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The Giver
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Simple and short, yet manages to tell an immensely powerful story better than most books thrice the size.…more

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Chris Torretta
Mar 18, 2014 rated it it was amazing
How interesting! It is a testament to how great Lois Lowry's writing is that I started reading this and was thinking to myself "Hmm... this doesn't seem like a dystopian!" All that she puts into this I loved. The society was brilliantly written and it takes subtle hints to realize that this is a sad community. BUT it's a community that does care, I don't think they MEAN to be dystopian but really, does anyone when it starts?

What I enjoyed most, other than the progressive dystopian feel, were the
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Keksisbaby
Er lebt in einer perfekten Welt. Jeder hat seinen Platz. Es wird genau auf die Wortwahl geachtet und die Gefühle werden mit Hilfe von Pillen kontrolliert. Doch dann wird Jonas zum Nachfolger des Hüters der Erinnerungen ernannt und plötzlich steht seine Welt Kopf. Der vorherhige Hüter der Erinnerungen wird zum Geber und überträgt all die Erfahrungen die Menschen vor der Gleichheit gemacht haben, auf ihn. Gute Erfahrungen wie Sonnenschein oder Weihnachten, aber auch schlechte wie Krieg und Tod. Jo ...more
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Mar 02, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 16, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: dystopia
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Apr 17, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: class-library
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Apr 17, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Apr 29, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: y-a, dystopia, 2014
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May 07, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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May 21, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 18, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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