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 responsibilities in her quest for truth, discovering things that will change her life forever.
As she did in The Giver, Lowry 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 to ponder her haunting world and the hope for the future.
3/5 stars (liked it)
Similar but the same as The Giver, the first book in the series. Kira lives in a village where those that get injured or are deemed weak are put out in the field to die. Kira was luckily saved by her mother at birth even though she was born with a twisted leg. All her life Kira has had to work very hard to show that she is of value. When her mother dies, she is taken in by the Council and is praised for her valuable sewing skills. As was expected, things aren't always as great as they seem. I enjoyed seeing Kira grow in this book. I liked the new characters introduced, Matt and his dog, Thomas the Carver and little Jo. I can't wait to see what happens next.
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