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The Giver
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April 1, 2014
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April 30, 2014
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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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Melissa
May 15, 2014 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2014-reads
Well ... I liked this book a lot ... I think. I guess I'm feeling a bit conflicted after finishing it. I can see why it is so beloved by so many people. It is a book that I recommended to my twelve year-old daughter. So I did like it, and I can appreciate the message it provides. I'm just feeling a bit conflicted after the ending. And I feel guilty for feeling so conflicted. I feel like if I were feeling a bit more "literary" right now as I read the book I would have felt more love for the brill ...more
Joy Gerbode
Feb 27, 2011 rated it it was amazing
This was clearly one of the early "alternate reality" books for young readers. A human society that has cleansed itself of anything that causes pain or suffering is depicted here, along with one young man who slowly realizes all that has been sacrificed to reach this "security". A wonderful read, and I am very much looking forward to the movie, which comes out this year sometime.

Read again with a class I was teaching ... enjoyed it again, and realized I never did see the movie, so I need to look
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Janelle
Dec 02, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I truly found this book to be enlightening. It was quite an easy read, to be honest, but I often found myself thinking about while I was between chapters. I think that is the most important aspect of literature; its ability to inspire thought.

I don't necessarily care if it spoke against a utopian society. It still drew attention to the fact that we are frail and wonderfully made. Life is not just about finding perfection and eliminating pain, it's about embracing it all, the good and the bad, t
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Shannon
Jan 21, 2011 rated it really liked it
Melissa
Feb 08, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Azalea
Feb 12, 2011 rated it liked it
Susieq
Feb 27, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Jane
Mar 04, 2011 marked it as to-read
Kat
Mar 12, 2011 rated it liked it
Benji
Apr 05, 2011 marked it as to-read
Mickey
Apr 08, 2011 rated it liked it
Kirsten Rodgers
May 09, 2011 rated it really liked it
Misty
May 27, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Jess
Jul 07, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Anita
Aug 02, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Dana
Sep 30, 2011 rated it really liked it
Sarah Kate
Oct 10, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Irish
Jan 12, 2012 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
Zoe
Jun 17, 2012 rated it it was ok
raya (a little mango)
Sep 24, 2012 marked it as to-read
Alexander Silva
Feb 19, 2013 marked it as to-read
Dustin
May 09, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: classics, dystopian
Pooja Kalloor
Jan 10, 2014 marked it as to-read
Ashley
Feb 22, 2014 marked it as to-read
Rhiannon
Mar 28, 2014 marked it as to-read