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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
The Giver: I liked this book much more than expected, in part b/c I made the mistake of seeing the movie first.
Gathering Blue: Kira is a wonderful hero, I love the book's commentary on ableism. Also, the dialogue and vernacular in this book was particularly effective; and I felt especially invested in the relationships.
The Messenger: This was the book that affected me the most, I cried at the end, and that is a rarity in my life.
Son: The final iteration in the series did an effective job bringing the divergent story-lines together.
Gathering Blue: Kira is a wonderful hero, I love the book's commentary on ableism. Also, the dialogue and vernacular in this book was particularly effective; and I felt especially invested in the relationships.
The Messenger: This was the book that affected me the most, I cried at the end, and that is a rarity in my life.
Son: The final iteration in the series did an effective job bringing the divergent story-lines together.
DYSTOPIAN
I chose to read this quartet for my Dystopian challenge. I found these books to be engaging and engrossing. Lowery uses just the right amount of detail, and while I would still like to know more about this world, I am greatly enjoyed what she chose to share.
I chose to read this quartet for my Dystopian challenge. I found these books to be engaging and engrossing. Lowery uses just the right amount of detail, and while I would still like to know more about this world, I am greatly enjoyed what she chose to share.
The Giver was by far my favorite out of the Quartet. The others were good but felt a bit disjointed.
So, so, so, so good. There's this odd sense of wonder within the communities Lois Lowry creates in these books. Reading these books, I almost wanted to explore more than I wanted to follow around her protagonists.
And the way she connects these books! There are tenuous threads between the stories that thicken as you progress through the series, but they are really connected in a more thematic sense. Every book emphasizes the importance of love, creativity, individual freedom, and family.
And the way she connects these books! There are tenuous threads between the stories that thicken as you progress through the series, but they are really connected in a more thematic sense. Every book emphasizes the importance of love, creativity, individual freedom, and family.
Enjoyed most of the first half, and then the rest was mostly unappealing.
At first I was miffed because the second book doesn't seem to be a continuation of the same story, which of course was what I was expecting. But in the end, all the stories wind around and come together... Loosely.
Very interesting set of books.
Very interesting set of books.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dystopian
I understood this much better now than when it was a mandatory read in high school 10 years ago. This was written long before The Hunger Games and Divergent, and now I can see the brilliance in comparison, and where those books had to have taken their inspiration. Glad I took the time to read it again.
Dude suddenly gets to see all the colors of the rainbow, yet never once asks where all the POCs are? I call bullshit.
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I didn't have any expectations of this book - I'd heard about it many times over the years and just never got around to reading it. In honor of Banned Book week I finally decided to give it a try.
It's not a particularly novel plot line as "imagine-the-future" books go. This view embraces 'sameness' and the society has eliminated all emotions, conflict, books (gasp!), and lives are very routine and prescribed. The unfolding of the rules of this world and society are interesting but not earth shatteringly original.
As 12 year old Jonah is preparing for adulthood, he is assigned to be the new Receiver and begins to receive all the memories from generations past. Not surprisingly, he becomes more disenchanted with life as his community lives it and hatches a plot to introduce change into the society.
I found the book very readable, even enjoyable. It's not terribly complex so would be a good YA read with lots of discussion points about feelings and other aspects of life we take for granted. My only quibble is I didn't love the ending- it seemed very abrupt.
I didn't have any expectations of this book - I'd heard about it many times over the years and just never got around to reading it. In honor of Banned Book week I finally decided to give it a try.
It's not a particularly novel plot line as "imagine-the-future" books go. This view embraces 'sameness' and the society has eliminated all emotions, conflict, books (gasp!), and lives are very routine and prescribed. The unfolding of the rules of this world and society are interesting but not earth shatteringly original.
As 12 year old Jonah is preparing for adulthood, he is assigned to be the new Receiver and begins to receive all the memories from generations past. Not surprisingly, he becomes more disenchanted with life as his community lives it and hatches a plot to introduce change into the society.
I found the book very readable, even enjoyable. It's not terribly complex so would be a good YA read with lots of discussion points about feelings and other aspects of life we take for granted. My only quibble is I didn't love the ending- it seemed very abrupt.