Gone
Diego Horta
Taken
By Erin Bowman
Imagine being taken away from all of your family for just being a man once you turn 18 for seemly no reason. What would you do? Would you try to stop it?
Gray Weathersby has to face just that while in living in Claysoot. In Claysoot, all men suddenly disappear once they turn 18. This event of sudden disappearance has come to be called the heist by the townspeople. In this mysterious town, there is a wall surrounding it entirely and no one really knows why. All they know is not to go over them because everyone that has tried has never come back. His brother, Blaine is taken by the heist which sparks questions for Gray about the truth about his town and the heist. With all the questions Gray has, he also discovers a secret between his mother and his brother that was never told to him that pushes him to the edge and makes him try going over the walls around Claysoot.
Based on what I read, I’ve really enjoyed reading Taken. I liked learning about Gray’s personality and about who he is. I think his personality is very interesting. As it says in the book,”[Blaine] thinks things through. I react” (Bowman 48). His personality makes a lot of sense for the story and its progression. If Gray thought things through he wouldn’t bother trying to make sense of his town because everyone has told him that going over the wall would get him killed. That is why I think Gray is very interesting. Also, I like how the books make you have the same questions Gray has. It doesn’t tell you anything important that Gray doesn’t already know as shown when he says, “Gray is, in fact- I am in fact, what?” (Bowman 36). Because of how the book does this, the reader automatically has the same questions the protagonist has which makes the story more interesting for the reader. For these reasons, I have really enjoyed the book.
I would recommend this book to people that like a good dystopian and fast, action-filled book. This book always has something interesting going on that provokes new questions for the reader. There aren’t many times the book story slows down which always keeps it eventful. Also, the dystopia the book is set in is really well shown and expressed throughout the book making it even more interesting to read about. In conclusion, the book has a lot of action and does a good job of telling the story about Gray in his dystopian world that make a book something that I would definitely recommend to read.
Based on what I read, I’ve really enjoyed reading Taken. I liked learning about Gray’s personality and about who he is. I think his personality is very interesting. As it says in the book,”[Blaine] thinks things through. I react” (Bowman 48). His personality makes a lot of sense for the story and its progression. If Gray thought things through he wouldn’t bother trying to make sense of his town because everyone has told him that going over the wall would get him killed. That is why I think Gray is very interesting. Also, I like how the books make you have the same questions Gray has. It doesn’t tell you anything important that Gray doesn’t already know as shown when he says, “Gray is, in fact- I am in fact, what?” (Bowman 36). Because of how the book does this, the reader automatically has the same questions the protagonist has which makes the story more interesting for the reader. For these reasons, I have really enjoyed the book.
I would recommend this book to people that like a good dystopian and fast, action-filled book. This book always has something interesting going on that provokes new questions for the reader. There aren’t many times the book story slows down which always keeps it eventful. Also, the dystopia the book is set in is really well shown and expressed throughout the book making it even more interesting to read about. In conclusion, the book has a lot of action and does a good job of telling the story about Gray in his dystopian world that make a book something that I would definitely recommend to read.
well said <3
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