will get my hands on book 4... and trying to justify buying book 5 in hardcover. When is book 6 released?
Insanity.
Insanity.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2010-05-04
Physical description
512 p.; 5.12 inches
ISBN
1405254319 / 9781405254311
Other editions
Lies (Gone 3) by Michael Grant (Paperback)