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The Giver (The Giver, #1)

Lois Lowry

Start date: April 1, 2024

Finish date: April 30, 2024

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Jul 01, 2011 Kristin rated it really liked it

This book felt nothing like The Willoughbys, the first Lois Lowry book I ever read. The world within the story felt very cold and unfeeling -- with any life beaten out of children from birth. The path of self-discovery and breaking past the mold was well-written and engaging.

I would absolutely recommend this to others and mature adolescents. Although the language itself isn't difficult to read, the concepts are a lot more cerebral and esoteric than the writing.

Side note: As a person who has been ...more

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Mar 05, 2014 Trisha 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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