Son - Lois Lowry

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Title: Son (The Giver, #4)
Author: Lois Lowry
Genre: Dystopian
Rating: 4/5
# pages: 393
Date read: October, 2012

They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn't exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she had carried a Product at age fourteen. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire had a son. But what became of him she never knew. What was his name? Was he even alive? She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice.

"The Giver" is still my favourite in the series, but this comes in as a clear number two - ahead of both "The Messenger" and "Gathering Blue". I liked the way the story was structured - in three clearly separate parts. Admittedly, each time we finished one part, I was sad to leave it behind, but fortunately I soon got caught up in the next part of the story.

A fascinating story and I loved how it tied together all the particulars of the other three books. Brilliant end to the quartet.