So next week, I’ll be picking up “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams.Son is the fourth and final book in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet. I’ve been on a sci-fi binge lately, watching “Doctor Who” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” on Netflix in my spare time. The writing is elementary enough for those who are younger to enjoy the books, but the themes are better suited for adolescents. I would recommend Lowry’s series for younger teens. The descriptions of Claire's life as a birth mother were jarring, knowing how women in today's society are at least respected for being mothers. Pregnant women were called 'vessels' and the children they gave birth to were called 'products.' Being selected as a birth mother was seen as dishonorable or unrewarding because the birth mothers didn't need to be educated. Jonas' community had a shocking attitude toward motherhood. She learns all of the colors of the village and Eidar gives her a bird, which she eventually grows to love. After she’s experienced life in the “sameness” of her own town, she doesn’t know about colors or animals, but she’s knowledgeable about every other aspect of life. It’s interesting to see Claire’s development when she reaches the village. How did the technology not translate to the other towns that presumably traded and interacted with Jonas’ town? It doesn’t really succeed in explaining why Jonas’ community is so technologically advanced, but it’s surrounded by almost tribal villages that are not advanced at all. “Son” ties up most of the loose ends regarding characters. Reading this book series has been a magical experience. We learn what happened to Matt’s village after he healed the forest in “Messenger.” We learn about the origins of the Trademaster from “Messenger.” We eventually see what happens to Claire, Gabe, Jonas and Kira.

She befriends Eidar, an older man, who teaches her how to climb the cliff. The village is separated from the rest of the world by a tall cliff, which Claire wants to climb in order to find her son. She doesn’t remember anything about her life in Jonas’ community until one of the women in the village gives birth. The boat sinks and she washes up on the shore of a rural community. Claire’s journey begins when Jonas takes Gabriel from the community.

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