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Son
by Lois Lowry
Ah. What to say about this book.
I have to be honest and say I expected a little more from Son.
(SPOILERS AHEAD!!!)
The second part in Claire's journey to find her son was a little long and drawn out in my opinion. After a while of reading it I couldn’t take anymore of the overly detailed parts and found myself skimming through that section rather than reading it.
Then when it finally gets interesting again I read happily to the end of the story and then it's like... Wait? That's it? That's how it ends?
No. That’s not okay. Claire goes through the entire book trying to find her son and goes through hell to get to him and when she finally gets to be with him again it just ends. All that build up for nothing! No! I wanted a reunion. This frustrated me the most.
However, because I got a lot of answers that were left at the end of The Giver, I think I can deal with the end. Gabe and Jonas's story captivated me the most and since the first book I have searched for answers regarding their welfare and what happened after The Giver.
For the most part I got them.
Not in the way of knowing how the community is functioning now or how everyone handled the return of the memories. Or loss of Jonas (especially his family). Or whatever happened to the Giver...but at least things on the Jonas and Gabe end was cleared up.
I am also pleased that Jonas and Kira ended up together and having a family. I didn’t want them to grow old alone. That would have been depressing.
All of that said I'm give this book four stars. Not my favorite book in The Giver Quartet, but it wasn’t my least favorite either.
I have to be honest and say I expected a little more from Son.
(SPOILERS AHEAD!!!)
The second part in Claire's journey to find her son was a little long and drawn out in my opinion. After a while of reading it I couldn’t take anymore of the overly detailed parts and found myself skimming through that section rather than reading it.
Then when it finally gets interesting again I read happily to the end of the story and then it's like... Wait? That's it? That's how it ends?
No. That’s not okay. Claire goes through the entire book trying to find her son and goes through hell to get to him and when she finally gets to be with him again it just ends. All that build up for nothing! No! I wanted a reunion. This frustrated me the most.
However, because I got a lot of answers that were left at the end of The Giver, I think I can deal with the end. Gabe and Jonas's story captivated me the most and since the first book I have searched for answers regarding their welfare and what happened after The Giver.
For the most part I got them.
Not in the way of knowing how the community is functioning now or how everyone handled the return of the memories. Or loss of Jonas (especially his family). Or whatever happened to the Giver...but at least things on the Jonas and Gabe end was cleared up.
I am also pleased that Jonas and Kira ended up together and having a family. I didn’t want them to grow old alone. That would have been depressing.
All of that said I'm give this book four stars. Not my favorite book in The Giver Quartet, but it wasn’t my least favorite either.