Gathering blue

215 pages

English language

Published April 4, 2002 by Laurel-leaf Books.

ISBN:
978-0-440-22949-0
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OCLC Number:
50612079

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Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.

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You know, in some ways Kira would love the city of The Giver. A communal collaborative place. I found Kira's world and experiences much more engaging and compelling that those in The Giver. I suspect most of that is just my personal preference. I enjoy the exploration lower technology guild style society more than the highly structured highly technical communal one. But also Kira felt like a more compelling character. She experiences suffering far more than Jonas did in The Giver, and so I found myself much more quickly rooting for her. I do exceptionally like the contrast of the endings however. Jonas, in an act of courage, fled his home in order to hopefully help his community. Kira's act of courage was to stay.

I'm still mulling over some questions that arose for me while reading these. Why are the dark societies that exert excessive control such a central …

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