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The Giver
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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Start date
April 1, 2024
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April 30, 2024
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What Members Thought

Trisha
Mar 05, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: dystopian, best-ever
I am VERY intrigued to see where this storyline goes! It starts out with a rather dystopian plot line, kids reach a certain age and are selected for a role in the community, very "Divergent-esque" so far. Then Jonas, the main character, is chosen to be the Reciever of Memory. How interesting, he will be the only person with access to the collective unconscious of mankind, but he is forbidden from sharing them with anyone. So no one remembers anything from past? As he is given these memories from ...more
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Kelly
Feb 22, 2010 rated it really liked it
Heartbreaking.
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Jen
Jul 13, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned, fantasy, read-2017, science-fiction, dystopia, young-adult, classics, moved-to-words, stars-5
I had heard of this book before, of course, but had never read it. I have no idea why I hadn't because it is fantastic. ...more
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Amy
Jul 18, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: children-s-books
Read this one just for knowlege of a possible book to recommend for more advanced readers. Enjoyed it very much.
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Red The Book Nerd
Mar 03, 2021 rated it really liked it
I have so many questions still... It reminded me of the Divergent series. Pretty good read.
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Sara
Sep 29, 2008 marked it as to-read
Anne
Nov 15, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Cindy
Dec 19, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: dystopian-post-apocalyptic
Reem
Mar 10, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Jul 02, 2009 rated it liked it
Jean
Jun 13, 2010 marked it as to-read
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Nov 21, 2016 rated it really liked it
Meade
Mar 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
Sarah
Jan 04, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 23, 2012 marked it as to-read
Carrie
Dec 04, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Sarah
Dec 29, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Jan 10, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Kimberly Osmanagic
Oct 04, 2014 marked it as to-read
Jenn
Dec 02, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ya, dystopia, do-not-own
Jessica
Jun 20, 2022 rated it really liked it
Shelves: classics
Madeleine
Mar 22, 2016 rated it really liked it
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Brooke
Oct 08, 2017 rated it it was amazing
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Feb 03, 2018 marked it as to-read
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