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| 書名:Gathering Blue |
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ISBN: |
0-385-73256-2 |
| 編號: |
R-E101-02 |
| 作者: |
Lois Lowry |
| 出版社: |
Randomhouse |
| 封面: |
paperback |
| 頁數: |
240頁 |
| 適合年齡: |
12+歲 |
| 訂價: |
$320
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| 書籍內容簡介: |

After conjuring the pitfalls of a technologically advanced society in The Giver, Lowry looks toward a different type of future to create this dark, prophetic tale with a strong medieval flavor. Having suffered numerous unnamed disasters (aka, the Ruin), civilization has regressed to a primitive, technology-free state; an opening author's note describes a society in which "disorder, savagery, and self-interest" rule. Kira, a crippled young weaver, has been raised and taught her craft by her mother, after her father was allegedly killed by "beasts." When her mother dies, Kira fears that she will be cast out of the village. Instead, the society's Council of Guardians installs her as caretaker of the Singer's robe, a precious ceremonial garment depicting the history of the world and used at the annual Gathering. She moves to the Council Edifice, a gothic-style structure, one of the few to survive the Ruin. The edifice and other settings, such as the FenAthe village ghettoAand the small plot where Annabella (an elder weaver who mentors Kira after her mother's death) lives are especially well drawn, and the characterizations of Kira and the other artists who cohabit the stone residence are the novel's greatest strength. But the narrative hammers at the theme of the imprisoned artist. And readers may well predict where several important plot threads are headed (e.g., the role of Kira's Guardian, Jamison; her father's disappearance), while larger issues, such as the society's downfall, are left to readers' imaginations. Ages 10-up. (Sept.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
書中的主角Kira一出生便瘸腳卻天生具有一雙巧手的女孩子,同時父親也在一次狩獵被野獸給帶走了,當唯一的母親在生病過世後,她變成了孤兒。當村裏其他的村民想盡法子要將她趕走時,她卻意外地因為在女紅的天賦而救了自己,同時並被賦與重要的工作---修護官服。同時也學習各種染色的技巧。她也同時了解「藍色」將是她最難以完成的顏色。書中她的好朋友 Matt、Thomas及Jo,其中Thomas及Jo跟她一樣都因具有特殊的天賦的孤兒,而Matt則是一個住在貧民窟但卻相當熱情及友善的好朋友,也是Matt在最後送給了她生命中最重要的禮物,那會是什麼呢?對她又有什麼特殊的意義呢?適合12歲以上兒童閱讀。
這本書中讓我印象最深刻的地方有二個,一個是當Kira的母親離開後,其他的村民想盡法子要將她趕走時,她在法庭上勇敢地為自己辯護的勇氣,一方面欣賞她的勇敢,另一方面為那些貪梵的人嘆息。另一個是當那位教Kira的老婦人告訴她並沒有「野獸」這回事的隔天便過世,而最後她的父親卻證實了這位老婦人的話,這在她心中造成了很大的衝擊,當她慢慢地了解事實的真相之後,也開始確定了自己內心的聲音,找到自己人生未來的方向。
在我們的社會中是否也有「野獸」存在呢?看過這本書之後,也許你就能理解什麼才是最可怕的「野獸」了。
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