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A review by ictmrs
Son by Lois Lowry
4.0
I really liked this book. The book tells the story of Claire, who we haven't met before, but we do get her history. The book is divided into three parts: before, between, and beyond.
Before gives the history of Claire and gives her connection to the series. Claire was a birthmother in the village where Jonas grew up. She was only able to give birth to one child, through what appears to have been a c-section, and then was sent to the fish hatchery without much explanation to her or to her co-workers or the other birthmothers. She was never given the "pills" that all people were required to take. This caused her emotions not to be repressed and she wonders and cares about the child she had. She goes to visit the nurturing center and figures out who he is and spends time with him. The end of this part is unclear and disjointed, which I suppose is on purpose and shows the likely effect of Jonas leaving the village.
Between picks up Claire's life in the new community where she lives. She washed up on their shores without any memory of who she is, where she came from, and what her life was like before. As she lives in the community, she gets some of her memory back, most specifically her memory of her son. She wants to find him and starts to talk with Einer, a lame man in the community, about getting out of the community by going up the cliff that locks them in. He trains her and helps her achieve her goal. At the top of the cliff, she meets the Tradesmaster and agrees to trade with him.
Beyond has us join Claire in her new life with the trade she made. She is living in the community from Messenger. She sees her son but doesn't introduce herself. However, she does talk to Jonas and tells him the story. When things become complicated, Claire's son learns her story and that he must do something about the Tradesmaster.
Before gives the history of Claire and gives her connection to the series. Claire was a birthmother in the village where Jonas grew up. She was only able to give birth to one child, through what appears to have been a c-section, and then was sent to the fish hatchery without much explanation to her or to her co-workers or the other birthmothers. She was never given the "pills" that all people were required to take. This caused her emotions not to be repressed and she wonders and cares about the child she had. She goes to visit the nurturing center and figures out who he is and spends time with him. The end of this part is unclear and disjointed, which I suppose is on purpose and shows the likely effect of Jonas leaving the village.
Between picks up Claire's life in the new community where she lives. She washed up on their shores without any memory of who she is, where she came from, and what her life was like before. As she lives in the community, she gets some of her memory back, most specifically her memory of her son. She wants to find him and starts to talk with Einer, a lame man in the community, about getting out of the community by going up the cliff that locks them in. He trains her and helps her achieve her goal. At the top of the cliff, she meets the Tradesmaster and agrees to trade with him.
Beyond has us join Claire in her new life with the trade she made. She is living in the community from Messenger. She sees her son but doesn't introduce herself. However, she does talk to Jonas and tells him the story. When things become complicated, Claire's son learns her story and that he must do something about the Tradesmaster.