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Jonas is waiting with all the other Elevens to get his job assignment. He is number 19 in his group. Each person is called up in turn. Jonas is getting ready to be called up, when they skip him and go to the next person. Finally after all of the other members in the group are assigned they call Jonas up. Jonas is going to be the new Receiver. He isn't real sure what that means, he just knows that everyone is beginning to treat him differently.
I like this. I explained alot more than the movie was ...more
I like this. I explained alot more than the movie was ...more
I'm torn as to how I feel for this one. It is an incredibly good dystopian middle grade and I definitely enjoyed reading it. However, I wasn't really a big fan of the ending. I appreciate the approach of it and the writing was definitely good, but (without spoiling it) it just wasn't...enough. However, I liked the writing and the creation of the dystopian world enough that I will be continuing on with the series. I'm interested to see where Lowry takes this and there are a lot of questions I hav
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Among my reading goals for the year, I included "Re-read five old favorites." This one was the fifth. I found it interesting that I didn't enjoy any of the five as much this time around as I had originally; two of them I found rather dull. I am learning how much of my opinion of a book depends on my own stage in life and what other books I read first. I still liked The Giver, but it wasn't as fresh or interesting a second time through, partly because it reminded me of several similar books I hav
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Wow! I didn't know what I was expecting when I started this book, but I was enthralled and couldn't put the book down. The descriptions that the author gives are vibrant and detailed and I felt like I was feeling them for the first time. Incredible!
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The ending is just amazing. Such an unusual book but written very well. Understandable that it is on the Great American Book list!
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