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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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this was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. the characters were amazing honestly.
In this sequel to The Giver, we meet Kira, part of a dystopian society where any malformed or diseased person is left out to die. Kira, who has a club foot, was spared at birth by her mother's political clout, but now that she's dead, Kira must find a way to make herself indispensable or will suffer death by starvation and exposure. Fortunately, she is skilled with needlework, and is recruited by the village elders to refurbish an ancient robe depicting the history of the people. As she learns the art of dyeing thread, Kira uncovers dark secrets about the leadership and her society. While I very much enjoyed this novel, it didn't have quite the impact that The Giver had on me, possibly because the climax wasn't as intense. Recommended for anyone who enjoys dystopian literature.
Nouvelle dystopie, même si j'ai du mal à voir le rapport avec le Passeur (peut être dans le tome 3?) l'univers décrit est très intéressant, tribal, violent, a l'opposé totale de la société décrite dans le premier volume. Les personnages sont attachants et l'histoire, bien qu'elle mette du temps à se mettre en place, est très intriguante. Impatient d'embarquer dans le troisième volume.
I found this one slightly harder to get into as I was continuously looking for the link back to the first book. However, even on its own the characters are so believable, it was very easy to empathise with Kira and the life she was struggling to build.
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4 primary books5 released booksThe Giver is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by Lois Lowry and P. Craig Russell.