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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
One of the best books I've read. It tied in so well with the series without being one continuous story which made it more meaningful. It had an amazing ending and was a very easy read. Would definitely recommend
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
a great conclusion to this series!
While Gathering Blue and Messenger fell short, Son made up for Lowry's failings tenfold. I loved this book! It was a satisfying look backwards and forwards into the world originally created in the Giver.
This book could have been excellent, but it suffers from the equivalent of saying the whispered thing loudly and whispering the thing that should have been spoken clearly. Descriptions of a journey went on far too long and focused on meaningless details yet still somehow lacked the type of description that could have made the travails suffered along the way much more engaging. Conversely, the finale, which should have had much more heft, was over in a matter of a couple of pages.
I was also left wanting to learn what happened to the community introduced in book #1. Once the memories were given back to the people who so valued sameness, they could see colors, and feel emotions, how did they fare? That, to me, would be an amazing story, while Son really didn't deliver on any kind of enthralling storyline.
I was also left wanting to learn what happened to the community introduced in book #1. Once the memories were given back to the people who so valued sameness, they could see colors, and feel emotions, how did they fare? That, to me, would be an amazing story, while Son really didn't deliver on any kind of enthralling storyline.
What a great book to finish 'The Giver' series. The book answered questions from previous books and added yet another character to the overall story. I loved it wrapped up the whole story from the previous 3 books. The only thing I found lacking was the ending. I liked how it ended, but it felt rushed. You read the whole book and then the last few pages is the ending, but honestly it wasn't too bad so it didn't ruin the book for me. Would I recommend this book and the previous 3....YES! If you've read The Giver then you have to read the rest.
It wasn't perfect, but I thought it was a satisfying ending that finally tied the previous three books together. I was frustrated through book two with having to wait for any sort of resolution from book one, but I'm glad I stuck with it.
This book is by far the strangest book in the series, which is saying quite a bit. It is a satisfactory read, with many twists and turns. It is abstract and intellectual.
The reader moves through the life of Gabe’s mother, who we did not know, existed before this book. As a new character, we see her interact with existing and new characters. The ending of the book seems rushed and brief. Although satisfactory, it is not necessarily a thrilling novel, or a page turner.
It is interesting, which keeps the reader going. In the same style as the three other books in the series, this final book could be a standalone book.
The reader moves through the life of Gabe’s mother, who we did not know, existed before this book. As a new character, we see her interact with existing and new characters. The ending of the book seems rushed and brief. Although satisfactory, it is not necessarily a thrilling novel, or a page turner.
It is interesting, which keeps the reader going. In the same style as the three other books in the series, this final book could be a standalone book.
I really liked the way all the other books were tied together in this one.
I had really high hopes for this whole series and feel a bit let down. The Giver is one of my favorite books of all time, but, while I loved the characters and the storylines were compelling, I feel like the other 3 didn't quite live up. I never understood how - and why - all these different communities were connected. What happened to cut them off from each other? Clearly this is some kind of future world, but what happened? Also, I feel like the "evil" was way too convenient and not convincing. The ending of the whole series is really resolved in the last 10% of the last book.
fast-paced