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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
slow-paced
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I called part of the ending. Overall a quick read. I kept telling myself "One more chapter and then I'll (insert going to get water, clean, blah blah blah here). I will be adding this to my future classroom shelf. Can't wait to read the next book! UGHHH
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
2nd in the Giver series, and it flew by! I hope we get more answers in book 3 🤓
challenging
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"Gathering Blue" presents readers with a compelling, albeit disquieting, glimpse into a primitive society, where a young artist's exceptional abilities become entangled with concealed societal truths and a pursuit of understanding. Although I found the unique world and its inhabitants quite engaging, the narrative's depiction of the mistreatment of the defenseless and the manipulative actions of those in authority left me profoundly disturbed, prompting both fascination and contemplation regarding its position within the broader context of "The Giver's" world.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Grief
dark
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was very good, and provides a new perspective on the universe started by “The Giver”. In the Giver, a boy runs away from a slightly corrupt or at least misguided tribe. He then either founds or finds a new tribe of people, and that new tribe is the mysterious tribe that this book alludes to toward the end. So this book takes place in another tribe where things are even worse, and a little boy (friend of the main character) rubs away to the other tribe that was founded or found in the Giver.
I loved the characters of this book, and there was some very jarring descriptions of impoverished living. I also liked the main characters mantra that pain made her strong. I do plan on reading the rest in the Quartet, so perhaps that will flesh out the universe even more.
I loved the characters of this book, and there was some very jarring descriptions of impoverished living. I also liked the main characters mantra that pain made her strong. I do plan on reading the rest in the Quartet, so perhaps that will flesh out the universe even more.