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John Gone (The Diaspora Trilogy #1)
Sixteen-year-old John has stumbled across an abandoned wristwatch half-buried in the sand behind his house. Curious, he places it on his wrist; to his surprise, it won’t come off. Suddenly, each day at 3:14 P.M. John begins to uncontrollably teleport around the world. He might materialize anywhere--and must do what he can to survive until 3:14 A.M. when the watch takes him...more
Kindle Edition, 1st Edition
Published
December 22nd 2011
by John Gone Books
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Teleportation is an idea that has always fascinated me. Imagine the possibilities - that nasty work commute is over in the blink of an eye, no more 'I-want-to-pull-my-own-eyeballs out' long-haul flights and popping to the shops becomes literal. But for John, teleportation comes about by accident and has potentially devastating consequences when he finds a watch on the beach near his home.
John Gone is a well-written and enjoyable YA science-fiction story. John is a likeable teenage boy who has a...more
John Gone is a well-written and enjoyable YA science-fiction story. John is a likeable teenage boy who has a...more
I'm usually the kind of guy that reads thick, heavy books and skips over lighter fare. More kinds of ephemeral writing usually bores me and is a chore to get through. John Gone, however, genuinely surprised me with its witty, well-written story packed with solid sci-fi ideas and clever characters.
It's Young Adult fiction in form only, much in the way that Pixar movies are kids cartoons in form only. The characters are fully-formed, believable human beings who develop (or are revealed in) arcs wh...more
It's Young Adult fiction in form only, much in the way that Pixar movies are kids cartoons in form only. The characters are fully-formed, believable human beings who develop (or are revealed in) arcs wh...more
I purchased this book for my kindle as part of a bundle of ebooks from http://StoryBundle.com.
A good story for young adults, and those older adults, too.
This book is the story of a sixteen-year-old that finds a watch on the beach. When he puts the watch on, he discovers he can not remove it. Before long, he finds himself being teleported each day at 3:14 p.m. After 12 hours in the new location, he is teleported back to the starting point again, at exactly 3:14 a.m. When John and his friend atte...more
A good story for young adults, and those older adults, too.
This book is the story of a sixteen-year-old that finds a watch on the beach. When he puts the watch on, he discovers he can not remove it. Before long, he finds himself being teleported each day at 3:14 p.m. After 12 hours in the new location, he is teleported back to the starting point again, at exactly 3:14 a.m. When John and his friend atte...more
I consider this a decent 3 star book, however I had to take off another star due to a massive flaw. If a book about teleportation screws up the process of teleportation, it is a problem.
Without giving any spoilers, here is my issue with the teleportation in the book:
At 3:14 PM and 3:14 AM, John teleports to and from various places. These locations get further and further away from home each time. Unfortunately, when it is 3:14 PM in the United States, it is also 3:14PM wherever he teleports to....more
Without giving any spoilers, here is my issue with the teleportation in the book:
At 3:14 PM and 3:14 AM, John teleports to and from various places. These locations get further and further away from home each time. Unfortunately, when it is 3:14 PM in the United States, it is also 3:14PM wherever he teleports to....more
Not a bad read. There's a bit of a teen-romance angle that never quite gets off the ground, some solid action with what I'd actually call a surprising amount of brutal violence considering this seems like YA title, and some interesting SF elements. The plot is fairly straightforward adventure stuff, not a lot of twists or intrigue, but the themes are mature. I suppose one of the points the author is trying to make (and although he's obviously early in his career, it's an admirable point with som...more
Αξιόλογη πρώτη προσπάθεια για τον Kayatta: ένα βιβλίο που χαίρομαι που διάβασα.
Ο Τζόνι, έφηβος και γκίκουλας, ανακαλύπτει ένα φαινομενικά μαγικό ρολόι στην παραλία: "κλειδώνει" επάνω στο χέρι του και αρνείται να βγει. Όταν το νέο του αφεντικό δοκιμάζει να το αφαιρέσει, το ρολόι τον σκοτώνει με ηλεκτροσόκ [!]. Κατόπιν, μέσα από μια σειρά κβαντικών τηλεμεταφορών, ο Τζόνι μεταφέρεται σε διάφορες τουαλέτες διαφόρων κρατών, μάχεται μια σατανική εταιρεία που εκμεταλλεύεται επιστήμονες και τους μπουντρ...more
Ο Τζόνι, έφηβος και γκίκουλας, ανακαλύπτει ένα φαινομενικά μαγικό ρολόι στην παραλία: "κλειδώνει" επάνω στο χέρι του και αρνείται να βγει. Όταν το νέο του αφεντικό δοκιμάζει να το αφαιρέσει, το ρολόι τον σκοτώνει με ηλεκτροσόκ [!]. Κατόπιν, μέσα από μια σειρά κβαντικών τηλεμεταφορών, ο Τζόνι μεταφέρεται σε διάφορες τουαλέτες διαφόρων κρατών, μάχεται μια σατανική εταιρεία που εκμεταλλεύεται επιστήμονες και τους μπουντρ...more
If the second in the series is better than the first, I might upgrade my rating from the two stars "it was ok" to the three stars "liked it."
I like to support independent authors, but I still have a reasonably high standard I feel should be demanded and this book just didn't quite meet it, on many levels. First of all, it needs some professional editing to fix (mostly grammatical) mistakes. Secondly, there are some non-trivial plot holes; there is a possibility that the worst of them will be acc...more
I like to support independent authors, but I still have a reasonably high standard I feel should be demanded and this book just didn't quite meet it, on many levels. First of all, it needs some professional editing to fix (mostly grammatical) mistakes. Secondly, there are some non-trivial plot holes; there is a possibility that the worst of them will be acc...more
Got this as part of the story bundle. It was an interesting book. I found its attitude towards some of the things that happen somewhat bothersome.
Some people have described it as a YA novel, but while the protagonist is a teenager, the things he's involved in are a bit too dark, and the attitude a bit too nihilistic that I would not be comfortable giving it to a young teen.
I liked the sequel better.
Some people have described it as a YA novel, but while the protagonist is a teenager, the things he's involved in are a bit too dark, and the attitude a bit too nihilistic that I would not be comfortable giving it to a young teen.
I liked the sequel better.
John Gone is a young-adult science fiction thriller, complete with big faceless corporate bad guys, confused teenage protaganist, hot-girlfriend-vs-nerdy-girlfriend, tragic family loss, etc. Not a bad read at all, but not what I'd call ground-breaking. Enjoyable enough to make me interested in reading the next one in the series, but I don't think it'll be on my re-read list any time soon.
This book is quite silly in its premise, but in the best kind of way. It was a ton of fun to read and I look forward to purchasing and reading the next few books in the trilogy. Highly recommended!
Interesting story, but one niggling flaw I had with the book was that it didn't account for timezones when he jumped further away. Oh, and the evil corporation seems to be too inept at catching teenagers.
This. This is how you write stuff that has to do with teleportation/time travel. Although this one doesn't have any time travelling.
decent enough, left me wanting more from the characters
This was my first book I read from the bundle of ebooks from storybundle.com. It was a very good fantasy / sci-fi read
Midly entertaining, but not blow me away good. I won't read the other books in the series. Sorry. :(
Too weird for me.
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Mike Kayatta is a 27-year-old science-enthusiast who owns a Darth-Vader-shaped spatula and all of Fraggle Rock on DVD. He's terrible at guitar, but tries to make up for it by writing books, Choose Your Own Adventures, and videogame news and reviews for Escapist Magazine. Someday he's going to build a robot.
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