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Dec 31, 2023appleylemons rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Though Kira's leg is disabled, her skill with weaving and textiles exceeds all those in her village. Consequently, the Council presents her the highly esteemed job of repairing the Singer’s robe, an article of clothing that carries great…
Sep 28, 2023Surprised_Egg rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Age Rating: 12+ Gathering Blue, written by Lois Lowry, follows Kira, a girl with a twisted leg, who is left to fend for herself after her mother passes away in a society where one must have a purpose to not get thrown to the beasts.…
Feb 25, 2023Kwang2008 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"Gathering Blue" is a young adult dystopian novel by Lois Lowry, set in a society where those who are physically or mentally flawed are shunned and left to die. The story follows a young girl named Kira, who has a twisted leg and has lived…
Nov 06, 2022yum_G rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An amazing and heartful story about a young girl, named Kira. Kira was born with a twisted leg but a strong mind and body. She had lived with her dear mother until an incurable disease took her away. She was alone fighting to survive and…
Oct 03, 2022
sounds like a sequel to turning red lol
Oct 01, 2022
Beautiful and Haunting. A must read!
Jan 30, 2022orange_goat_116 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
After Kira’s mother dies, she has to figure out how to survive in a dystopian world where people like her with disabilities are brutally tossed out by doing her part for the community: repairing a sacred robe. Although it says it’s “Book…
Aug 15, 2021Lilian316 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Spoilers ahead The second book in the Giver series is set in the same world but another community. In this community, people who cannot work are left to die. The only reason Kira, a young girl with a twisted leg is still alive, is because…
Jul 06, 2021Anika_Singh rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The next novel in the Giver Quartet doesn’t disappoint and provides us with another form of society to understand and consider the possibilities of. The story follows Kira, an orphan with a deformed leg, who may have a special talent and…
Feb 22, 2021
The society is prejudiced, primitive, not under Sameness, etc. This is different from The Giver, because it isn't The Giver.
Nov 06, 2020Monarch_47 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
At first, I was a little confused about how this book was connected to the Giver, but then I got to the end and I was like woah. This book is AMAZING!!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Aug 12, 2020
This book is amazing! Last night I was almost finished and I was so hooked that I kept reading, and reading until It was late at night, and their was no more to read. I highly sudjest this book.
Jun 10, 2020amandapizzafus rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is amazing for older children and teenagers. It is a little intense though, but I really enjoyed it.
Jun 05, 2020carolwu96 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The second book in The Giver quartet, Gathering Blue is set in a different community. An impoverished world with a rudimentary social structure and little technology, the society rejects anyone who is no longer “useful,” leaving them out…
Dec 18, 2018ReadingNightOwl rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Don't be confused. This is part of the quartet. It will tie together. Don't worry. Read this book. It's a good book. Go along with the different story. It's okay. You'll be okay.
Oct 14, 2018DeeDeeBird rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
LOVE
Apr 05, 2018
Although set in the future in the same kind of society as The Giver, this story is slow paced and not the page turner I was expecting from Lois Lowry. I know the themes and bigger messages it was trying to get across are good, but books…
Sep 12, 2017Kris_Kringle rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Interesting concept and well written but the end was slightly predictable.
Aug 05, 2017DBRL_KrisA rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Lowry wrote Gathering Blue as a companion piece to The Giver. It's not a sequel, in that it doesn't have the same characters as the first book. Instead, it provides a sort of counterpoint to the earlier story - a sort of "what if". In…
Jul 20, 2017911_emergency rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
It took a much different turn from the first book of the series. It has more of a magical twist to it then the first one. It isn't bad but it is much different. None of the characters are the same and you have no idea they are in the…
Jul 11, 2017Booksss14 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Not as good as the first one, but still very good. It didn't end the way I thought it would though I totally guessed everything that happened. It was highly predictable.
Dec 04, 2016peterell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic book about personal empowerment, responsibility and social action. I hear its being made into a musical. I think that will be really cool.
Aug 19, 2016Squid_1 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
could not finish it. Bored me to death. Disappointed especially after the first book.
Jun 24, 2016susan_findlay rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
While this is the sequel to The Giver, the only thing they have in common is that they are set in the same world. Whereas the society in The Giver was somewhat cult-like, the society in Gathering Blue has more obvious cruelty and poverty.…
Jun 13, 2016triathbee rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I read this book after I read The Giver and loved the characters even more, and the subject matter...the ending was ambiguous and usually I have an issue with this, except that it seems unfinished with a task for the main character to…