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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
A little boring in the beginning - maybe because I didn't realize this was the last part & not the first - then kind of better in the middle, then finally it really picked up in the end. That's the only reason I gave it a four, otherwise it'd sooooo big 3.
Whew, it's over! Wait, why is it over? Grr. I want more Cabel + Janie.
My full review: http://bit.ly/rnslgone
My full review: http://bit.ly/rnslgone
I wasn't thinking much when I first opened up Gone. I read Wake and Fade much too long ago to remember anything but the main details of the books. There must have been something I liked about those books, since I had Gone on my list of "to-reads", but unfortunately, Gone did not help me figure out why I had it on my list.
Lisa McMann's style of writing is unique and very different from what I'm used to reading. I find nothing wrong with the style in her previous two books, but it irked me for some reason in this book. Gone was one of those books that I read quickly because I wanted to get over with it, I'm sorry to say. The story and characters didn't really connect with me, and as a result, the book didn't make a strong impression on me.
The latter half of the book had some redeeming qualities, and the plot began to capture my interest. I do like how McMann wraps everything up, but like I mentioned before, I still felt rather disconnected from the book as a whole.
Compared to the first two books, Gone is a bit of a disappointment. Overall, I find it to be an "okay" or "bleh" (as I like to put it) book. It wasn't horrible, but it didn't amaze me either.
Lisa McMann's style of writing is unique and very different from what I'm used to reading. I find nothing wrong with the style in her previous two books, but it irked me for some reason in this book. Gone was one of those books that I read quickly because I wanted to get over with it, I'm sorry to say. The story and characters didn't really connect with me, and as a result, the book didn't make a strong impression on me.
The latter half of the book had some redeeming qualities, and the plot began to capture my interest. I do like how McMann wraps everything up, but like I mentioned before, I still felt rather disconnected from the book as a whole.
Compared to the first two books, Gone is a bit of a disappointment. Overall, I find it to be an "okay" or "bleh" (as I like to put it) book. It wasn't horrible, but it didn't amaze me either.
This book was nothing like the first two. Not in a good way. The first two were pretty bad but this one took it to a whole new level. At least the other two had some cool detective work and stuff. That made it interesting. This one is terrible. There’s no action or anything to keep you entertained. It’s basically just Janie worrying about when she’s going to go blind and how Cabel won’t stay with her. It’s just bad.
The characters didn’t develop at all. Janie is still a whiny baby and Cabel thinks he can take on the world. Not very good qualities for the main characters that you have to read about the whole time. They’re mostly just annoying and that’s all you think about during the whole book. Plus there’s Janie’s mother who has pretty much no part in any of the books other than to be extra annoying. In this book we are introduced to Janie’s dad but he’s basically dead so he’s just kind of there. Then Janie just takes over his house and business, like that’s not illegal or anything.
I could go on about this book for a while but I’m going to save you the pain. I DO NOT recommend this book unless you think it’s fun to torture yourself.
The characters didn’t develop at all. Janie is still a whiny baby and Cabel thinks he can take on the world. Not very good qualities for the main characters that you have to read about the whole time. They’re mostly just annoying and that’s all you think about during the whole book. Plus there’s Janie’s mother who has pretty much no part in any of the books other than to be extra annoying. In this book we are introduced to Janie’s dad but he’s basically dead so he’s just kind of there. Then Janie just takes over his house and business, like that’s not illegal or anything.
I could go on about this book for a while but I’m going to save you the pain. I DO NOT recommend this book unless you think it’s fun to torture yourself.
3/5*
Gone is the final book in the Wake Trilogy.
After the way that I liked Fade, I was excited to start reading Gone. The thing is, this one moved much slower to me. I've read reviews saying that this is the best of the trilogy. I disagree. The writing is the best, the story is the worst. That's my opinion.
Anywho, the story begins after Janie's graduation, when her and Cabel go on a little trip. Well, of course this is a book so nobody can just enjoy a trip, and they are unexpectedly forced to come home when Janie finds out that her friend had to drive Janie's mother to the hospital. When she gets there, she learns that it is not her mother who is sick, but somebody else.
Janie gets closer to this character, even though the person can't wake up. She visits the house and begins to find out a secret about the new character... And that maybe isolation wouldn't be as good as she thinks. Or...would it? Janie can't decide.
Basically, this book was the worst of the series to me because I crave adventure. This book just seemed dull and weak. I think that the final book in any series should be the strongest, and that was not the case for this one.
Gone is the final book in the Wake Trilogy.
After the way that I liked Fade, I was excited to start reading Gone. The thing is, this one moved much slower to me. I've read reviews saying that this is the best of the trilogy. I disagree. The writing is the best, the story is the worst. That's my opinion.
Anywho, the story begins after Janie's graduation, when her and Cabel go on a little trip. Well, of course this is a book so nobody can just enjoy a trip, and they are unexpectedly forced to come home when Janie finds out that her friend had to drive Janie's mother to the hospital. When she gets there, she learns that it is not her mother who is sick, but somebody else.
Janie gets closer to this character, even though the person can't wake up. She visits the house and begins to find out a secret about the new character... And that maybe isolation wouldn't be as good as she thinks. Or...would it? Janie can't decide.
Basically, this book was the worst of the series to me because I crave adventure. This book just seemed dull and weak. I think that the final book in any series should be the strongest, and that was not the case for this one.
I love this book! It is just as good as the other two books! I do not want to give the ending away to anyone but it was different from what I expected it to be. Still it was a very good ending to a great series. I can't wait for Lisa McMann's net book!!
In my opinion this book was a let down. I understand that Janie was at some point going to have the internal struggles that she had in this one. But it didn't seem to fit the character. While I think it could have been much better, it was a fitting end.
Like the other two books in this trilogy, I read Gone in a matter of hours; it was just that good. Once I started on it, I couldn't force myself to put it down for any reason, and I do mean any. At first, I was a little frustrated with it because Janie and Cabel were constantly sniping at each other, but I quickly got over that and kept reading.
The revelations and discoveries surrounding Janie's father was an interesting twist. First of all because I wasn't expecting him to ever come into the series. Second of all because he was a dream catcher, too, and he chose the life of isolation over blindness and gnarled hands. Little did he know that a life of isolation would lead to his brain exploding. Tough choice, when you think about it. And Janie does. She has to.
I think the hardest part for me about this book was that, up until the very end, Janie had decided to leave Cabe and live her life in isolation. It broke my heart because I loved, and still do love, Cabe. He's such a sweetie pie, and he broke my heart a little more each time he pretended everything was okay when we could see through his dreams that it clearly wasn't.
Interestingly enough, I was able to tolerate Carrie a teensy bit more in this book than the other ones, but I still could not tolerate her when Janie was around her for extended periods of time. She just rubs me the wrong way.
In Gone, Janie finally has to deal with the burden that is her mother. That was a huge step and one I definitely respect her for. I was grateful, too, that Captain gave her that address to the support group; she really needed that. I wish I could say that her mother's obvious pain at the end over Henry's death made me feel sorry for her, but alas, I cannot. Her mother's selfishness grated on my nerves and made me dislike her all the more.
In the end, Janie decides that she's rather take blindness, gnarled hands, and a life with Cabel instead of a life of isolation and brain explosions. And, while I loved that, I was extremely sad to get to page 214 and read the last words of the Wake Trilogy. This trilogy will always stay with me and I know I'll go back to read it over and over again.
The revelations and discoveries surrounding Janie's father was an interesting twist. First of all because I wasn't expecting him to ever come into the series. Second of all because he was a dream catcher, too, and he chose the life of isolation over blindness and gnarled hands. Little did he know that a life of isolation would lead to his brain exploding. Tough choice, when you think about it. And Janie does. She has to.
I think the hardest part for me about this book was that, up until the very end, Janie had decided to leave Cabe and live her life in isolation. It broke my heart because I loved, and still do love, Cabe. He's such a sweetie pie, and he broke my heart a little more each time he pretended everything was okay when we could see through his dreams that it clearly wasn't.
Interestingly enough, I was able to tolerate Carrie a teensy bit more in this book than the other ones, but I still could not tolerate her when Janie was around her for extended periods of time. She just rubs me the wrong way.
In Gone, Janie finally has to deal with the burden that is her mother. That was a huge step and one I definitely respect her for. I was grateful, too, that Captain gave her that address to the support group; she really needed that. I wish I could say that her mother's obvious pain at the end over Henry's death made me feel sorry for her, but alas, I cannot. Her mother's selfishness grated on my nerves and made me dislike her all the more.
In the end, Janie decides that she's rather take blindness, gnarled hands, and a life with Cabel instead of a life of isolation and brain explosions. And, while I loved that, I was extremely sad to get to page 214 and read the last words of the Wake Trilogy. This trilogy will always stay with me and I know I'll go back to read it over and over again.
This is the last in McMann's Wake trilogy. In each of the other two books, there were a few storylines going on at one time. In this one, there's really just the one. For that, this book felt much flatter than the last and it felt like there was a lot less content. What was there was pretty good, but it wasn't great. I feel a little let down in this one as a conclusion to a trilogy. And just like Katniss in Catching Fire, I feel like Janie's a little slow on the uptake. She just doesn't seem to see a lot of things that are quite apparent to everyone else.
Not bad. Was glad I read it to see what she decided to do. Still really don't like how it's written but they were a short entertaining series. The Book Club I'm doing is to make me read something I normally wouldn't, so I thought they were good overall.