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[0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [title] title Son (The Giver Quartet, #4) [author] author Lowry, Lois * [isbn] isbn 0547887205 [isbn13] isbn13 9780547887203 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 393 pp [avg rating] avg rating 3.96 [num ratings] num ratings 42,235 [date pub] date pub Oct 02, 2012 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Oct 02, 2012 [rating] Veronica's rating 3 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I've never read a book about adoption, but I kept thinking about adoption stories. The premise of the book is that in a far-off Earth, one community d I've never read a book about adoption, but I kept thinking about adoption stories. The premise of the book is that in a far-off Earth, one community does all it can to breed the best humans. Girls who have no other redeeming qualities are birthmothers. One finds herself actually loving her son -- this community has chemically/hormonally removed love from humans. After some chaos, she sets off into the world to find him. This is the slowest moving of the 4 books and I am sure I would have given up except that I HAD TO KNOW how it ended. It was a bit of a cheesy ending too. Taken as a whole, this series was great. It has left me with a lot to think about, especially in my dreamscape. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 2 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Jun 04, 2013 [date read] date read Aug 19, 2013 [date added] date added Jun 04, 2013 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [29] actions view (with text) [format] 
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