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The Giver
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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April 1, 2021
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April 30, 2021
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New School Classics- 1915-2005
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Sharon
Jan 29, 2013 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2013-read
It feels wrong giving a 1-star rating to a book so many others love, but, this is my opinion, and I found this book to be a boring, total waste of time.

A much better, more through-provoking book on the same theme that I can recommend, is Brave New World. It seems The Giver is a rip off of BNW only it's worse because it has no ending. The entire reason I kept reading it was to find out what new item it brought to this scene that's been written about time and time again already. As it turns out, ...more
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Mentari
Feb 28, 2017 rated it liked it
It was hard understand at first, but it is really good.
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Lois Young
Nov 03, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Noelle
Dec 11, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: all-time-favorites, read-for-school
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Jan 15, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Dec 01, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Mar 09, 2014 marked it as to-read
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May 31, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Roxana
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Jim Townsend
Sep 21, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Oct 05, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Pennygale
Feb 11, 2015 rated it liked it
Darla
Apr 11, 2015 rated it it was ok
Shelves: newbery-challenge
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May 23, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Adrienne
Apr 17, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: kindle-mobi, fiction
Ian Anderson
Dec 30, 2016 rated it liked it
Jacqueline
Apr 24, 2017 marked it as to-read
Sarah
Mar 26, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Mickey Harnden
Jul 09, 2018 rated it really liked it
Vince
Dec 31, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Amber
Dec 02, 2021 marked it as to-read
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