Alex Abrahamyan
6-15-13
Red Class
Book Review: Gone
My favorite book that I read this year was Gone, by Michael Grant.
Imagine all the parents, teachers, nurses, policemen,
firefighters...GONE. It is a very frightening idea right? Well this
happened during the “FAYZ”. All were gone except the boys and girls
under fifteen. Bullies make new rules for kids to follow. Kids start
mutating and having unbelievable powers. Animals change, evolve and
start to talk. There was a round barrier of electricity surrounding
everything like a cage. It was a challenging place to live in the FAYZ
for everybody. The protagonist in the book is Sam Temple. He is a
clever, kind, and loving boy. He becomes the leader that faces the
bullies with his many helpers. He develops powers, so magnificent. The
setting of the book is the FAYZ but this includes Perdido Beach, Coates
Academy, the power plant and more. The problem that everybody is trying
to solve is how to get out of the FAYZ. They are all trapped in there
like animals. They are running out of supplies and food. Will they
survive the FAYZ?
I enjoyed this book very much because even though it is very hard to
imagine that this type of thing would happen to you, it is believable
that this could have happened to somebody else in the world. I liked the
idea that the author had in mind when writing this book because it is
very creative. The characters seem real but their powers make it seem
like they are completely different people. It is an incredible book and I
enjoyed reading every sentence of it. This book reminded me of the
types of problems that we can actually have in our world. Gone taught
me that no matter what happens, your friendship with others will save
you. Our world is not perfect and never will be. Gone makes me think
about how massive the importance of friendship and family is. You cannot
survive by yourself, you need others with you. I recommend this book to
all of my friends because it is a very creative book and I think that
they will all enjoy it.
Honorable Mention Books:
- Hero- Mike Lupica
- On the Devil’s Court- Carl Deuker
- Million Dollar Throw- Mike Lupica
Great job Alex. This really makes me want to read this book to find out what happens. I'm kind of confused about the setting. Where is the FAYZ? Is it in Perdito beach or Coates Academy? What's the powerplant? Otherwise, awesome job. It would be scary living in this!
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