Review: Gathering Blue

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Published by Ember on June 9, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Dsytopian Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads In her strongest work to date, Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. 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. I was blown away with Lowry’s first book The Giver and I started have these feels before I had even picked up the second book. I was not sure what was going to...

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Review: The Giver

The Giver by Lois Lowry Published by Random House LLC on June 1, 2014 Genres: General, Science Fiction, Social Issues, Values & Virtues, Young Adult Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jonas' world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. I remember this book back in sixth grade but I never read it for my class. Now that I have to read it for one of my college classes I was thinking how this book was a collegiate level...

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