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The Giver
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April 1, 2014
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April 30, 2014
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This is the children's read for April 2014. …more

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Roberta
Feb 18, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2010, fantasy
Jonas vive in un un mondo perfetto senza povertà, senza dolore, senza fame. Un mondo ordinato e tranquillo che scoraggia ogni minima diversità e viene guidato dal Comitato degli Anziani. A ogni persona viene assegnata una specifica designazione che contribuirà al buon funzionamento della comunità.

Quando Jonas compie dodici anni viene scelto dal Comitato per diventare Accoglitore di Memorie. L'Accoglitore di Memorie precedente, ora Donatore, conosce il passato dell'umanità e il suo compito è di
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Nada
Jun 22, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2015
I'm overwhelmed with thoughts and emotions and I love it. There is nothing better than a book that can make you think and also FEEL things from a different perspective. I'll definitely read this mind teaser again. ...more
Ellen
Aug 10, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Why couldn't I have read this when I was younger? Okay, I'm still young, but it would have been interesting to see what I have thought about this book when I was a wee little kid as opposed to reading it and understanding the larger themes as an adult. When I read this book, I imagined a colorless world where people spoke in monotonous voices and thought of how boring that would have been, and yet, everyone without feelings seem to be content with their lives. But how can they be when they can't ...more
Michele Abrams Lehn
Jan 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Still a classic!
Kirsten Rodgers
May 09, 2011 rated it really liked it
K-la Hugie
Jul 27, 2011 rated it liked it
Anita
Aug 02, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Jurgen_i
Aug 03, 2011 marked it as to-read
mayee
Sep 17, 2011 marked it as to-read
Helen Marie
Mar 10, 2012 rated it really liked it
Lance Winchell
May 05, 2012 rated it really liked it
Danielle
Jun 14, 2012 rated it it was amazing
raya (a little mango)
Sep 24, 2012 marked it as to-read
Krissy
Oct 06, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Karen Mcilhargey
Jan 01, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: children-s, 2014-read
Alexander Silva
Feb 19, 2013 marked it as to-read
Dustin
May 09, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: classics, dystopian
Amy J.
Sep 07, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Andrea
Dec 26, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2013-reads
Pooja Kalloor
Jan 10, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Jan 19, 2014 rated it liked it
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Feb 22, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Mar 28, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Jun 13, 2022 rated it liked it
Jenny Wheelbarrow
Jul 11, 2014 rated it really liked it
Maria Roubati
Jul 20, 2014 marked it as to-read
Dotty
Oct 07, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Jan 13, 2015 rated it liked it