1. The Giver, 1993
2. Gathering Blue, 2000
3. Messenger, 2004
4. Son, 2012
I was never that interested in reading these books, even though several people have recommended them to me. The books were published irregularly with quite a few years separating them. For that reason, I suspected that this set was not planned ahead of time and that the last three books were written to fulfill a demand by the publisher for more books. In other words, it's all about money.
The Giver is a very good to excellent book and is well worth reading. As I expected, it reads like a one-off title with no planned sequel. I could tell as I continued the set that my instincts were right and that this was not a set planned in advance. The books weaken as the set continues.
Gathering Blue and Messenger are pretty good but have flaws. I found most of Son to be quite boring. I skipped reading all of the chapters with "Water Claire," and that is most of the story. The ending is very rushed and makes no sense. I did not like Son at all.
Some readers give rave reviews to all four books. The first three books are pretty good, but I won't ever read them again.
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