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Hunger (Gone #2)
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Michael Grant (Goodreads Author)
It's been three months since everyone under the age of fifteen became trapped in the bubble known as the FAYZ.
Three months since all the adults disappeared. GONE.
Food ran out weeks ago. Everyone is starving, but no one wants to figure out a solution. And each day, more and more kids are evolving, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart...more
Three months since all the adults disappeared. GONE.
Food ran out weeks ago. Everyone is starving, but no one wants to figure out a solution. And each day, more and more kids are evolving, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart...more
Hardcover, 590 pages
Published
May 26th 2009
by HarperTeen
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Whilst this book impressed me greatly, as did the first of the series, I found that there were still those little things that majorly irked me, even amid the fast-paced sci-fi and action told in a gripping and imaginative way; it was these little things that again prevented me from awarding the novel the 5 stars it would have otherwise deserved.
So what's the problem?
I can sum it up in two points:
1) Sam is a lame protagonist.
2) All the girls are 'cute'.
Le...more
So what's the problem?
I can sum it up in two points:
1) Sam is a lame protagonist.
2) All the girls are 'cute'.
Le...more
Morgan F
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The Gone series is the type of series that has you marking down your calendars waiting for the next installment. Both Hunger, and its predecessor, Gone were gripping and fantastic. Hunger, while darker than Gone, really dove into deeper topics. The cast of the series is diverse in its variety, and you are free to pick your favorites. The dialogue, while nothing fantastic, is realistic and easy. Same as the writing. Yes, the writing has some grammatical mistakes and is far from lyrical, but it se...more
HUNGER is an amazing story because of the realistic characters, the spectacular
details put into the setting, and the way it shows the theme of accepting hard
responsibilities.. Some people may say that this novel is unrealistic, or too built on the
theme of finding weakness in others, but it shows taking on responsibility, even if it is
unwanted.
Sam Temple is one of the well crated characters in this book. He is a
fifteen ...more
details put into the setting, and the way it shows the theme of accepting hard
responsibilities.. Some people may say that this novel is unrealistic, or too built on the
theme of finding weakness in others, but it shows taking on responsibility, even if it is
unwanted.
Sam Temple is one of the well crated characters in this book. He is a
fifteen ...more
Things aren’t getting any easier in the FAYZ (Fall-out Alley Youth Zone) since the big Thanksgiving Battle against Caine and the other Coates Academy kids. In fact, everything seems to be going from bad to worse. Sam, the appointed leader of Perdido Beach, is feeling the pressure of all the day to day decisions. The biggest problem that everyone is facing is starvation. With the fear and confusion that followed the disappearance of everyone 15 and over, the kids that were left did what they ...more
Amelia, the pragmatic idealist
rated it
Pretty good! Though not as good as GONE: too many different plots and points of view made this book kind of hectic.
Michael Grant is definitely an author with a knack for action-driven stories heavy on suspense and excitement. Gone was a great beginning book for the series: it established the problem (all growups "poof" out and leave kids to fend for themselves) and dealt with the power struggles that ensued between the townies and the dysfunctional delinquents over at Coate...more
Michael Grant is definitely an author with a knack for action-driven stories heavy on suspense and excitement. Gone was a great beginning book for the series: it established the problem (all growups "poof" out and leave kids to fend for themselves) and dealt with the power struggles that ensued between the townies and the dysfunctional delinquents over at Coate...more
Fans of the first book will also enjoy this second in a projected series of six. While I enjoyed the book, I can't help longing for more books that stand alone instead of hooking readers into a series that requires a span of years to complete. I could forgive that with the Harry Potter series, especially since Harry ages a full year in each book, but it's just annoying when it becomes the norm. Don't get me wrong... I enjoyed Hunger, but the prospect of waiting another 4 years to find out what h...more
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Three months have passed since the end of Book 1 (Gone), and things are getting desperate for the kids left in Perdido Beach. They're starving, and to say that they're not getting along with each other is putting it mildly. This second book does not disappoint, and while there's definitely some closure, there are a lot of questions left unanswered - like, WHAT is going on with Brittney?! I'm really looking forward to book 3.
Stephen Knapp
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Second in the series, this book takes up where the first left off and intensifies the crisis.
The book is riveting but may be too intense for younger audiences. Say anyone under 78...
I'm not sure what upset me most about this book. The fact that it was never content to have a single crisis ocurring at once, or the way that it calls the thinking reader to question what exactly is right and wrong and good and evil. There used to be a spooky saying that once committed to it...more
The book is riveting but may be too intense for younger audiences. Say anyone under 78...
I'm not sure what upset me most about this book. The fact that it was never content to have a single crisis ocurring at once, or the way that it calls the thinking reader to question what exactly is right and wrong and good and evil. There used to be a spooky saying that once committed to it...more
As equally as thrilling as the first installment in the "Gone" series, but it leaves you with an even greater hook at the end. In this title, Grant still explores good versus evil, but now adds in more complicated dicotomies: captialism versus socialism; gifted versus nongifted; and evil versus eviler. Yes, I said it. Eviler.
Hunger surpasses it's predecessor. The non-stop action continues, and new chaos ensues. Gone are the days of chomping down on sugary treats, in fact, gone are the days of chomping down on anything. Food is scarce and fields are infested man eating worms. Hunger turns to desperation, desperation turns to violence. The FAYZ is no longer simply Coates vs. Perdidio Beach; it's now Freaks vs. Normals vs. Coates. As Sam struggles to keep it all together, the Darkness strengthens its snares. What ...more
I read Hunger by Michael Grant; it is a very good book. It is the second book in the gone series and I have already read the first one. I would recommend this series to almost anyone who likes to read, but especially people who like action books. Personally love the series, but that’s because I like books with a lot of action in them. I liked this entire book, but I did have a few favorite parts throughout the book.
One of my favorite parts was at the beginning, when they go to get the foo...more
One of my favorite parts was at the beginning, when they go to get the foo...more
When I read Gone, the preceding book to this one in Michael Grant's series, I was of the opinion that the book itself was decent enough, but clearly had a great deal of potential in terms of the characters and plot that Grant had put in place. As such I had high hopes that the second book would build on and reach that potential.
The second book effectively continues on from where the first left off. Sam continues as the somewhat unwilling teenage leader of the main band of children at ...more
The second book effectively continues on from where the first left off. Sam continues as the somewhat unwilling teenage leader of the main band of children at ...more
Mysterious, addicting, and thought inflicting, Hunger, the sequel to Gone, definitely earns a four star rating. I don't think it's good enough to be a five, just because I personally don't like how it's so scattered, and I'm not a fan of how the author writes in short sentences a lot of the time. On the other hand, I like how the book is extremely descriptive, and how you can feel every thought and emotion the characters think. A passage I really enjoyed was "Kind of like the first time, D...more
The issue I have with Hunger is the inverse of the Issue I had with Gone.
In Gone, it was mainly about the Character Development and the action was secondary till the end. So at times it did kind of drag on but was still good.
In Hunger, it's the opposite. Action is the forefront but it does seem as if the Character development is secondary.
Pros:
The Zekes--The slugs that were mutated were incredibly gross. I remember reading when I was outside and kept looki...more
In Gone, it was mainly about the Character Development and the action was secondary till the end. So at times it did kind of drag on but was still good.
In Hunger, it's the opposite. Action is the forefront but it does seem as if the Character development is secondary.
Pros:
The Zekes--The slugs that were mutated were incredibly gross. I remember reading when I was outside and kept looki...more
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Michael Grant is such a clever writer for YA fiction, he really knows how to get into the heads, not only of the teens in his books but also the children. He knows instinctively what a child of a certain age would be thinking and doing in a given situation and in so doing creates such a realistic storyline you sometimes feel like a watcher of some sick version of The Truman Show. He doesn’t worry about the sensibilities of the reader, he just ploughs on through the brutality of the situation the...more
Book two in Michael Grant's 'Gone' series definitely held up to it's end of the bargain. (The bargain being, if I spend more than $10 on a book, it better be good... I guess). Hunger was even darker than the first book, and I was hanging on for dear life throughout the entire book.
The one issue I had is that Lana, the girl with healing powers is becoming a bit too much of a fail safe. Yes, she was missing for a good chunk of the book and couldn't work her mojo but I never found mysel...more
The one issue I had is that Lana, the girl with healing powers is becoming a bit too much of a fail safe. Yes, she was missing for a good chunk of the book and couldn't work her mojo but I never found mysel...more
"If Stephen King had written Lord of the Flies, it might have been a little like this"
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Starred Review
Three months have passed since everyone over the age of fifteen vanished, and all of the children under fifteen were trapped in the bubble known as the FAYZ. Food either spoiled or ran out, and everyone is starving, but no one knows what to do. Every day, more and more kids are mutating, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart fro...more
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Starred Review
Three months have passed since everyone over the age of fifteen vanished, and all of the children under fifteen were trapped in the bubble known as the FAYZ. Food either spoiled or ran out, and everyone is starving, but no one knows what to do. Every day, more and more kids are mutating, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart fro...more
A nice continuation in the "Gone" series - and if you thought the first one was violent, this is where things get bad. The impenetrable dome now called the FAYZ (Fallout Alley Youth Zone) has been up for a while now, and the chief preoccupation is food. Kids are getting hungry, everybody's desperate, and poor leader-in-charge Sam is going crazy trying to keep this horror show under control. If starvation weren't bad enough, other threats loom: the maelevolent underground force know...more
Hunger was A LOT more darker than it's predecessor. A lot more violent and the stories just got darker and at times very intense. What I love about hunger is that for the first time, it really isn't solely about the evil that is hiding out in the FAYZ but it's about the evil that is in each of the characters. Lines are crossed, Mistakes are made and innocence are hurt. This book was great because you got to delve into human nature and see how we tick when you are put in situations like Hunger(ca...more
Okay, so... this series, so far, is good. The first book was great, and it made me feel actually kind of giddy--it made me want to read more and more and more... as long as the series had a happy ending. Obviously, the series isn't over yet (and I actually am still reading this book. I'm on... page 411. At the moment), and I seriously hate series' that have a sad, ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! ending. I hope the Gone series will not be one of those kinds. IT would... piss me off. I haven't read ...more
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When I finish reading a book, I ask myself whether I feel like reviewing it. Whether I have a lot to say about it. I don't review books I only like, or the opposite, just a moderate amount of books that I have a solid opinion on. Some books make me need to review them. Hunger is one of these books.
First, oh my gosh I LOVE these books! Sorry, had to get that out of my system. This is such a fabulous, original, interesting story world. Kids trapped in a dome with no adults and supe...more
First, oh my gosh I LOVE these books! Sorry, had to get that out of my system. This is such a fabulous, original, interesting story world. Kids trapped in a dome with no adults and supe...more
This took me about three weeks to read. Which is an odd amount of time to me for a book this size. I've finished books that are 300 pages longer in a week. When I was eight.
However the premise gripped me. There were interesting answers to problems introduced in the first book. But there were boring spots which made me not want to schedule time to read the book.
I did like the ending and intense scenes of action. I also liked learning more about various characters and their stories.
...more
However the premise gripped me. There were interesting answers to problems introduced in the first book. But there were boring spots which made me not want to schedule time to read the book.
I did like the ending and intense scenes of action. I also liked learning more about various characters and their stories.
...more
This review originally appeared at www.readinasinglesitting.com
Perdido Beach, three months after the FAYZ. There are no adults. There is no food. There is no order. Tormented by the hunger that gnaws at their bodies and increasingly fearful of the creeping monstrosities lurking in both the dark of night and in the light of day, those who remain find themselves growing paranoid, resentful, desperate. Battle lines are being drawn, not only between Sam Temple's clan and the eerie lot of...more
Perdido Beach, three months after the FAYZ. There are no adults. There is no food. There is no order. Tormented by the hunger that gnaws at their bodies and increasingly fearful of the creeping monstrosities lurking in both the dark of night and in the light of day, those who remain find themselves growing paranoid, resentful, desperate. Battle lines are being drawn, not only between Sam Temple's clan and the eerie lot of...more
It's been three months since the start of the FAYZ and things are going from bad to worse. With no adults around, kids are running amuck - drinking, smoking pot, ganging up on each other. Even worse, food supplies are dwindling and kids are very hungry. The lack of food brings out the worst in the kids as some use the food shortage to their advantage. When 15 year old Sam Temple, the "mayor" of Perdido Beach, isn't busy dealing with the human problems, he's also dealing with the supern...more
Hunger is the amazing sequel to Gone. In the last book all the adults disappeared leaving conflicts for everyone. Now there are still conflicts, problems, and fights but on top of that there is now hunger, and starvation. Kids would sell their souls for some vegetables of meat. Kids are eating grass, mushrooms and even their own pets. Sam, their leader does everything he can in terms of food but his evil twin brother is out to destroy him and all the other "freaks" or also known as kid...more
Hmmm I thought the book was ok. It definitely starts out with a horrifyingbang though! In the middle however, I felt like giving up (like the characters) mostly because I guess I was frustrated by the characters' failures when fighting against Caine and co. (cause of course, I'm rooting for the characters to succeed) I was thinking how much luck can Drake have to survive so long?
*minor spoilers*
I felt like I had to plow through the book because absolutely nothing was get...more
*minor spoilers*
I felt like I had to plow through the book because absolutely nothing was get...more
This is a devistating book--I gave it 4 stars, cause, inspite of my discomfort I had to see how it ended. Of course, it didn't really end--there are more to come. The kids continue to wrestle with survival after the disappearence of everyone 15 and older. The newest challenge is getting enough to eat, which has been complicated by the appearence of carnivorous worms in the farm fields beyond the town. As hunger grows the community begins to break down. Sam is reaching his limit as a leader...more
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
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| Is this series sexist? | 23 | 140 | Jan 31, 2012 01:14am | |
| It's not just a FAYZ: The Countdown Clock | 4 | 10 | Dec 21, 2011 02:13am | |
| Forum Dedicated to Gone series | 8 | 23 | Dec 08, 2011 03:08pm | |
| It's not just a FAYZ: Does the power to destroy something give you absolute control over it? | 2 | 5 | Dec 03, 2011 02:11am | |
| It's not just a FAYZ: Possible Glitches/Goofs in the book | 1 | 8 | Dec 02, 2011 01:40am | |
| It's not just a FAYZ: Mother Mary's Bulimia | 1 | 2 | Dec 02, 2011 01:12am | |
| It's not just a FAYZ: Money - the root of all evil? | 2 | 4 | Dec 02, 2011 12:43am |
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