Son - a book review, crossposted from Goodreads

Son by Lois Lowry

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Well. I have a great deal to say about this book, and I'm afraid it won't all be spoiler free. So please stop reading after the summary if you don't want to be spoiled.

"Son" is, of course, beautifully written, and the early sections were absolutely gripping. The main character, the infant Gabe's birthmother, is a girl of fourteen when she gives birth to him. Claire, having stopped taking her pills, feels a great sense of loss when her baby is taken from her. She tries to reconnect with him, and, like Jonas before her, starts sensing the flaws in her society. Then Gabe vanishes.( Read more... )