183 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544340640
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 01 September 2000
Description
Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue continues the quartet beginning with the quintessential dystopian novel, The Giver, followed by Messenger and Son.Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a t...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,781 reviews
Moods
adventurous 41%
emotional 36%
reflective 35%
dark 32%
hopeful 31%
sad 16%
inspiring 15%
challenging 13%
tense 13%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 37% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 49% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Child abuse, Murder, BullyingMinor
Sexism, Child death, Violence183 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544340640
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 01 September 2000
Description
Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue continues the quartet beginning with the quintessential dystopian novel, The Giver, followed by Messenger and Son.Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a t...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,781 reviews
Moods
adventurous 41%
emotional 36%
reflective 35%
dark 32%
hopeful 31%
sad 16%
inspiring 15%
challenging 13%
tense 13%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 37% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 49% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Child abuse, Murder, BullyingMinor
Sexism, Child death, Violence