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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. 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 responsibili In her strongest work to date, Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. 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. As she did in The GiverLowry challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, and what will be considered valuable. Every reader will be taken by Kira's plight and will long ponder her haunting world and the hope for the future. Get A Copy. PaperbackReader's Circlepages. Published September 25th by Delacorte Press first published September More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Gathering Blueplease sign up. Stephanie Arnold Yes this is a sequel to "The Giver" there are four in the series: 1. The Giver 2. Gathering Blue 3. Messenger 4. Son If you read Messenger you will have th …more Yes this is a sequel to "The Giver" there are four in the series: 1. Son If you read Messenger you will have the answer to the ending of "The Giver" - did they really arrive or did they die dreaming? Do i need to read the Giver before this book? Bethany Yes you should, and you need to read Son last. You don't have to, but everything will make more sense. See all 48 questions about Gathering Blue…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Gathering Blue The Giver, 2. Jan 15, Dani rated it it was ok Shelves: childrens-books. That's not a plot, that's a twist! I read this book as a companion to "The Giver," and I was pretty disappointed. The underlying sense of unease and the tense pacing that makes the Giver so fantastic just isn't present in "Gathering Blue. Instead of reading the book with white knuckles and wide eyes, thinking, "What the heck is wrong with these people??? Because the main character is an outcast and the reader is therefore also kept at arm's length from the village, the reader doesn't feel a strong sense of betrayal or shock when the inevitable twist occurs. We're not connected with the village, in the way that we were connected to Jonas's community through his ties for his parents and friends. Furthermore, the world is The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue incredibly well-crafted Do we really need the beasts? Another device might have been even more menacingto the point of being uninspired. Kira is also very passive and it was hard for me to connect with her. Things happen to Kira -- she doesn't make things happen, which doesn't make for a gripping read. I wish the story had been told from the point of view of her adventurous young friend Matt, the only character in the novel who is dynamic enough to act. Also, the pacing is The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue slow. I don't think I would have had the patience for The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue novel as a young reader. If you think that reading about someone sitting around and weaving is absolutely thrilling, then this book is for you. Or, if you keep a framed photo of M. Night Shyamalan on your nightstand, then you'll The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue like this book. View all 47 comments. Apr 17, Miranda Reads rated it liked it Shelves: audiobook The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, finer-books-club-reading-chall. As a sequel - horribly disappointing. As The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue standalone - mildly interesting. Honestly, I was expecting a lot more I mean, there's a hint and it's barely a hint so I guess, it might be able to be classified as a companion novel. We follow Kira, a young teen with an almost magical artistic gift. She is forever hindered by a birth defect, causing lameness in one leg. Women are little more than breeding stock and homemakers - A far cry from the orderly yet emotionless one we saw The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue the first book. The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue fate would've been to marry and breed Unsurprisingly, her society also suppresses all forms of educations especially for women. But it made her smile, to see it, to see how the pen formed the shapes and the shapes told a story of a name. Kira is on the cusp of losing her home and everything she's ever known. When she performed a vigil over her mother's body Their justification? Kira The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue lame, so really Just before they can carry out their plans, the council of elders swoo in to save her. Kira suddenly finds herself in a brand new world. One with plumbing, and beds, and with all the embroidery string she could want. The council conveniently needs a new artist to repair the singer's robe and were The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue to take Kira in when she was desperate. Only now that she's there, she begins to realize that perhaps she wasn't rescued at all This book was a bit frustrating. It didn't have the same magic as book 1 and my interpretation is colored by my bitterness - how is this even considered a book 2?? Maybe because I'm older this time, but it's so. It just frustrates me so much when the The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue characters are so darn oblivious. Hats off to the narrator - Katherine Borowitz. View all 12 comments. Alright kids, settle down! It's time for our lesson of the day. Today we will be focusing on Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, which is her follow-up to The Giver, a popular modern classic that I know many of you loved. But first let's clear the room of any adults disguised as kids. You know who you are! You read books written for children and young adults that are intended to be modern day parables, stripped of details and complicated, "realistic" characters, stories that are intended to be less abo Alright kids, settle down! You read books written for children and young adults that are intended to be modern day parables, stripped of details and complicated, "realistic" characters, stories that are intended to be less about the world being built and more about the theme being developed, and you dismiss them as trite, two-dimensional, and predictable. Get out of here! Also - and I'm sorry for any hurt feelings at this announcement - I'd like to ask that any of the less imaginative among us to maybe take a walk or a nap. Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) by Lois Lowry

Gathering Blue is a young adult - social science novel written by Lois Lowry and released in the year The central character, Kira, who has a deformed leg, is orphaned and must learn to survive in a society that normally leaves the weak or disabled exposed to die in the fields. In the course of the book, she begins to learn the art of dyeing thread to different colors except for blue, which nobody in her community knows how to make. She also learns more about the truth of her village and the terrible secrets that they hold. The main character, Kira, who has a deformed leg, is recently orphaned since The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue mother abruptly died from unknown sickness, and her father died years ago on a hunt with the Hunters by being killed by The Beasts. Kira must learn to survive in a society that normally leaves the weak or disabled exposed to die in the fields. Kira needs a The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue for the Council to keep her in the village and not to take her to the Field, which is certain death at the hands of The Beasts. A member of the Council, Jamison, defends Kira during The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue trial, much to Kira's surprise, and convinces the Council that Kira has a gift for embroidery. She is The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue worthy of life in the society at the trial and is given the task of repairing the Singer's robe. She is taught how to further solidify her talent from a much older woman, Annabella, who continues to teach Kira how to create dyes for different shades and hues for her thread work. To Kira's dismay, she learns that there is no ability to create the color blue for the threads that she will be using. Eventually, to Kira's surprise, Annabella tells her that with her own years and knowledge, she knows much of the society's history and even goes so far as to say that there really are no Beasts, contrary to the society's beliefs. Kira is unsure what to think of that revelation or what Annabella really means by it. Along the way, she becomes closer friends with a younger boy, Matt, and makes a new friend in her neighborhood at her new home, Thomas, who is a boy around Kira's age. Thomas is also an orphan and has lived there since he was very young because of his abilities. It is learned that he is the woodworker who maintains and improves the Singer's staff, which, in turn, helps the Singer remember the history of the society as he sings the lengthy song. Together, they help each other bring out the best in their talents to prepare for The Gathering. Jamison, the Guardian The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue fought for her life in the trial, becomes somewhat of a mentor in her new home. He is kind and instructive but also very stern. Kira slowly learns that her life is less than idyllic. Thomas hears crying in The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue building, and they discover another orphan, a very young girl, Jo, whose ability to sing is magnificent. She is kept with the intent of eventually replacing the current Singer. Jo is scolded and punished if she does not sing. Kira secretly befriends her and sneaks into Jo's locked room at night to comfort her. Kira realizes that the three do not have as The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue freedom as they had previously thought. Annabella abruptly dies, and Kira is left to continue her work. That and the secluded life that a very young Jo must live help Kira decide to find out the truth about her society. On the day that the Singer sings the Song at the Gathering, Matt is nowhere to be found. At the Ceremony of the Gathering, she notices that the current Singer both uses the staff that Thomas has worked so hard on and wears The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue robe that she repaired and enhanced. She realizes that his feet are chained, injured, scarred, and bleeding and so he is essentially a prisoner, who is kept for the event because of his talent. The implication is that she and the others with Gifts, which the Counsel has saved for their jobs, are also prisoners. Their gifts are in control of the Council by tenants who, without any creativity of their own, seek to control the three to provide a future that they envision. After a long absence, Matt returns with a blind man from the distant Village of Healing. The man wears a blue shirt, which Kira's people are unable to make. It turns out that he is the father, who Kira The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue was dead, Christopher. It is revealed that he had been attacked years earlier by another hunter, who was jealous of his immediate potential of being a member on the Council of the Guardians. First, he was beaten and then had his face stabbed and so he lost his sight. Being taken to the fields to die with the other rejected ailed, injured, and dying citizens of their society, he was rescued by some people he could not see and took him to The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue Village that he now lives in. It is made up of injured and disabled people who help one another, rather than bicker and fight for their lives, as Kira's does. Matt excitedly explains that they know the way to make blue threads, and he brings plants that will allow Kira to do the same. After a long heartfelt reunion with his daughter, Christopher reveals that he has enemies on the Council. The one who maimed him years before was none other than Jamison. He tearfully apologizes for taking so long to return to get her. Because of his memory loss caused by the beating and his loss The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue sight, he had no way of finding her. Matt had gone looking for a way to make blue for Kira, stumbled upon Christopher's Village, and explained where he came from. Events began to The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue forward in such a way that Christopher could reunite with his daughter. Kira begins to wonder if her mother's sudden death and the deaths of the two other orphans' parents were actually by the Council's hand to acquire the young gifted children so that it could mold them into creating the future that it wants. Christopher cannot stay and is forced to return, and Kira decides to stay in her own community to continue to embroider the Singer's robe and help improve the society she lives in. Matt is designated as the "eyes" that will help Christopher find his way back. It is implied that Thomas, Kira, and Jo, who are the new holders of the Gifts, have the opportunity to change the cycle of their society and to improve the conditions in which they live by using The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue gifts to influence the actions of their people vastly. At the end of the book, Matt tells Kira that in the Village, all are important and married, which she would have to do without in her society in which the injured and the impaired are seen as worthless wastes of space. He continues to tell her about a boy from the Village who has blue eyes, is around her age, and is not injured in any way alluding to Jonas from The Giver in the hope that will entice her to come with them. Kira declines to go with them to the Village, but it is decided that she will follow once her work in her current task is eventually finished. In the meantime, Matt will travel back and forth between Kira and her father Christopher, being called their Messenger, relaying their messages. 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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Get A Copy. Published by Houghton-Mifflin first published November 5th More Details Original Title. The Giver Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue other readers questions about The Giver Quartetplease sign up. My mom bought the paperback backs individually and then this. Don't you guys think so?? Brookie Absolutely, Positively, Indubitably, Unquestionably, for more, see The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue thesaurus I want to read The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue again and again! Would i enjoy this series? Jess Yes, you would like this series because like those series they all have a familiar vibe to it. All of those series and including this one are in a com …more Yes, you would like this series because like those series they all have a familiar vibe to it. All of those series and including this one are in a communist community. Sure there are more actions and fights and death in those series The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue books that you said, and in the giver its more of like an emotional thing. I really think you would enjoy it. And in also 14 years old so trust me. Well at least I did so I hope you do to. See all 10 questions about The Giver Quartet…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 26, BlackhamBoys rated it really liked it Shelves: jenseries-review. While "The Giver" was written years ago, I did not discover it until this year. So lucky me, I got to read all four books in the series quite close together although not directly back-to-back. Book 1: The Giver: I really liked this story. The reader is The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue to a pretty "perfect" society While "The Giver" was written years ago, I did not discover it until this year. The reader is introduced to a pretty "perfect" society Perfect families one boy one girl in eachperfect professions for all, no sickness, no old age, no turmoil Despite some implausibility, it was an enjoyable and introspective read. I would mention aspects of it to my boys, wondering if it might stir their interest at all. It is considered a YA book, yet I think I appreciated it much more as an adult that I would have The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue a teenager. Content: There is some talk of "stirrings" sexual thoughts which are immediately supressed with pills. You could read this on its own, not having heard of "The Giver" at all. It is a completely different story, in a completely different setting, completely different characters. That said, it again was a very interesting story. This time with a female protagonist, and the setting cannot be considered Utopian in any way. I wasn't quite satisfied with the ending while "The Giver" was completely open ended, this one seemed MORE abrupt, without closure. It was very satisfiying to have both stories entertwine. But overall It left me sad, disturbed I'm not saying it was bad, I'm just saying it wasn't an enjoyable read. It was really interesting to see some of the same scenes through different eyes. I really liked the first portion of the book. The second section dragged a little, and the third section brought everything from the first three books together. It felt a little too easy at the end, everything coming together, but I left the book and the series on a very positive note, happy with how almost everything turned out. View all 5 comments. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Gathering Blue written in Messenger in Son in If you want a detail of all after you read this let me know. The Giver book is a dystopian society where everything is controlled from The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue to death. Will they be lawyers, care takers or birth mothers. One thing she possess might help her survive! Messenger- Yet another society with familiar characters but evil comes here. The trade master has a special power to The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue wishes but at what price? She must make a choice that will effect her life. Later out find they take a pill to dull any urge so that the sameness of everything is the quest for those in charge. You see no apparent torture so you think that this place is not that bad but then you learn about releasing a person after attempts at sameness or following the errors The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue behavior. Then in horror you see what releasing is by Jonas' father injecting something to kill a twin so not to be identical. I wonder if the society changed after they left but I have a feeling that if The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue was change it would be not too significant. So much to think about here. There are families who seem more caring than the Giver society. Hunger is the main driving force. I loved when her father came back. The Messenger- This ending was so sad. This was so sad. This village with all the refugees from other places was interesting but The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue border reference seem to try to make a comparison to present state of affairs. I general I understand her points but in reality much more complex. Her not taking the pill is another instance of how it controlled behavior. If she had not traded he might have and his powers would be useless. View 1 comment. Aug 30, Kathy Hulin rated it it was amazing. I saw the movie and I know the book is always better. I enjoyed the movie, but it left me wondering what happened next. I am glad I didn't buy just the book "the Giver" because it is exactly like the movie and it leaves you wondering what happened too. But this book tells 4 different stories The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue gives you the whole story. I could see similarities in the story to how our lives and the way we live could cause misguided leaders to think The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue the problems in the world could be solved if only we did " I saw the movie and I know the book is always better. I could see similarities in the story to how our lives and the way we live could cause misguided leaders to think all the problems in the world could be solved if only we did "this" or "that" differently. But a perfect world doesn't exist and would not make us happy anyway.