Tuesday 29 April 2014

Something Blue

Gathering Blue (The Giver #2)

Gathering Blue is the second book in The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.

It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that shuns and discards the weak.  Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira faces a frightening, uncertain future.  Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, she struggles with ever broadening responsibilities in her quest for truth, discovering things that will change her life forever.

The Breakdown
1. While this is a companion to The Giver, Kira's village is almost the polar opposite in their behavior compared to Jonas's village.  Here men and women are not equal, people are not civil to each other.  But on the other hand there are still secrets within the village, and the unwanted are left to die, much like releasing them as they did in the Giver.

2. Kira is a little on the timid side for me.  She is kind and very good with the tykes, but she does not stand up for herself many times.

3. My biggest complaint is that I am unsure how this book really ties in with Jonas's story from The Giver.  I hope as the series continues that Lowry will explain how the stories are related.

To Read or Not to Read:
Read

Currently Reading:
Hallowed
by Cynthia Hand

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