Gone - Chapter Five

291 Hours, 07 Minutes

It's nighttime oh noeeees

Okay, all the kids steal chocolate and soda (typical) but Sam pays for his. I am actually not really digging Sam's whole 'Mr Perfect' thing going on. It's annoying. Astrid probably paid as well but she's all rational which I think I prefer to Sam being all moral. Also: I predict Sam and Quinn will have a FRIENDSHIP BREAKUP sometime.

""Sam, do you think it's safe to go to my house? We have to get something." Sam shrugged. "Bette, I don't know any more than you do.” Bette nodded, hesitated, and walked away."

Sam = leader, even though he doesn't want it! Excuse me while I collapse under the weight of other books that have used this trope.

Okay the bullies have looted sledgehammers and bats from the hardware store :s whyyyy do these people exist

Astrid's brother (who I had COMPLETELY (or should that be com-petey LOL) forgotten about is nowhere to be found! But didn't they already establish that he was in the nuclear power plant? Also Quinn is flippin' out and I bet he'll run off or do something stupid and Sam will have to rescue him omg I will be ragin' if that happens because could Michael Grant have written some more original characters (except don't change Astrid, I'll love her forever).

Although Astrid believes in God (siriusly, Astrid? Oh well is guess she is ONLY FOURTEEN) she gets this fab line:

 "Sorry. I have this annoying tendency to analyze what people say. You'll either get used to it or decide you can’t stand me."

Um, is Astrid a fictional girl version of me???

I'm excited like this woman who may resemble Astrid!

 A brief tangent about the word pedantic, which Astrid uses to describe herself: when I was 13 (or maybe 14? IT'S A SIGN) my English teacher told me I was pedantic. And when I looked it up he told me that it just proved his point. I find this GROSSLY UNFAIR. And it was the beginning of my hatred of the subject English, but I'm getting off topic.

They have now decided to go to a luxury resort at night BECAUSE THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. hey, why don't you investigate that nearby haunted house in your most revealing underwear while you're there? Siriusly. Also, there is a conflict being set up between Sam and the bullies. This WILL be explored later in the book.