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Lies (Gone #3)

by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author)

4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 · rating details · 19,062 ratings · 1,133 reviews

It happens in one night: a girl who died now walks among the living, Zil and the Human Crew set fire to Perdido Beach, and amid the flames and smoke, Sam sees the figure of the boy he fears the most - Drake. But Sam and Caine defeated him along with the Darkness - or so they thought. As Perdido Beach burns, battles rage: Astrid against the Town Council; the Human Crew vers...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Stella ☢FAYZ☢ Chen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: X-Men lovers

Shelves: favourites

Wow! Another greatly delivered book by Michael Grant. The 3rd installment of the GONE series is not to be missed.

Just when Sam and his town have conquered hunger, Orsay is claimed to be able to see past the FAYZ wall. Lies? Unsure. Drake is rumoured to be back from the dead. Lies? Unsure. Brittney seem to be a tough little cookie who is not yet ready to give up her fight with Death yet. She is aslo rumoured to have returned. As if lies and rumours were not enough, Zil is teaming up with Caine f...more

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May 25, 2012 Elisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-paranormal, scifi-dystopian, young-adult-fiction, 2013-rereads, own-it

As I've just finished my re-read, I think I'll go through and tweak my original review a tad. Not because any of my opinions have changed necessarily, but I'd just like to expand on some of them. Note to Tia, Emily, and Kelsey-- my dear goodreads and real life friends, do not read on until you have read the book!

I suppose I was a bit premature in announcing my glee over the teaming of Sam and Caine in the previous book. Guess that was a one time thing, because they seemed to be back to their old...more As I've just finished my re-read, I think I'll go through and tweak my original review a tad. Not because any of my opinions have changed necessarily, but I'd just like to expand on some of them. Note to Tia, Emily, and Kelsey-- my dear goodreads and real life friends, do not read on until you have read the book!

I suppose I was a bit premature in announcing my glee over the teaming of Sam and Caine in the previous book. Guess that was a one time thing, because they seemed to be back to their old dynamic in this book- which is fine, it will just make for a better payoff when they do finally team up permanently. (Hey, a girl can dream.)

Lies was by far the most stressful and frustrating of the "Gone" series. I seriously felt like I was one gasp away from a full on panic attack the whole way through. The book was definitely title appropriately though- lying became sort of the "thing to do" in the FAYZ, in order to accomplish some kind of ultimate goal...and of course-- go figure, no one's ultimate goals are ever in line with one another. So the result is (once again) lots of verbal spats, physical encounters and all around drama-rama.

Perhaps the most annoying example of said drama-rama is what becomes of Sam and Astrid. Now, I was never full-on in favor of their relationship anyway, because I've always loved Sam, but Astrid is just sort of...eh. Astrid is sort of the poor man's Hermione Granger-- super duper smart, a tad pretentious, yet still conscious of the welfare of others...however, something in her just doesn't translate right. I can't pinpoint it exactly, but if I had to guess, I'd say at the end of the day, she's a lot weaker than Hermione, and she doesn't put enough confidence in the people that she loves-- namely, Sam. What bothered me the most is when she has the nerve to tell Sam that she was able to get over a slap in the face from the psychotic Drake Merwin, so he (Sam) should be able to get over the ruthless whipping Drake gave him. Um...excuse me? Not the same thing, dear. And she never even apologizes. So I don't exactly dislike Astrid, but I certainly don't give a rats about her now either...which is a ahame, considering she is such a main character.

Now don't go thinking there aren't any badass ladies here, though. One word: Diana. I would have given two words, except I can't remember her last name. Anyway, even with her cold, stony heart, moments with her draw a thousand times more sympathy from me than any moments with Astrid. Plus, as with the end of Hunger, Lies offers an incredibly sweet moment (or at least as sweet as they can get) between Diana and Caine.

There are many characters and storylines weaving together in this books which may throw off some readers, but really succeeds in keeping my interest (you all know how I love my intertwining stories). My favorite addition to the FAYZ cast in this book would have to be that of Sanjit, Virtue (Choo), Peace, Bowie, and Pixie. As the adopted chilren of two huge movie stars (think Brangelina), they were stranded on a private island when the "poof" happened, and have been fending for themselves ever since. Rather than being snotty, useless rich kids like you might expect, they are actually very caring and capable, probably due to the fact that the majority of them spenf half of their lives in third world countries. They were a lot of fun, and able to dupe Caine, which immediately qualifies someone as hardcore. My favorite part in the whole book comes from Sanjit, after he and Choo have exchanged brotherly love sentiments and he attempts to fly them off the island in a helicopter...

"Great," Sanjit said aloud though only he could hear his own voice. "And now that we've had that touching scene, it's time for our heroes to go out in a flaming ball of glory."
Virtue frowned, trying to hear.
"I said," Sanjit shouted at the top of his lungs, "I'm invincible! Now let's fly!"

It's probably really dorky out of context, but I just felt so much power behind the words:)

I'm leaving this part of my original review intact, because (unfortunately) it's still relevant:
As a final note, I just want to say that I'm getting increasingly disturbed by how much my sister loves Drake, who, (for those of you who don't know) is a ruthless, pain loving psychotic freak. She has affectionately declared Lady Gaga's "Monster" her song for him, and much to my dismay even I can't hear the song now without thinking about the guy. Any recovering Drake lovers out there? I think she may need help(less)

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Jun 01, 2010 Aaron Vincent rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dystocalypse

The title didn't do anything good to me but just made me paranoid while reading the book. It made me doubt everything in it. I want to believe the explanation to what happen to the adults but the title just makes me doubt it. I want to believe that Sam and Astrid has finally learned and finally embraced their dark side but the title makes me doubt it. I want to believe that the conflict between the freaks/moofs and normals is finally over but the title makes me doubt it. I want to believe that t...more The title didn't do anything good to me but just made me paranoid while reading the book. It made me doubt everything in it. I want to believe the explanation to what happen to the adults but the title just makes me doubt it. I want to believe that Sam and Astrid has finally learned and finally embraced their dark side but the title makes me doubt it. I want to believe that the conflict between the freaks/moofs and normals is finally over but the title makes me doubt it. I want to believe that this is another epic book from an epic series and I certainly have no doubts about it.

Just like the first two books, LIES still gives me an adrenaline rush. This may not be as action packed as GONE and HUNGER but its more of a mind game. You will be caught in between conflicting ideas and be confused which to believe. At the same time, you can also feel that this is an introduction to the fourth book, PLAGUE, as per the new characters, the weird flu phenomena, etc. (This paragraph makes me wonder why I always feel that I need to type the book titles in capslock for this series. Sure, I read and reviewed books with one-word titles but only in this particular series that I feel a need to hit the capslock button.)

Its just now that I notice that for every book there are new characters emerging from the places left unexplored in the map. For HUNGER, Orsen came from the National Park while here in LIES the celebrity interracial adopted children(which you can also call as the Brad and Angelina Parody) came from the San Francisco de Sales Island. So I'll keep my eyes open for the future books cause if you look closely at the map, there are still places left unexplored like the Lake Tramonto, Evanston Air National Guard Base(this sounds like a major one), and the two other islands.

Although I missed some of my favorite characters like Jack and Brianna cause they don't have that much appearance, I am still glad for the development of the other characters. Sam for stepping up against Astrid and for finally embracing his natural human instinct(not his previous Acting President Instinct). Astrid for finally stop trying to be perfect. And Quinn for stepping up for himself and not just being someone else's sidekick. Ofcourse Little Pete who doesn't fail to surprise me and make me gasp. Like what I did with HUNGER, I also created my top ten LIES favorite characters which I posted here.

Caine and Diana's badass romance keeps getting better. Their romance (aside from Peeta-Katniss-Gale's which I am still undecided who's ship to ride on) is the only romance in YA books that I like. Diana just gave the most romantic scene in the book, if not for the whole series.

Overall, LIES is my 2nd favorite from the series so far. Just a little below HUNGER and a notch higher than GONE. I just can't wait for PLAGUE, which I suppose that can shake that ranking. (less)

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Aug 04, 2011 Morgan F rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, series, sci-fi, goodreads-author, own, multiple, 2010, good-sized, re-read, read-2010, read-2011

I am a little bit sad. For the past two weeks, my life (well, my book life) has been revolved around reading this series. I re-read the thrill rides which are Gone and Hunger-- then it was time for the main event, the newest installment in the Gone series. Lies.

I have to say it wasn't my favorite in the series. The flaws I had previously brushed aside in the first too became so blatant in this one that I couldn't ignore them. Don't get me wrong- it was still fantastic and I enjoyed it immensely,...more I am a little bit sad. For the past two weeks, my life (well, my book life) has been revolved around reading this series. I re-read the thrill rides which are Gone and Hunger-- then it was time for the main event, the newest installment in the Gone series. Lies.

I have to say it wasn't my favorite in the series. The flaws I had previously brushed aside in the first too became so blatant in this one that I couldn't ignore them. Don't get me wrong- it was still fantastic and I enjoyed it immensely, but it just wasn't my favorite.

The first disappointment was the length. Hunger was a monster, but this one was like it's runty cousin. I was confused about that. Usually books get longer as the plot thickens, and I didn't see why that wasn't the case for this installment. I mean, it was certianly possible to make it longer. There were plenty of loose ends and point that could have been ellaborated on. Perhaps he wanted to leave that to the next book (Plague!!). Also, maybe the fact that the time period for this one was shorter (only a few days as opposed to a couple weeks) had something to do it.

All the characters were great though. They become darker, more complex. Gone (yay for puns!) are the innocent children. Now they are intense. Every person to the smallest tot carries a weapon. Everyone is looking out for themselves, most concerned only about getting food. They aren't hesitant to kill, either, or do what they have to to stay alive. And yes, everyone lies. Big manipulative lies that are the reason for the title. Everyone is changed though, for the worse or for the better. We are also introduced to some new characters, which makes up for the loss of some of the old ones (kinda). I really think Michael Grant is accurate is portraying the desperation these kids would have.

The writing was meh. I mean, it was never amazing to begin with, but in this book it got worse. I think he should get a new editor. Many typos and things that didn't add up to previous infromation given in the previous books. Sam said Caine and him where half brothers, when they are twins. Dekka said she loved Brianna from first sight, where in Hunger, she said she fell in love with Brianna when they were imprisoned. And where did Astrid's powers go? After the first book, they are never mentioned again.

The plot was kinda jumpy. I really love how he tries to get everyone's point of view in, but it didn't pull together that nicely. It was very character driven, and there was less sci-fi (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). It was also more slow-paced than the previous two.

Overall, I still really enjoyed it. This is one of my favorite series. It's thrilling and thought-provoking and dark. All the things I didn't quite like about Lies, I shall attribute it to being a middle book in the series. I am very excited for Plague and cannot believe the release date is an entire year away! Fortunately, Michael did some foreshadowing, which leaves me with great material for speculation.

And does anyone mind telling who the kids on the back cover are supposed to be? I'm guessing Brittney and Drake, but I'm not sure. (less)

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Jul 27, 2010 Amber rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who has read <i>Gone</i> and <i>Hunger</i>

Recommended to Amber by: Everyone I know

Shelves: fiction, sci-fi, books-i-own, comedy, fantasy, i-read-in-2010, post-apocolyptic, teenage, young-adult, 4-stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The long awaited 3rd installment in the Gone series was finally in my hands. I had to order it from Barnes and Noble, wait FOREVER, and then grab my package of books on the front porch from barnesandnoble.com.
It was soooooooo worth it. There were moments I just wanted to cry because I was laughing so hard. Then I had to show my friends the book, and they started laughing, too. But I was careful not to reveal anything-most of my friends read this infactuating series.
I.E. one of the characters(a...more

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Mar 27, 2011 Emily May rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-na, sci-fi, 2011, wtf-sexism

Plot: 2.5 stars
Characters: 4 stars
Writing: 3.5 stars
Sci-fi Element: 3.5 stars
Ending: 3 stars

Overall: 3.3 stars

This series is getting weaker. After really enjoying the first two in the series, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the third installment. But it just didn't add anything to the series, it was still well-written but I felt like the author was merely prolonging the story and not really moving the plot along. Maybe it's the old: longer series = more money, but that's just... crap.

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Jun 19, 2011 Mary-Joy Pugh rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm SO excited for this to come out!! I'm hoping it will be even better than the last two, and the books will just keep getting better and better...

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Dec 03, 2011 Stephen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-read-in-2010, teen-reads, books-read-in-2011, science-fiction

Unexpected menace. We usually think of children as little folk that need our protection and yet, they are really uncivilized savages. They've not learned the inhibitions that adults have learned and are equally capable of the tenderest caring and the most horrific violence. It's this potential for violence, this feeling of menace that makes Michael Grant's stories from the FAYZ so compelling.

The third installment in the series continues the tradition and manages to find new ground to cover; new...more

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May 16, 2010 Thomas rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: five-stars, own-physical

Lies was the most legit book I've read in a long time. It contains so much: action, science-fiction, dystopia, romance, a gay character, supernatural, oh my goodness. There is no one term to summarize Grant's latest addition to the Gone series. Okay, I lied. Maybe one word can describe this phenomenal book, which also aptly is the title - Lies.

If the characters in Lies were dropped in the world of "Pinocchio", then their noses would be metaphorically massive. Lies, lies, and more lies. Did any c...more

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May 18, 2010 Lizzie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: post-apocolyptic, science-fiction, fantasy, young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I thought this book was really good. I thought it was a little more slow-paced than the other two, but that's probably because it takes place over the course of three days rather than more than a week. I liked how Astrid made mistakes and didn't seem so perfect anymore. I also liked how Sam was breaking down from stress and bad memories. It wasn't my favorite because my favorite characters (Caine, Diana, and Lana) weren't in it very much. I thought the scenes showing the outside world were inter...more

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Dec 03, 2009 Gordon P added it · review of another edition

I have to get this book!

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Dec 27, 2012 Justin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

"A path, a doorway, an escape to bliss. Not just a birthday: a rebirthday."

It's been 7 months since all the adults disappeared. Gone.

They survived hunger and have even set up a system for food and water. But a whole new set of problems have arisen.

Orsay, the girl who sees the dreams of other people, and her sidekick, Nerezza, now claims to be able to see the dreams of those outside the FAYZ. And people are believing her. But Astrid believes that it means death. But are the kids that desperate t...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Everyone rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the second book of the 'Gone' series in which everyone over the age of 15 is transported out of an area around a nuclear power plant which becomes known as the FAYZ.
When I read the first book, Gone, I was originally attracted by the black cover and the yellow edges (who says you can't judge a book by its cover?) and the concept of the disappearing adults. These "what if" situations have always interested me and this one was no exception.
Despite reading the first two books quite some time...more

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May 21, 2010 Jillian -always aspiring- rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of the first two books -- and flawed characters who grab your heart

Shelves: best-characters, best-endings, couldn-t-stop-reading-it, dystopian-worlds-hells-and-cesspits, amazing-storytelling, 2010-reads, reviewed

W.O.W.

Michael Grant has done it again -- boggling my mind and making me turn page after page just to see what happens to all these characters I have come to love. Between his books and the TV series LOST, my mind is never going to be the same. (I hope that’s a good thing.)

Now, on to my review (if I can call it that since I will likely be gushing too much about so-and-so or going into some speculative theory about something in the book). LIES is the third book in the GONE series, so -- if you‘re...more

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May 03, 2010 Mitchel Broussard rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: apocalypse, dystopia, paranormal-and-supernatural, sci-fi, series, ya-fiction, thriller-suspense, mind-equals-blown

I could write so much about this book. About how this series is still awesome, the characters still engaging, the bad guys still terrifying, and the story still completely enthralling and compulsively readable, but you guys already know all that. Just add an extra dose of backstabbing and treachery and you have LIES , the newest, and possibly most satisfying of the series to come along yet.

And while it doesn't completely outright say "Hey this is the answer to all the weird shit that's going on...more

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May 28, 2011 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: series, young-adult

So I've been reading this book alongside the Walking Dead graphic novel series and I don't know what it is about post-apocalyptic lit but it takes me a couple volumes to appreciate and understand the severity with which these characters are in. I was in the middle of Lies when the brick hit me and the full weight of the FAYZ registered. Grant is phenomenal with building up suspense and making the situation seem hopeless and dire and then somehow he makes the world bearable for at least another b...more

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May 14, 2010 Anna rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

well, the cover is a lot better than the book, which I was very very dissapointed in. I was hoping that something truly exciting would happen, but nooo. INstead Sam turns out to be just another jurk and astrid is almost stuck up, and the plot is kinda slow and plain. No exciting turns or anything. NOt to mention that they're SILL not over!

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Jun 23, 2010 Steph added it · review of another edition Recommends it for: EVERYONE :P

Theres billions of books that follow the same old story line. It may follow the story of magic, werewolves, or of course, vampires. Right when i was getting sick and tired of those predictable books, i found Gone. It was amazing, as was the second book in the series, Hunger. When i got to Lies, it was like a breath of fresh air. Guess what? There were no vampires whatsoever. I KNOW RIGHT? IMPOSSIBLE! Just kidding.
Heres a small summary of the series to let you almost understand what im talking ab...more Theres billions of books that follow the same old story line. It may follow the story of magic, werewolves, or of course, vampires. Right when i was getting sick and tired of those predictable books, i found Gone. It was amazing, as was the second book in the series, Hunger. When i got to Lies, it was like a breath of fresh air. Guess what? There were no vampires whatsoever. I KNOW RIGHT? IMPOSSIBLE! Just kidding.
Heres a small summary of the series to let you almost understand what im talking about. All the adults in a small beach town dissapear, mysterious leaving their children alone. So now the children need to fend for themselves while theyre mutating (getting strange powers) dealing with wars against eachother, and fighting hunger.

I really loved Lies. I love how you finally found out where the poof lead you. (Into the arms of the gaiaphage) Congrats Michael on finally giving us some information about the outside world too. - When Astrid sees a glimpse of the world behind the barrier. I really liked how she also started to break down in the book... letting some of us, shall i say jealous, teenage girls finally be shown that shes human. Not just 'Astrid the Genius'
The information that you're told in Lies answers many questions you get while reading this series. Like, Whats happening in the outside world?
To what extent are Peteys powers? What does Petey see when hes playing his video game? Is the darkness atually gone? Will it ever be?

Also, the book ends strangely. At the very end Sam coughs, then says something along the lines of "I let out a cough. The flu thats been going around is finally catching up to me. I guess thats all you can ask of the FAYZ."
This leads to think, is that where the 4th books title comes to play? Plague- which means something along the lines of a deadly disease. Many people think that that flu is going to become a dangerously deadly disease which kills and defeats many people among the FAYZ. Will your favourite character be one of them? At least we know that Sam is safe, seeing that hes the main character. LOL

Hope this helped.
"Why am i with you?" - Astrid
"Because im devilishly handsome." - Sam
Pce. I hope you survive the FAYZ.

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May 13, 2013 Mel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I always wonder how Grant is going to be able to step up his game in each one of these books and he consistently surprises me with how far he's willing to go, with how dark he's willing to let it get, and with how richly he writes these characters. Wanna know how good this particular book is? It made me like Sam. Genuinely, actually like the prototypical hero. Sure, last book we got into some neat psychological areas with Sam, but this book? Where Sam has to deal with his memories of Drake and f...more

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Apr 17, 2013 Hannah Funk rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I just finished Lies - luckily I didn't have any homework tonight or I wouldn't have been able to concentrate on it at all. Once you reach the last 100 or so pages of this book, it gets hard to put down.

Lies is the third book in the Gone series. In this series, all the adults in a small town disappear because of a strange phenomenon regarding a nuclear power plant, and the kids are the only ones left. Weird things like mutant monsters and kids with powers start appearing in "The FAYZ," as they...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Wendy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dysopian, thriller

"Lies" is the third book in the Gone series by Michael Grant. In this story Astrid is leading a new Council, trying to make rules and laws in the FAYZ that will bring justice and order. But she's thwarted by her own inner demons, by Zil and his Human Crew, Caine and his starving followers and especially by Sam who is finding it difficult to let go of his authority. As the plot thickens the demonic Drake and angelic Britanny are resurrected and controlled by the gaiaphage to rein havoc and death...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Kacey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's been a long time since I dived into the world of the FAYZ, and it's amazing how easily I slipped back into it. Some of the plotpoints were reiterated so I didn't have to remember every thing that happened before. The style of counting down to a specific event was still there, and it was nice to see some of the characters struggling against each other and questioning morality in their survivalist world.

One thing I found particularly interesting in this particular book was the question of rea...more

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Mar 12, 2013 05gavinf rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Would you like to read a book with never stopping action, as a well as a well written and thought out story? One that keeps you turning the pages or "on the edge of your seat" so to speak? There just one major catch in the "Gone" series. Instead of adult making the decisions and dealing with the problems, these are teenagers having to grow up way to fast and do thinks a normal teenager should never even have to think about doing. This is the third book in the series. The teens of Perdido beach a...more

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Feb 13, 2013 Matra2710 rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Od siedmiu miesięcy świat dla mieszkańców Perdido Becah skończył się. Nie ma żadnych znaków, że ktoś przeżył, żadnych znaków życia po drugiej stronie bariery.Z każdym kolejnym dniem sytuacja w ETAP-ie się pogarsza. Cały czas brakuje jedzenia, a brak prądu i bieżącej wody dają się we znaki. Sama cały czas prześladują wizje Drek'a bijącego go biczem. Chłopak nie daje już rady, cały czas męczą go dzieci z banalnymi problemami. Na dodatek cały czas kłóci się z Astrid.
Teraz nadchodzi pora kłamstw. Z...more Od siedmiu miesięcy świat dla mieszkańców Perdido Becah skończył się. Nie ma żadnych znaków, że ktoś przeżył, żadnych znaków życia po drugiej stronie bariery.Z każdym kolejnym dniem sytuacja w ETAP-ie się pogarsza. Cały czas brakuje jedzenia, a brak prądu i bieżącej wody dają się we znaki. Sama cały czas prześladują wizje Drek'a bijącego go biczem. Chłopak nie daje już rady, cały czas męczą go dzieci z banalnymi problemami. Na dodatek cały czas kłóci się z Astrid.
Teraz nadchodzi pora kłamstw. Zmarli powstają z grobów, Drake nadchodzi by się zemścić. W mieście pojawia się prorokini, która twierdzi, że widzi co się dzieje poza murem ETAP-u. Na dodatek Caine coś planuje. Chce nastawić "normalnych" przeciw "odmieńcom". Czy mówi prorokini mówi prawdę? Co knuje Caine? Czy Drake naprawdę powrócił? Czy Sam poradzi sobie z tym wszystkim?

Zawiodłam się na tej książce. Myślałam, że po 2 wspaniałych tomach ten będzie tak samo dobry, ale myliłam się. Widać, że autor nie miał pomysłu na to by jakoś rozwinąć akcję. Według mnie pomysł z tym, że zmarli wychodzą z grobów i tak dalej, był beznadziejny. Już się boję co będzie w dalszych częściach. Akcji prawie w ogóle nie ma. Dopiero rozwinęła się pod koniec, ale minimalnie. Jak dla mnie porażka
Bohaterowie coraz bardziej mnie irytowali, zwłaszcza Sam. Co odkrył lub zobaczył ukrywał to przez Astrid i resztą rady. W końcu uciekł, to był dla mnie cios poniżej pasa. Sam taki bohater, osoba która dla dobra miasta mogła rzucić się w ogień, najnormalniej w świecie zwiał. Astrid, taka genialna, a kazała wszystkich okłamywać i narzucała Samowi, że chce zgrywać bohatera, a sama była nie lepsza. Zupełnie nie rozumiem wątku z Petey'em. Ten cały "avatar" jaki stworzył Ciemności był tajemniczy i niezrozumiały przynajmniej dla mnie. A o Zilu nawet nie będę wspominać, jego wątek był zupełnie nie potrzebny.
Nie wiem czy po takiej porażce, jaką jest ta książka sięgnę po kolejną część, boję się co w niej zobaczę.(less)

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Feb 05, 2013 Gracemahone rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The book lies by Michael Grant is the 3rd book in the Gone series. This book is continued of the last book. First, in hunger Drake "dies," but now he's back again. Sam is really scared throughout the book because of Drake. There's drama between Sam and Astrid because he's not telling her things. Also, people are getting mad at Astrid because she wants to make laws and she's being a "control freak." Meanwhile, Caine is on the loose burning the town and the Human Crew is causing more problems. I r...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi-ish-or-dystopia-or-fantasy, series

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. It's almost 3 in the morning. I meant to go to bed two hours ago and finish this in the morning; however I got into bed and picked it right back up. It's not surprising that I finished a 450 page book in a day, I do it all the time. But this is the first time in a long time that I've stayed up this late to finish a book, devouring it as quick as I can to find out what happens.

I've seen this series around for years, always thinking it didn't look like my type of thing, or if get around to them e...more It's almost 3 in the morning. I meant to go to bed two hours ago and finish this in the morning; however I got into bed and picked it right back up. It's not surprising that I finished a 450 page book in a day, I do it all the time. But this is the first time in a long time that I've stayed up this late to finish a book, devouring it as quick as I can to find out what happens.

I've seen this series around for years, always thinking it didn't look like my type of thing, or if get around to them eventually. Well, they're so different from what I imagined they'd be.

Astrid is a major sore point in this book. Albert too, almost. Both want to be in charge though neither is willing to openly admit it. Some of the things Astrid said and did disgusted me, and I found myself willing her to just shut up for most of the book. I'm hoping she gets easier to deal with in the next three, as these laws are in place now.

So, the build up to Drake's return served its purpose: I was terrified to turn every page, thinking he'd pop up out of nowhere. When he finally did, it was not where or with whom I was expecting at all, and that had even more of an effect: it was like watching a scary movie and having the bad guy pop out of nowhere; just reading his name made me cringe. AND HE'S NOT DEAD, WE STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIM. NOT COOL. But the build up was done very nicely.

This author knows exactly what to do to frustrate the reader. Giving us that little taste of life outside the FAYZ, and seeing that all they have to do is poof and they'll be fine. Everyone is so terrified of this Darkness (understandable) and demon thing they think they're supposed to see that they won't poof. It's the feeling me wanting to jump up and down and wave my arms around wildly to let the characters know what they have to do. AND THEN. AND THEN. This made me mad - Little Pete threw one of his temper tantrums and the FAYZ wall came down. For a split second, if Astrid hadn't been shocked, if everyone hadn't been shocked, they could have jumped through to the other side. Or not, and it really all is a phase of the Darkness, but I mean I don't think so because of the tiny part we got of the world outside the FAYZ.

Ahhh these are just so good, so well written, with great character development. I'm really going to bed now, and going to read Plague tomorrow!(less)

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Jan 02, 2013 Caylee rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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If I'm honest, I have to say I downright hated "Lies". I read the previous books which I preferred. The first book I liked, the second I didn't mind and I thought I should give "Lies" a try. A big mistake on my part. I think the series is just spiraling down, getting more unrealistic as it goes along.
"The Enemy" by Charlie Higson starts with a similar plot to "Lies" but unlike it, "The Enemy" is well written and even though every adult has died of turned into a flesh eating zombie, it make more...more

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Nov 04, 2012 Anne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. A more appropriate name for the book would be - CHAOS. EVERYTHING IS TOTAL CHAOS! Sure,there's a lot of lying but, Chaos definitely overrules!

The Gone series are complicated books to rate; on one side you've got action packed novel with an intense plot and supernatural powers going on and on another side you have annoying characters that make you wanna rip out every single hair on your head one...by...one!

That being said,I loved this book! I loved it a lot more than the other two novels. Heres some thoughts about this book

1.)The characters are becoming more and more 3 dimensional! Take Sam for example, it's no more 'school bus Sam' or even 'Sam who beat Caine on the Thanksgiving battle', it's now Sam whose finally reached breaking point. Broken Sam. Whipped Sam. Scared Sam. He literally seems incapable of taking care of himself much less the town. Then we've got Astrid and Mary and Diana and Dekka and the list goes on and on and on and on.

2.) AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Don't even get me started on the whole Orsay thing! To say I'm confused is an understatement. So we know that Nerezza was just an evil pawn from the darkness but, what about the whole hotel and food chains outside the FAYZ or just dying will bring you out. Like I want to believe it but, at the same time I don't want to believe it. I want to believe because then finally they can leave this broken down town but another part of me feels like GAHHHH I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO PUT IT INTO WORDS

3.) Human Crew. They. Just. Keep. Getting. More. And. More. Annoying! Like it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Basically they can kill a bunch of humans and burn down a whole street of houses. which PEOPLE YES, PEOPLE were living in! But the second a 'freak' kill a human their all like "FREAKS SUCK! BLAH BLAH BLAH WE NEED HUMANS TO RULE'! LIKE WHAT THE HELL THAT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE YOU MINDLESS NITWITS, WHY ARE YOU ALOUD TO KILL NOT ONLY FREAKS BUT NORMALS - THE PEOPLE YOU ARE SUPPOSINGLY REPRESENTING - AND GET AWAY WITH IT! LIKE MOTHER OF PEARL CAN WE JUST LET SAM TAKE CARE OF THEM

4.)Drake/Britney. I thought that whole plot-twist was pretty cool up until the part where Sam was like "oh, I cant kill them because it feel too much like murder' like what the hell man you already aimed to kill a few people and when it comes to DRAKE THE EPITOME OF PSYCHO you show compassion. That part just infuriated me.

5.)Sanjit and Virture. I seriously didn't really care for them and I kept on wondering why we were reading their point of view and found it kind of boring. But I feel like they'll become more important in the future

6.) Petey. Ah Petey he seriously doesn't get enough credit. Like Petey should be placed on a pedestal while everyone bows to him saying 'WERE NOT WORTHY WERE NOT WORTHY" lol jokes jokes but seriously he's pretty awesome for a 5 year old

The bad thing about writing reviews is when you're reading the book you have such strong ideals about everything but, once you finish, you kind of forget everything you felt so passionately about earlier. (less)

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Oct 24, 2012 Edie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I swear these books get better and better. The characters are well developed and interesting. But then I made the mistake of starting to read Plague right after I read Lies. Don't do that. The books all start off the same. The first few chapters are in the near end of silence and peace after a huge downfall from the previous book. They usually start off from Sam's POV then go to Caine and so on. Like I said the same, but a new problem arises. After the little issue in Hunger- the battle between...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Rachel Fisher rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Title: Lies
Author: Michael Grant
Rating: 3.5 Stars

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It's been seven months since all the adults disappeared. Gone.

It happens in one night: a girl who died now walks among the living; Zil and the Human Crew set fire to Perdido Beach, and amid the flames and smoke, Sam sees the figure of the boy he fears the most: Drake. But Drake is dead—or so they thought.

Perdido Beach burns and battles rage: Astrid against the Town Council; the Huma...more

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I was born in a manger and grew up in a log cabin where I read law books by firelight. . . Oh, wait, that wasn't me, that was someones else.

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“What do you think that fish is?' Sam asked Astrid.
She peered closely at the alleged fish. 'I think that's an example of Pesce inedibilis,' she said.
'Yeah?' Sam made a face. 'Do you think it's okay to eat?'
Astrid sighed theatrically. 'Pesce inedibilis? Inedible? Joke, duh. Try to keep up, Sam, I made that really easy for you.'
Sam smiled. 'You know, a real genius would have known I wouldn't get it. Ergo, you are not a real genius. Hah. That's right. I threw down an 'ergo.''
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