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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
The first part was fabulous. I loved being back in the Community. I didn't like the second part at all and the third part seemed too rushed. I still have some questions about the characters but I feel like the ending was set up to prevent any further questioning.
If you loved The Giver, you will enjoy Son but you have to have read Messenger and Gathering Blue first. They are companion novels to the Giver, but Son brings to more of a conclusion what happens to The Giver characters. Enjoyable, and not just for young adult audiences.
Such an amazing end to this series! I absolutely loved it!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Powerful and poignant, but I was disappointed by the rather rushed and abrupt ending. This book is thought-provoking in many aspects and reunites the different characters and stories presented in the previous books of this series, but it would have been nice to have been provided an insight into the aftermath of Jonas's and Claire's home village, or something like that. Not enough character development is done on Gabe and the book lacks a strong sense of closure, but it is a moving story nevertheless.
I really enjoyed the beginning and ending of this book. Middle got a little tedious for me. But, I loved seeing how the author wove together the three stories from the previous books. Really enjoyed the beginning story of the birth mothers. Worth the read. Overall, I'd give the whole series 4 stars.
Ok...I get the annoyance I read in other reviews. Son is a pretty anticlimactic end to the Giver quartet.
A mashup of worlds and the message-good can triumph. Love is important. Evil is nourished by our sorrow and therefore we cannot feed it.
This book bring Jonas and Gabe from The Giver, Kira from Gathering Blue and Claire from Messenger all together-their shared experiences, knowledge and special gifts combining to overcome evil.
Honestly-the Giver could have stood alone. I read it when I was 12 and it was profound, typical dystopian society that has been so overused now but really gave us some resonance because I read the book when I was Jonas's age and was intrigued by the struggle. Overall the four books combined were interesting but by the end seemed forced.
A mashup of worlds and the message-good can triumph. Love is important. Evil is nourished by our sorrow and therefore we cannot feed it.
This book bring Jonas and Gabe from The Giver, Kira from Gathering Blue and Claire from Messenger all together-their shared experiences, knowledge and special gifts combining to overcome evil.
Honestly-the Giver could have stood alone. I read it when I was 12 and it was profound, typical dystopian society that has been so overused now but really gave us some resonance because I read the book when I was Jonas's age and was intrigued by the struggle. Overall the four books combined were interesting but by the end seemed forced.
The scope of this final book in this quartet is fittingly expansive. Characters from the earlier three books meet, including one who, though occupied only a few pages in The Messenger, brought up questions temporarily unanswered. Early in the book, I noticed, once again, slightly awkward and obvious placements of events and people, but by the end, I was not aware of any such writerly devices.
Lowry touched my heart and made me think with these books. There isn't much more that I want from reading.
Lowry touched my heart and made me think with these books. There isn't much more that I want from reading.
I enjoyed the other three Giver books but Son is a retelling of The Giver from a different perspective and that rarely works. It lacks the creativity and insight of the earlier books in the series. I was left flat.