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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i liked this story but i was hoping it would connect to the first book a bit more. i will say some of it was pretty predictable but that’s okay considering it was a super easy read, i read it in like 3 hours after work. I do like how it’s a different society specifically outside of the community that jonas was in but from what i’ve researched all of them will tie together seeing as i’ve started the 3rd book Matt and—im assuming christopher is the blind man— are in the book so that’s promising. 4 blue hats
DNF @ 71
Everyone who loved The Giver might also be wondering what this second installment in The Giver Quartet did wrong. Gathering Blue was meant to be a companion novel and it would be interesting if I didn't read The Giver first. But you wouldn't actually go for Lois Lowry's books if it wasn't The Giver, so there's no other choice. However, if this book is the sequel, then I was pretty disappointed. If I can, I would definitely give Lois Lowry two simple choices: continue The Giver or not write anything at all.
Clearly without offensive statement, even if some of you would say that the first book in this so-called series set up the standards so high, then I will tell you that this book fell incredibly low.
Interesting plot with characters that have massive and important goals isn't simply present in Gathering Blue, and I am here to tell you why.
In this book we follow our main character who is an outcast from her village, completely different on how Jonas was connected to his community. I am simply saying that in this book, the world is not well-crafted to the point that I won't say that it can mesmerize the readers to keep on going rather than stop like I did. Do we really need the beasts? Where are the named characters from the first part of the book? Do I really need to read this?
The main character is not as interesting as the side characters of this story. I would want to follow Matt on his dangerous adventures rather than sit with Kira. She was almost completely passive, her voice and thoughts inconceivably flat. Aside from the weakly crafted world, the protagonist is also badly-written. If you are a reader who likes to read about a girl who sits and weaves and make things do to her rather than she making things happen, then this book is for you.
I came to a conclusion where I grew not caring about the characters and their story anymore. It doesn't fill any void in me, or does it have something to fill me up. I guess I expected something more by setting a path for The Giver to walk through.
Everyone who loved The Giver might also be wondering what this second installment in The Giver Quartet did wrong. Gathering Blue was meant to be a companion novel and it would be interesting if I didn't read The Giver first. But you wouldn't actually go for Lois Lowry's books if it wasn't The Giver, so there's no other choice. However, if this book is the sequel, then I was pretty disappointed. If I can, I would definitely give Lois Lowry two simple choices: continue The Giver or not write anything at all.
Clearly without offensive statement, even if some of you would say that the first book in this so-called series set up the standards so high, then I will tell you that this book fell incredibly low.
Interesting plot with characters that have massive and important goals isn't simply present in Gathering Blue, and I am here to tell you why.
In this book we follow our main character who is an outcast from her village, completely different on how Jonas was connected to his community. I am simply saying that in this book, the world is not well-crafted to the point that I won't say that it can mesmerize the readers to keep on going rather than stop like I did. Do we really need the beasts? Where are the named characters from the first part of the book? Do I really need to read this?
The main character is not as interesting as the side characters of this story. I would want to follow Matt on his dangerous adventures rather than sit with Kira. She was almost completely passive, her voice and thoughts inconceivably flat. Aside from the weakly crafted world, the protagonist is also badly-written. If you are a reader who likes to read about a girl who sits and weaves and make things do to her rather than she making things happen, then this book is for you.
I came to a conclusion where I grew not caring about the characters and their story anymore. It doesn't fill any void in me, or does it have something to fill me up. I guess I expected something more by setting a path for The Giver to walk through.
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
fast-paced
Found this one spoke to me even more than The Giver. It’s setting veers from the Brave New World-type fake utopia Jonas inhabited to the more primitive, rough-and-tumble world of Kira. Certainly, as someone in the arts myself, the idea of art having to exist as industry and product, if it has to exist at all in a community that wants to put chains in it rather than let it undermine their control, is a hot-button one.
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated