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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
emotional
Buh.
Okay, so Claire gives birth to a son in a dystopian community. Her baby will be sent to the nurturing center to await assignment to a spousal unit that has applied for a child. Meanwhile, Claire is decertified as a birthgiver, and sent to a fish hatchery to work.
No one thought to have her start taking The Pills again, however, and so she is filled with longing for her child.
It's a basis for a good book, but the interesting bits of the story are skimmed over, however there is a lot of detail about what exercises Claire is doing and the colors that she is learning.
It's a decent story, but I'm not a fan of the way that it's told.
And one last thing- If each birthmother gives birth to 3 children, that means that 66% of the girls in the community will need to be birth mothers in order to keep up the population. And yet it's a dishonor. Buh.
Okay, so Claire gives birth to a son in a dystopian community. Her baby will be sent to the nurturing center to await assignment to a spousal unit that has applied for a child. Meanwhile, Claire is decertified as a birthgiver, and sent to a fish hatchery to work.
No one thought to have her start taking The Pills again, however, and so she is filled with longing for her child.
It's a basis for a good book, but the interesting bits of the story are skimmed over, however there is a lot of detail about what exercises Claire is doing and the colors that she is learning.
It's a decent story, but I'm not a fan of the way that it's told.
And one last thing- If each birthmother gives birth to 3 children, that means that 66% of the girls in the community will need to be birth mothers in order to keep up the population. And yet it's a dishonor. Buh.
It was worth making it through the whole series. I love the way all of these stories come together. Such a unique story. Lois Lowry walked so this generation of authors could run.
didnt like how the series ended but I came across that with the maze runner series. I still enjoyed both series even though I was left with questions about both series
This is a great ending to The Giver Quartet. It ties in the previous stories so well and hits you right in the feels.
Claire is a Birthmother in a community where everything is completely structured, down to the citizens feelings. Newchildren #36 is Claire's product, one of 50 Newchildren for the year. He doesnt pass muster though and is held back from being given out at the ceremonies to the parents that signed up for children. As the year progresses Claire starts to have stronger feelings about the product and visits with #36 and slowly falls in love with her son. Due to community standards though, the child isnt fit once again to be passed on to a family and is going to be "released". Claire is not the only one that has fallen in love with a product though. Jonas, a special young boy that has just reached his twelfth year has a connection with the boy as well and in a desperate attempt to save his life runs away with him. Claire, just as desperate, runs away too to follow her son.
We mainly follow Claire's story in this fourth book as she fights to be reunited with first her memories and then her son.
Claire is a Birthmother in a community where everything is completely structured, down to the citizens feelings. Newchildren #36 is Claire's product, one of 50 Newchildren for the year. He doesnt pass muster though and is held back from being given out at the ceremonies to the parents that signed up for children. As the year progresses Claire starts to have stronger feelings about the product and visits with #36 and slowly falls in love with her son. Due to community standards though, the child isnt fit once again to be passed on to a family and is going to be "released". Claire is not the only one that has fallen in love with a product though. Jonas, a special young boy that has just reached his twelfth year has a connection with the boy as well and in a desperate attempt to save his life runs away with him. Claire, just as desperate, runs away too to follow her son.
We mainly follow Claire's story in this fourth book as she fights to be reunited with first her memories and then her son.
dark
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Somehow I managed to not be aware this book existed until very recently. 22 March 2015, in fact. But once I knew it I had to read it. And I found it quite enjoyable. It moved a lot more slowly than any of the others, but I also felt I learnt much more about The Community and the world than I did from the other 3. And I find this world fascinating.
The ending was a little abrupt, and not as satisfying as I'd hoped. Having said that, I was still sitting on the train as I finished reading, trying not to cry too much.
Definitely a 4 out of 5.
The ending was a little abrupt, and not as satisfying as I'd hoped. Having said that, I was still sitting on the train as I finished reading, trying not to cry too much.
Definitely a 4 out of 5.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No