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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I loved the end but there was a tiny part of me that wanted a little more... wanted to read about Gabe and Claire together.... I want too much... :)
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Out of the series, this book was the most boring to me. I did like it but I don't know if I finished it out of the completionist in me or I really wanted to lol
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
What an epic conclusion! Tied all three other books together, so darn nicely. There were still many obstacles to overcome, but in the end... it all worked out.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.5⭐️
Wow. Wow. Wow. I don’t think there are words to describe how much I love this book. The only reason this wasn’t five stars was because I was a little bored in some parts… But honestly this book was AMAZING! Shall I say better than The Giver?!
Wow. Wow. Wow. I don’t think there are words to describe how much I love this book. The only reason this wasn’t five stars was because I was a little bored in some parts… But honestly this book was AMAZING! Shall I say better than The Giver?!
What a satisfying conclusion to a much-loved series. I wish the last book had gone on a little longer, it seemed to wrap up so quickly.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Summary: This novel spans the same timeframe as all of the other books in the series combined, and even extends beyond it. The story centers on Claire, the birthmother in Jonas’s city who gave birth to Gabe. Against the rules of her society, Claire figures out who her son is and realizes that she loves him. When Gabe is taken from the city, Claire leaves too, and, after a shipwreck, a new life in a more welcoming village, and a slow recovery of the loss of her memory, Claire dedicates her life to finding her son once again.
This story is really 3 stories and a satisfying ending to The Giver Quartet.
Part I: Taking place in the same time frame as The Giver, we return to the community and see The Community from a different perspective, from a Birth Mother named Claire. I enjoyed coming back into the world of The Community. I think this is where Lowry's worldbuilding really shines. There is something intriguing about The Community and this story kept me engaged. It was also fun to see similar events happen from The Giver come back in a different perspective. I was a little upset that Lowry never explained how Claire got onto the boat. It seemed like she knew she needed to leave The Community, but didn't know how to make that happen, so she used amnesia as an excuse to not have to figure that out. All in all, I enjoyed this section. It was possibly the best.
Part II: This was by far the most boring section. Claire regains her memory and rock climbs. It was a shame to go from the engaging Community to the dull waterside community that serves only to prepare her for Part III. I was not interested in her climbing journey. Once that was all past though, it started getting interesting again.
Part III: At the Village we see the conclusion of the Quartet and the fate of Gabe. I liked how they tied in characters from the other books to wrap it all up. I livened up as I began realizing the sinister forces that were at play and that Gabe was meant to do more than just meet Claire. I was satisfied with the ending.
The Quartet as a Whole: Overall, this series was good and I enjoyed. The Giver is by far the best and can do well to stand on its own. Gathering Blue was my least favorite. It doesn't even read like part of the rest of the series. There is nothing directly tying Gathering Blue to The Giver, and while it gave background to one of the characters, she was relatively minor in the last two books. The Messenger made a bridge between the world of the Gathering Blue world to the Village world and set up the Trademaster storyline which made it more useful for the Quartet as a whole, but the story itself was weak. Son made a much greater effort to tie everything together, so that helped make it relevant and interesting, which I appreciated. While there were a few sections of boredom throughout the series, overall it was decent series.
Part I: Taking place in the same time frame as The Giver, we return to the community and see The Community from a different perspective, from a Birth Mother named Claire. I enjoyed coming back into the world of The Community. I think this is where Lowry's worldbuilding really shines. There is something intriguing about The Community and this story kept me engaged. It was also fun to see similar events happen from The Giver come back in a different perspective. I was a little upset that Lowry never explained how Claire got onto the boat. It seemed like she knew she needed to leave The Community, but didn't know how to make that happen, so she used amnesia as an excuse to not have to figure that out. All in all, I enjoyed this section. It was possibly the best.
Part II: This was by far the most boring section. Claire regains her memory and rock climbs. It was a shame to go from the engaging Community to the dull waterside community that serves only to prepare her for Part III. I was not interested in her climbing journey. Once that was all past though, it started getting interesting again.
Part III: At the Village we see the conclusion of the Quartet and the fate of Gabe. I liked how they tied in characters from the other books to wrap it all up. I livened up as I began realizing the sinister forces that were at play and that Gabe was meant to do more than just meet Claire. I was satisfied with the ending.
The Quartet as a Whole: Overall, this series was good and I enjoyed. The Giver is by far the best and can do well to stand on its own. Gathering Blue was my least favorite. It doesn't even read like part of the rest of the series. There is nothing directly tying Gathering Blue to The Giver, and while it gave background to one of the characters, she was relatively minor in the last two books. The Messenger made a bridge between the world of the Gathering Blue world to the Village world and set up the Trademaster storyline which made it more useful for the Quartet as a whole, but the story itself was weak. Son made a much greater effort to tie everything together, so that helped make it relevant and interesting, which I appreciated. While there were a few sections of boredom throughout the series, overall it was decent series.
This was a terrible disappointment. I read it to finish the series, but it was hard to get through. My main complaint is that 1) nearly every character is seems almost deliberately stupid (makes bad choices, misses the obvious, ect.) and, 2) Lowry’s world doesn’t make much sense.
Son does tie more directly to the Giver than the other two books in the quartet. The protagonist of Son and the protagonist of the Giver come from the same dystopian settlement. And he makes several appearances in Son.
Lowry’s world is surreal and discontinuous. Little communities with their own rules and culture and completely different levels of technical development are scattered around, but don’t interact beyond accepting and expelling refugees. I think that is one of the many reasons that The Giver is the best of the lot. It focuses on one of these communities and an escape from it that doesn’t bring out many of the flaws and logical inconsistencies in the relationships between these communities.
Son does tie more directly to the Giver than the other two books in the quartet. The protagonist of Son and the protagonist of the Giver come from the same dystopian settlement. And he makes several appearances in Son.
Lowry’s world is surreal and discontinuous. Little communities with their own rules and culture and completely different levels of technical development are scattered around, but don’t interact beyond accepting and expelling refugees. I think that is one of the many reasons that The Giver is the best of the lot. It focuses on one of these communities and an escape from it that doesn’t bring out many of the flaws and logical inconsistencies in the relationships between these communities.