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    Gone

    Written by Lisa McMann

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    Janie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she'd made her peace with it. But she can't handle dragging Cabel down with her.

    She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams. He's amazing. And she's a train wreck. Janie sees only one way to give him the life he deserves: She has to disappear. And it's going to kill them both.

    Then a stranger enters her life - and everything unravels. The future Janie once faced now has an ominous twist, and her choices are more dire than she'd ever thought possible. She alone must decide between the lesser of two evils. And time is running out. . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateFeb 9, 2010
    ISBN9781441819994
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    Lisa McMann

    Lisa McMann lives in Arizona. She is married to fellow writer and musician, Matt McMann, and they have two adult children. Her son is an artist named Kilian McMann and her daughter is an actor, Kennedy McMann. Lisa is the New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen books for young adults and children. So far she has written in genres including paranormal, realistic, dystopian, and fantasy. Some of her most well-known books are The Unwanteds series for middle grade readers and the Wake trilogy for young adults. Check out Lisa's website at LisaMcMann.com, learn more about The Unwanteds Series at UnwantedsSeries.com, and be sure to say hi on Instagram or Twitter (@Lisa_McMann), or Facebook (Facebook.com/McMannFan).

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    • 5/5
      For such a great story, a lot of audience must read your book. You can join in the NovelStar writing contest happening right now till the end of May with a theme werewolf. You can also publish your stories in NovelStar, just email our editors hardy@novelstar.top, joye@novelstar.top, or lena@novelstar.top.
    • 1/5
      The series has finally completed and I am so glad. Honestly, I am embarrassed that I even felt blah about the first ones; I thought that the fantasy she concocted had promise and something interesting could be done with it. Well, McCann proved me entirely wrong with the final book in the trilogy. For one thing, there really is not a plot in this novel, which makes it weak. Since there was no plot, I was able to notice something I had previously managed to ignore: the incredibly horrific writing. McCann seems not to know how to construct full sentences. Most are sentence fragments. Let me illustrate her writing style with the first section of the book:
      "It's like she can't breathe anymore, no matter what she does.
      Like everything is closing in on her, crowding her. Threatening her.
      The hearing. The truth coming out. Reliving Durbin's party in front of a judge and the three bastards themselves, staring her down. Cameras following her around the second she steps outside the courtroom. Exposed as a narc, all of Fieldridge talking about it.
      Talking about her."
      Final tally: Sentences- 1, Fragments- 8. The whole book is written this way, so I would suggest passing on this series unless you appreciate lackluster grammar.
    • 3/5
      Not as good as the first two, but still an enjoyable quick read. I wish there had been more character progress instead of feeling like we just saw Janie go through and make the same decision again.
    • 4/5
      a bit angsty and emo but enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      McMann, L. (2010). Gone. New York: Simon Pulse.9781416979180214 pages.Appetizer: In the final book of the Wake Trilogy, the town has learned that she is the key witness in the town's big court case and that's drawing a lot of unwanted attention and people have given her the lovely nickname, "narc girl." So, she and Cabe plan a little summer break and leave town, but their rest is soon interrupted by an emergency call that someone in Janie's family is in the hospital.I think Gone was a very strong conclusion to this trilogy. The sparse language is consistent with the previous books. Plus, the tensions over Janie's worries over her future that were alluded to in Wake, explored during Fade, were brought to the forefront in Gone.In Gone, I really saw how Janie's relationship with Cabe was her one supportive and loving relationship. I really liked that McMann included this, since teens often feel like their romantic partner is their world. While most of the time, I think it's important for teens to remember their friends and family are there too, in Janie's case, her relationship with her mom is so pained, her character really needs the support of someone. And readers see that.But at the same time, not everything is perfect with Cabe, since both he and Janie are worried over their future together since they know Janie's power will hurt her more and more as she ages. I liked that McMann explored these concerns as well as presented the foil of Carrie and Stu's relationship.Also, with this book, Janie's father makes an appearance. I do wish that possibility had been foreshadowed a little more in the previous books.If this is the first you've heard of the Wake Trilogy, it's important to know, dear reader, this isn't really the type of series in which you could pick up any book and start reading. The books build on one another heavily, so stick to the publication order.Dinner Conversation:"24/7/365It's like she can't breathe anymore, no matter what she does.Like everything is closing in on her, crowding her. Threatening her.The hearing. The truth coming out. Reliving Durbin's party in front of a judge and the three bastards themselves, staring her down. Cameras following her around the second she steps outside the courtroom. Exposed as a narc, all of Fieldridge talking about it.Talking about her" (p. 1)."Janie's not cut out for this--she's a loner. She is underground. It's like she hasn't even had time to let all the other stuff sink in--the real, the important. The janie life-changing stuff. The stuff from the green notebook.Going blind. Losing the use of her hands.The pressure is breathtaking.She's suffocating.Just wants to run.Hide.So she can just be" (p. 2)."Carrie, whose normally dancing eyes are dulled from the weariness of the unusual day, looks at Janie. "Apparently, it's your father, Janers. He's, like, really sick."Janie just looks at Carrie. "My father?""They don't think he's going to make it" (p. 30)."She leans her head against Cabel's shoulder and slips her arm behind his. He turns, slides her onto his lap, and they hold on tightly to each other.Because there's no one else" (p. 45)."And she imagines life without him. Blind, gnarled, but loved...at least while things are still good. And always knowing what struggles he's dealing with through his dreams. Does she really want to see that, as years go by? Does she really want to be this incredible burden to such an awesome guy?She still doesn't know which scenario wins.But she's thinking.Maybe broken hearts can mend more easily than broken hands and eyes" (p. 45).To Go with the Meal:I think this series is an excellent recommendation for reluctant female teen readers. All three of the books read quickly and girl's can relate to Janie emotionally.I also really like that the stories present a dysfunctional family in a lower class living situation. It's not often enough that this lifestyle is presented in literature. It can be a necessary window or mirror into a way of living that we need to see more often.A teacher can also provoke an honest discussion on the experience of having an alcoholic parent and can provide information on where teens can find support.Gone also references Catch 22 pretty heavily. So, a teacher could try to drum up some interest in getting kids to hit up that classic next. Or a teacher could focus discussions on making impossible decisions and the choices students would make.Tasty Rating: !!!
    • 5/5
      Yes, I finished Gone. I loved it. I wish there was more to it, a lot more. I can think of so many directions I'd love to see from Janie and Cabel. I thought there were far too many loose ends and far too many things that were left unanswered.
    • 4/5
      I'm so sad that I've finished this series. I was really looking forward to reading more about Janie's story. I was also hoping that the last book might give a little more insight into how her adult life would end up. These are the first books that I've read by Lisa McMann and I have to say that I absolutely love her writing style. I haven't come across any like it and I look forward to reading more of her stories.
    • 4/5
      This wraps up the trilogy, not so much paranormal in this oneJanie discovers who her father is and the choices he made to stay from losing his sight and use of his hands, however she only discovers him as he's dying and she has to start to make some life choices. She has to come to terms with her life and her choices and make the choices that make the most sense to her.She also has to come to terms with her mother.It does finish off the series but it's more about people than paranormal elements and the elements in the story are much less than in the others. I got a sense of hard choices and life but nothing really shone in this one, although it did wrap the story up nicely.
    • 4/5
      I was sad to see this excellent series go. I really did enjoy reading the first two. This time however, this book focuses more on Janie and the devastating consequences it has to her health (mental and physical). Janie develops a lot here as a character, and it’s really nice to see that she grows to be a very mature and strong woman. The storyline that surrounds Janie and her father was an interesting one, one that actually put me to tears. Yet I’m glad Janie went along with her choice. I rather wished there was more to Janie and her mother although not much really happened between them. They’re still far apart and it looks like no closure was done between the two. I think there could have been more to close that loose end. The characters stayed the same, nothing much to them although I’m glad to see Cabel still ends up as boyfriend of the year in my opinion. I’m also glad to see that most of the loose ends have been tied up nicely without leaving any sort of unanswered questions behind. Fans who are expecting another mystery to be solved will be disappointed, there is no case to solve, but rather, it focuses more on Janie and her relationships and issues.It’s a good closing novel, and only lets the reader wish there was more adventures with Janie and Cabel. However, all good things always have to come to an end. I’ll definitely miss reading about them.
    • 4/5
      I still say the first book, Wake, is the best one in this Trilogy. I got hooked on Janie and Cabel, and as each went on, I found things starting to go south. Way too many stupid fights between these two for my taste. A good series overall!
    • 3/5
      Felt like things ended sadly for Janie. We see that she has more issues to work out in her life. This last book closes up and resolves what Janie will do with her life. She makes a monumental decision. Gone is more emotional and not action-packed like Wake or Fade but manages to satisfy. It's ok, and a good end to The Dream Catcher's books.
    • 4/5
      This book was a lot darker than the last two. Janie is frustrated with the fact that she feels like she is risking everything and ruining her life by helping others with her ability. I have to admit, I was annoyed by her bad attitude in the beginning of this book.That being said, it was still well written and another super easy read. I was satisfied with the ending. I read a lot of reviews that said the ending was unsatisfactory, and I was worried that they were going to end it the other way. I won't say which so I don't ruin anything. But I feel they ended it the right way for this series, and I was happy with it. I would definitely recommend this series if you want something quick and light to read!
    • 5/5
      Interesting revelation about Janie's ability and the consequences. I like the way it ended, not unrealistically happy. Great read!
    • 3/5
      Not a completely happy ending to the trilogy but I guess the lesser of all evils.
    • 3/5
      While GONE brings the series to a bittersweet end, like FADE, the final book still did not wow me as much as the first book WAKE had done. GONE seemed a little too abstract and hard to grasp, and quite honestly I just didn't want to understand. I wanted more of Janie using her dream-catching abilities to catch the bad guys. GONE didn't have that element - it focused more on the nature of dream-catching and its effect on Janie's future. Cabel's reactions were mentioned a few times, but not as much as in past books.
    • 4/5
      This was a pretty good end to the series. I still am in love with Cabel. =)
    • 2/5
      this book has been sitting in my TBR pile for a while now and i kept telling myself to find time to read it since the first two books in the series were okay. i also wanted to know what happens to janie and cabe. well now that i read it, i'm thinking i shouldn't have bothered. the book was pretty bad. it was like lisa mcmann asked a completely different person to finish the series for her. the writing was off, the scenes felt disjointed and janie and cabe were unlikable ghosts of their previous selves. there were parts of the dialogue that turned me off too. i literally rolled my eyes when one of the characters said "dude, i am so switzerland" or something like that. i mean, switzerland, really? are we suddenly in forks? no, not cute at all. and what about the whole thing about "getting jimmy a raincoat" (raincoat = condom) and then we're suddenly in judy blume's forever? "janie's sweaty and flushed and breathy and you get the picture"? again, not amusing. it's not like the book's target audience are grade schoolers. and even then, it's better to say they had sex, slept together than give them mental pictures of jimmy in a raincoat fer cryin' out loud! oh, so those were meant to be pop-culture references. am i taking this too seriously when the whole thing's meant to be a funny? i digress. one thing's for sure, all the stuff i mentioned above made reading a book that's only 200+ pages long extremely difficult to endure.
    • 4/5
      Janie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she had made peace with it. But she can't handle dragging Cabel down with her.She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams. He's amazing. And she's a train wreck. Janie sees only one way to give him the life he deserves: She has to disappear. ANd it's going to kill htem both. Then a stranger enters her life-and everything unravels. The future Janie once faced now has an ominous twist, and her choices are more dire than she'd ever thought possible. She alone must decide between the lesser of two evils. And time is running out...
    • 3/5
      This book felt weaker that the earlier books in the series, probably because there was no central mystery to carry to plot forward. This book is more concerned with Janie's decision about how to handle her dream waling powers - and the terrible toll they will take on her health. This felt like a long epilogue to Fade. I'd only give this to fans of the first two books, it does not stand alone.
    • 3/5
      I loved the series, up to this point. But it was so unrelentingly grim. Like an art movie - that kind of slice of life thing that you think is going so poorly it just has to redeem itself at the eleventh hour with something amazing and, if not good, good according to the plot construct. This book is like Trainspotting, if you stopped watching it 3/4 of the way through. It tries, with its Al-Anon, and the Janie/Cabe thing - but it can't decide if it wants to be supernatural, romantic, or realistic, and ends up just being sad. Janie was a great character, and deserved better. So was Cabe, for that matter. Perhaps it's trying to make a real point about hard choices in life, and how some people never have it easy, even if things do get better. But in literature, I like my characters to get their just desserts. And no one did, in this book.Why didn't Janie ever find a solution - find out that dreamcatching has a cause, and the consequences can be averted? Find out that something dramatic happened in the past, to make her father leave? Find out that her mother was a decent person, a bit like Cabel, once upon a time? Any of these things might have been a focal point - as it was, the book seemed like it tried for realism over story. It was unfocused, searching for some kind of answer, but only coming up with more questions, and stop-gap solutions. I think this is just where our paths diverge - where the postmodernists and the plot-driven part ways. I guess it is a very postmodern book - DeLillo's work, Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections - my gripes with it would apply to them as well. Rather than building to some kind of dramatic conclusion, it suffers from a general malaise that is never fully resolved. I'm glad things turned out a LITTLE well for Janie. She deserves another book to find better answers, and more lasting happiness.
    • 3/5
      Gone picks up shortly after Fade finished, Janie has testified against her teachers for the events that happened during the party and is now known around town as a ‘narc’ for her work with the police. She is more conflicted than ever over her ‘curse’, should she stay with Cabel and go blind and loose the use of her hands or should she leave Calbel and isolate herself from the world so she will never get sucked into someone else’s’ dream again. At the start of the novel Janie seems to have made her decision though she is conflicted about it especially the part about leaving Cabel who she loves. She doesn’t want to hurt him because she knows he loves her but he’ll get over her eventually, whereas if she stays with him Cabel will never leave Janie even though it will upset him to see Janie loose her sight and the use of her hands. Either option she chooses Cabel will get hurt, which is the best choice? But all is not what it seems, Janie discovers her father who she never even knew existed, is in the hospital in a coma and won’t be waking up and this situation may be caused by him being a dream catcher just like Janie. What follows is even more revelations for Janie about her ‘curse’ particularly on what her future holds for her. As she learns more either way she looks at it both possibilities (stay, go blind and loose the use of her hands or isolation) are equally bad, which one will she choose, she thought she knew but now? I was surprised how much I enjoyed this series, when I first picked up Wake it took me a while to get used Lisa McMann’s writing style (simple and fast paced), I have never read a book written like this before. However that said I soon got into it and here I am now at the end of the series. There wasn’t as much suspense and mystery in this book compared to Wake and Fade this book focuses mainly on Janie’s issues which has disappointed many people according to the reviews I have read. I didn’t think it was that bad, but I enjoyed delving into great detail about what Janie was going through and her reflections, some people may not like that. With a book like this the ending was never going to be wrapped up nicely but I felt Lisa McMann did an excellent job even though there were still unanswered questions. Whilst this wasn’t my favourite book of the series, overall this was a thoroughly enjoyable trilogy.
    • 3/5
      Last book in the Wake trilogy. Janie's dad shows up in the hospital. She finds out he's a dreamcatcher also, but he's been living in isolation as his way to avoid falling into people's dreams. Janie thinks this might be the way to go, until she realizes that maybe he's in the hospital because he avoided using his dreamcatcher skill.
    • 4/5
      This is the third book in the Wake trilogy. Janie has discovered over the course of these three books that she is a dream-catcher –someone who physically falls into others’ dreams, finding out more than she wants to know about them. She has always had a dysfunctional life. Janie lives with her extremely alcoholic mother, and has never had a father. In the beginning of this book her mother goes into freefall when her father is hospitalized on the verge of death. Janie has to learn more about him through his home and writings. In the meantime she is also finding out more about becoming a dream-catcher and how she can deal with the physical problems that come along with it. And her boyfriend, who loves her very much, must also deal with those problems. This book is different from the others in that there is not a suspenseful problem, but a thought-provoking one. Janie has to really decide how to deal with and cope with this gift. She does the best she can, and readers really have to struggle to remember that she is a teen and not an adult- she has been forced to cope with her mother and act as the adult for her family for so long. It was a good ending to the series, and I am glad it ended with a more intellectual problem and not the police work she has done in the past.
    • 3/5
      I loved this series. The first and second books had me in tears, and I couldn't wait to begin the third and final. I was completely dissapointed. I cannot believe the ending. I was very unsatisfyed with the way she chose to end things, it really provided no closure and just kinda wimped out as an ending. This drags down the awesomeness of the rest of the series and that is a shame.
    • 4/5
      So the trilogy comes to an end……....Anyone that has enjoyed Wake and Fade will of course complete the trilogy, you just have to know the ending. I personally think the author didn’t want it to end and so the transition to take us there was hard. I have to say in my opinion the first half was, I hate to say it, boring, I didn’t know where we were going, I was so disappointed and THEN….. finally it was decided to give the reader something, the last half just fell into place and gave us what we expected and more. I thought it came together nicely. Gone is mainly about Janie being conflicted, what choice should she make especially when option 1 and option 2 sucks.I really enjoyed how Lisa Mccann wrapped up the family connections and Janie’s outlook on life, seeing her as a strong individual and embrace her ‘talent’ that no one understands.I give the trilogy as a whole 4 1/2 stars
    • 5/5
      Gone is the highly anticipated, final installment in the Dream Catcher Trilogy. This is the story of Janie, the girl who catches dreams and, Cabel, the boy who loves her.I've really enjoyed this series. I found it original and the characters very endearing. What I truly liked about Gone is that you really get more character definition, it was more of a character driven novel. There isn't so much of a mystery in this one but rather its about the characters coming to terms with themselves... learning more about each other and accepting that. Janie has learned to deal with her "gift" and has found a greater purpose for it. But she now knows that this gift comes at a very high price. A price that not only will affect her immensely but will also affect Cabel. Janie has some tough decisions to make.There's not much more I can say without giving too much away. I did feel that this book was different from the prior two in the series, but not in a bad way. The writing was the same - with it's short chapters and even shorter sentences. Janie was whiney and not so much the tough girl I've come to love... but all is forgiven - the girl is definitely leading a rough life. For those of you who haven't read the first two books in the series and are considering reading Gone - I would not recommend you do that. Although Gone can almost be seen as a companion book since it is THAT different from the other two, you don't really get much background information as to know what happened previously so after a couple of pages you will be lost. Start at the beginning and I guarantee you will be swept away in Janie's journey. All in all, this worked for me. I enjoyed this trilogy immensely and I can definitely recommend it to not just teens but to adults alike.
    • 5/5
      Gone is the third book in the Wake trilogy by Lisa McMann. This is a great trilogy and I'm really sad it's over. However, I do think that Gone was a great ending. Janie really comes to life in this book. We get to know her more than we have in the previous books and more about her gift. I really enjoyed reading about Janie's family troubles and how she gets through them. Another part of the book that I really liked was Janie's hard decision she needed to make about her gift. The only thing I would have liked this book to have more of was Cabel. Cabel is one of my favorite "book boyfriends." I loved this book just as much as the first two and will definitely read these books over and over.
    • 3/5
      I must say that this book was such a disappointment. It wasn't what I'd hoped it would be. It was pretty predictable, kinda boring, and really slow paced. But it was a quick read, and so it went by really fast. I'm actually glad it's a trilogy, because I think that Lisa McMann is starting to run out of ideas for Janie, Cabel and all the other characters. This book wasn't as good as the other two books in my opinion.
    • 3/5
      This is the final book in the Wake trilogy by Lisa McMann. This book concluded the series neatly but wasn't as griping and engaging as the previous two books.Janie and Caleb are trying to have a normal relationship despite Janie's degenerating eye sight and Dream Walking skills. But Caleb's dreams show Janie that he is having trouble coping. When Janie gets a call that her mom is in the hospital she wonders what her irresponsible drunk mother has done this time. When she gets to the hospital what she finds is not what she expected. Her mother didn't do anything at all, her mother got a call that Janie's father is dying and is in a coma. Janie never knew her father and, as she stumbles into her father's terrifying dreams, she hopes to find a way to help him and maybe help herself. The time is getting close when Janie has to decide either to use her dream walking skills and go blind in her twenties, or choose to isolate herself from all of humanity.The writing for this book was much like the previous books. The sentences are short without much description; they really propel the book forward. The chapters are done by day of the week and then broken down into further sections by time; just like the previous books.What this book lacks overall is a really gripping plot. In previous books Janie has always had a life or death mystery to solve, something scary and mysterious. This book wasn't like that. Most of the book centers around Janie's struggle to decide if she will leave Caleb and isolate herself, as well as how Janie struggles with her alcoholic mother. There is some mystery around her dad's past that she works to resolve, and while this part of the book is interesting, it isn't as engaging as the previous books were.Janie seemed more whiny in this book to me. She spends a lot of time whining about how much her life sucks; which is does suck, but it could be worse. She also spends a lot of time not communicating with anyone around her and this makes everything worse for her. I thought this book made Janie come off as a bit more dense than previous books. This book is, again, very short...took maybe an hour and a half to read. I was disappointed that it dealt with so little and had been hoping for another death-defying mystery for Janie to solve. As far as the ending itself it concludes the major plot points in a way that won't piss anyone off.Overall it was an okay read. I expected something scarier and edgier, but it didn't deliver that. It delivers a somewhat engaging mystery and a conclusion to Janie's story. Will I read more books by McMann? Probably not. The premise for this series was creative but I didn't enjoy her writing style a ton and the books are very short for what you pay for.
    • 3/5
      In the final book of the Wake trilogy, Janie is forced to finally make her choice between two equally awful ways of life. Solitude or a life with Cabe where she is blind and crippled. The discovery of her father and the secrets he holds helps her to understand her options and ultimately chose.This is probably the darkest of the three books, and parts are quite difficult to get through. I really have mixed feelings about it though, because it did feel a bit anti-climactic toward the end. There was nothing that made my heart race the way her adventure at the party in Fade did. Overall, I liked the series, but I'm glad it's over.