tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post8631578521604372102..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Gone by Michael GrantBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-19102199551810629402011-07-28T23:50:08.764-05:002011-07-28T23:50:08.764-05:00Ondrej,
I think that may have been part of the po...Ondrej,<br /><br />I think that may have been part of the point. Sam's nemesis was as greedy for power as Sam was wary of it.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-31121847523350870242011-07-28T17:26:57.064-05:002011-07-28T17:26:57.064-05:00People who don't desire to become leaders are ...People who don't desire to become leaders are often the best ones...Ondrej from Top Ten Bookshttp://mostpopularbooks.org/top-ten-books/top-ten-books-whats-been-famous-around-the-world/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-35267363434727281062011-07-27T11:39:04.134-05:002011-07-27T11:39:04.134-05:00Oh, this sounds like my kind of book! Adding it t...Oh, this sounds like my kind of book! Adding it to my library list.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-43097277013521300952011-07-27T10:43:44.614-05:002011-07-27T10:43:44.614-05:00Wereadtoknow,
I liked Sam. I thought he was very...Wereadtoknow,<br /><br />I liked Sam. I thought he was very human - heroic but flawed, yet basically a very good person. I hope you enjoy Gone, when it arrives. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-28312280535856680332011-07-26T22:04:15.380-05:002011-07-26T22:04:15.380-05:00Sounds right up my alley! My library doesn't h...Sounds right up my alley! My library doesn't have it, but I have it ILL-ed already, and I can't wait for it to get here! Sam sounds like my favorite type of YA character, so I can't wait to just eat him up. Thanks for a great review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-50560710465952560312011-07-26T15:45:49.267-05:002011-07-26T15:45:49.267-05:00Kelly,
I looked at it several times before buying...Kelly,<br /><br />I looked at it several times before buying, too. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-85622799471816166542011-07-26T04:52:18.132-05:002011-07-26T04:52:18.132-05:00I really should read this at some point. I have gl...I really should read this at some point. I have glanced at it several times at the bookstore over the years, but never bought it...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-10486359858650982462011-07-24T20:55:04.398-05:002011-07-24T20:55:04.398-05:00Chris,
I don't know what exactly led to the p...Chris,<br /><br />I don't know what exactly led to the purchase of Gone -- maybe it was just an impulse buy -- but I'm glad I got it. There are things I think you'd like about it and some I think you might dislike, but I'm not 100% certain. Maybe I should loan you my copy. You come through all the time, after all. ;)<br /><br />Jenny,<br /><br />I didn't think about that, but I would have to agree with you that the good guys not killing in a case where leaving someone alive could mean more good people dying was not something that thrilled me. You have to wonder if the author chose to make his good guys a little bit wimpy just to keep the series going. But, I want to read on, so it wasn't enough to steer me away. I think the fact that the ending gave the book a sense of completion helped me to look past that. Had it been a cliffhanger, I would have been very, very irritated.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-45274303727003315722011-07-24T19:11:42.171-05:002011-07-24T19:11:42.171-05:00Well, I'm glad you liked it, most people seem ...Well, I'm glad you liked it, most people seem to. I couldn't stand that the author created a kill or be killed world and the "good" kids wouldn't kill. I'm not so faint of heart. Can you tell? ;)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-81070540120424711732011-07-24T14:41:43.157-05:002011-07-24T14:41:43.157-05:00I've been back and forth on this series...it&#...I've been back and forth on this series...it's not one I'm dying to read, but it always speaks to me whenever I see it in the bookstore :p Whispers: "pick me up...you will like me" :p Glad you enjoyed it Nance!!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-20671709471899275672011-07-24T12:30:42.722-05:002011-07-24T12:30:42.722-05:00Zibilee,
You should definitely grab the first boo...Zibilee,<br /><br />You should definitely grab the first book and read it, yourself! I don't mind a slightly scary book, now and then. It was a good kind of scary -- just enough to keep reading, not enough to induce nightmares. <br /><br />Alyce,<br /><br />Yep, same here. I'm afraid if I start the next book I won't put it down till I'm done. Gone was pretty gripping. I bought the third book, yesterday.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-57960788027308052522011-07-24T11:21:05.367-05:002011-07-24T11:21:05.367-05:00I read this one on vacation and loved how fast the...I read this one on vacation and loved how fast the plot was. It was so intense, but without being too scary like Stephen King's books. I've been holding off on the sequel just because I have so many other commitments right now and I know I'll drop everything once I start it.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-72154112023797953542011-07-24T09:44:49.335-05:002011-07-24T09:44:49.335-05:00My kids have read the second book in this series m...My kids have read the second book in this series many times, and have been after me to get the first one for them. I am not really sure why I haven't done that yet, other than the fact that it's just something I overlooked. I think this sounds very interesting, and potentially promising and I am going to have to get it for them, and for me. Great review on this one, and sorry that it scared you!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.com