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mangofandango 's review for:
Son
by Lois Lowry
"The Giver" had a huge impact on me as a child, and it has been very cool to see the quartet develop. Reading this last book felt a little sad because it was the last one, but I enjoyed it.
I really appreciate the degree to which a Lois Lowry book doesn't feel like a book written for an age group. You know how some YA novels feel really, really, YA-ish? Or a middle-grade novel feels so safe and specific to the age it was designed for? Lois Lowry doesn't do that. She just tells a good story...and it is age-appropriate, but without ever calling attention to itself or feeling censored or untrue.
This was a satisfying ending, though there were things I wish we learned more about - such as the community, how it came to be and what happens to it and so on. But I did like revisiting previous characters and gaining some closure for their arcs.
I really appreciate the degree to which a Lois Lowry book doesn't feel like a book written for an age group. You know how some YA novels feel really, really, YA-ish? Or a middle-grade novel feels so safe and specific to the age it was designed for? Lois Lowry doesn't do that. She just tells a good story...and it is age-appropriate, but without ever calling attention to itself or feeling censored or untrue.
This was a satisfying ending, though there were things I wish we learned more about - such as the community, how it came to be and what happens to it and so on. But I did like revisiting previous characters and gaining some closure for their arcs.