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4-4.5 stars
This story is divided into three sections called "Books". I was tempted to round up, but Book 2 was definitely less interesting to me than Books 1 and 3. But it was important because it tied together Books 1 and 3 and overall, this story tied all the loose threads together. This series was really great and I'm only sorry I didn't discover it sooner. Many of the students in my area read the first one for class, so I had no idea it was part of a series until this year. And although I read The Giver about 3 years ago when my daughter was in Elementary school and read it in her class, and I thought it to be good, the rest of the books really enhances the story and makes it all the more interesting. While one can definitely read (and study) the first book as a standalone, it's not quite as interesting without the rest of the books (imho). If you have ever read the first book alone and thought it to be decent, I would recommend that you go back and read the entire series. This was well worth the time invested.
This story is divided into three sections called "Books". I was tempted to round up, but Book 2 was definitely less interesting to me than Books 1 and 3. But it was important because it tied together Books 1 and 3 and overall, this story tied all the loose threads together. This series was really great and I'm only sorry I didn't discover it sooner. Many of the students in my area read the first one for class, so I had no idea it was part of a series until this year. And although I read The Giver about 3 years ago when my daughter was in Elementary school and read it in her class, and I thought it to be good, the rest of the books really enhances the story and makes it all the more interesting. While one can definitely read (and study) the first book as a standalone, it's not quite as interesting without the rest of the books (imho). If you have ever read the first book alone and thought it to be decent, I would recommend that you go back and read the entire series. This was well worth the time invested.