Son by Lois Lowry

'Son' by Lois Lowry

They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn’t exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she had carried a Product at age fourteen. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire had a son. But what became of him she never knew. What was his name? Was he even alive? She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice.

Son thrusts readers once again into the chilling world of the Newbery Medal winning book, The Giver,　as well as Gathering Blue and Messenger where a new hero emerges. In this thrilling series finale, the startling and long-awaited conclusion to Lois Lowry’s epic tale culminates in a final clash between good and evil.

REVIEW

This is the final book in 'The Giver' series and it wraps up the other three books. This book is a lot longer than the other three and is divided into three sections.

In this book we meet Claire who lived in the same community as Jonas from the first book. She was given the assignment as a birth mother but things go wrong and after the birth of her first child she is reassigned. She however cannot stop thinking about the child that she gave birth to and will stop at nothing to find him, this decision shaping the future of her life. We re-meet the trade master who is the devil - this is a story on overcoming evil; a story on re-uniting a mother and son; a story on love and relationship between mother and son.

A few things disappointed me - I thought Jonas and Gabe would of had a better relationship as Jonas had left everything, his family and community to save Gabe, I thought they would of stayed together in the new community but they didn't. I felt the last section in the book was very rushed. The ending came around so fast that's I thought I had missed something. I wanted to find out what had happened when Jonas left his community. Did they go back and help others in their old communities?

Once again just an ok read. I would only say read them if there are no other books on your shelf!!

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