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A review by devanbooks
Gone by Lisa McMann
2.0
This has been sitting on my shelf for awhile and I loved the first two books. Lisa McMann is one of my favorite authors and is one of the sweetest authors I've met. So, it pains me to rate this so low.
I just felt really let down with the conclusion of the series. Gone didn't have the same exciting pace that the other books had. There seemed to be many things missing. I didn't feel as invested in the characters and Janie annoyed me at times. Cabel seemed very blah and lacked depth, which was terrible because I really liked him in Wake and Fade. Things were wrapped up somewhat anti-climatically in the final book, and it was a bummer I didn't get that feeling of never wanting the series to end which I usually get when I finish a really good series.
Can someone please tell me whether the Captain was a man or woman? It's been quite some time since I've read Fade, but I recall the Captain being female. Here's the reason for my confusion: Pg 72 Captain is referred to as Sir, Pg 200 "one never knows with her" (referring to the Captain), also on Pg 200 the Captain says "I was a boy scout," and Pg 204 (again referring to the Captain) "She smiles and watches Janie go." So what is the Captain? It drove me crazy throughout the whole book the characters gender switching. I know it probably doesn't really matter, but I prefer to think of the character as female so that Janie has a positive female role to look up to.
One last aspect that drove me crazy while reading was Carrie's way of speaking. I don't know if Lisa was going for a UPer jargon (someone from the Upper Peninsula), teen jargon, or a mix of both. For example, she says "yadamean," which translates to you know what I mean. Being a Michigander I don't know any one who says those words that fast to sound like "yadamean." It's just weird and gets annoying to read after awhile.
There is one thing that Lisa is always really good at and that is her scene building. The dream sequences have unique settings that pertain to the characters and are interesting to psychoanalyze. I can picture the scenes easily in my head and even pick out fine details because of the way Lisa describes the setting.
Cover Comments: It was the simplicity, yet eye catching cover that drew me in and made me want to read Wake. All the other covers of the series has had the same appeal. The main image of Wake is obvious in it's meaning, but the other two will make sense once you've read the books.
I just felt really let down with the conclusion of the series. Gone didn't have the same exciting pace that the other books had. There seemed to be many things missing. I didn't feel as invested in the characters and Janie annoyed me at times. Cabel seemed very blah and lacked depth, which was terrible because I really liked him in Wake and Fade. Things were wrapped up somewhat anti-climatically in the final book, and it was a bummer I didn't get that feeling of never wanting the series to end which I usually get when I finish a really good series.
Can someone please tell me whether the Captain was a man or woman? It's been quite some time since I've read Fade, but I recall the Captain being female. Here's the reason for my confusion: Pg 72 Captain is referred to as Sir, Pg 200 "one never knows with her" (referring to the Captain), also on Pg 200 the Captain says "I was a boy scout," and Pg 204 (again referring to the Captain) "She smiles and watches Janie go." So what is the Captain? It drove me crazy throughout the whole book the characters gender switching. I know it probably doesn't really matter, but I prefer to think of the character as female so that Janie has a positive female role to look up to.
One last aspect that drove me crazy while reading was Carrie's way of speaking. I don't know if Lisa was going for a UPer jargon (someone from the Upper Peninsula), teen jargon, or a mix of both. For example, she says "yadamean," which translates to you know what I mean. Being a Michigander I don't know any one who says those words that fast to sound like "yadamean." It's just weird and gets annoying to read after awhile.
There is one thing that Lisa is always really good at and that is her scene building. The dream sequences have unique settings that pertain to the characters and are interesting to psychoanalyze. I can picture the scenes easily in my head and even pick out fine details because of the way Lisa describes the setting.
Cover Comments: It was the simplicity, yet eye catching cover that drew me in and made me want to read Wake. All the other covers of the series has had the same appeal. The main image of Wake is obvious in it's meaning, but the other two will make sense once you've read the books.