I liked this one, but not as much as I thought I would. It’s an interesting set-up for a story: Kira, an orphan in a village, is set to the task of restoring the Singer’s robes because she has a Gift for embroidery (Lois Lowry called it something else, but I can’t remember what it is right now). But, as the story went on — Kira’s learning how to dye colors; her friendships with Matt (who is the main character in Messenger and Thomas); their discovery of Jo and her singing; and Kira’s eventual discovery of the town leaders — it lost it’s power. None of Kira’s discoveries were that interesting, and when she eventually did discover how to make the color blue, it felt, well, a little anti-climatic. Even though there was never really a climax. It was really all set-up, which is interesting, but in the end, not terribly engaging.
Still, it’s Lois Lowry, so it didn’t suck.
The Book Nut 
I read Gathering Blue not that long ago. I thought it wasn’t nearly as good as The Giver. In fact, I didn’t like it at all. And I couldn’t figure out why it was billed as a “companion novel” to The Giver. Do you have any ideas, Melissa?
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The only reason why I think it was billed as a companion novel (it makes more sense paired with Messenger) is because it’s the same type of story. Set in the future, a society evolved into something unusual… I don’t know. I kept trying to grasp the connection, too, but blamed my lack on my faulty memory of The Giver. Maybe it was just an effort to seel the book on the part of the editors/publishers and she never meant it to be a “companion”. I wonder.
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When I read this book it was a little difficult to figure out the Introduction,Conflict,etc.
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It sucked completely !
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by anonoymous 5:42 p.m 9/1/07: not only did it suck but it was boring.That book was bad, bad , bad. that book was the dumbest thing ever written!!
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hey i liked it!
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I THINK YOU SUCK WHO EVER WROTE THAT IT SUCKED.
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the clique is way better than this book.
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i thought it was a good book,iv’e read it twice
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It was great! The freakin clique is like OMG..like did you get the Chanel purse..I can’t believe it was like only 700 dollars..I’m so stupid I don’t think wasting money is a bad thing..Gathering Blue was more than I ever expected and the ending about her father was really good and I commend Lois Lowry for they work he has done.At Least Lowry can show imagination in his books. The clique author just tells the truth about stuck up girls..and um I could do that
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unkSuck it
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SUCK IT
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it’s a companion to the giver because the two stories come together in messenger, the third book
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I liked the Giver more, but I stil LOVED Gathering Blue. The symbolism and mysteries behind it made this book SO interesting to me. oh, and lois lowry is a woman
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