The Giver (The Giver, #1) in Classics Without All the Class

Nov 10, 2007 Beth Given rated it it was amazing

Shelves: newbery

Upon reading, I was instantly I was drawn into the strange world Lowry describes: a world where everything was ordered and perfect — and strangely hollow. Being a new parent in at the time, I couldn't help but compare it myself to the parents in that society. It seemed totally foreign: parents apply for one of the children born that year, and in an annual ceremony, the babies (or “newchildren”) are placed with their families. Before then, they are cared for by “Nurturers” (including both a day a ...more

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Aug 13, 2009 Ryan rated it it was amazing

Even though this is geared more towards middle school students...I loved it! I had actually never read this before. I like sci-fi type books that talk about utopian societies that ultimately fail! The scary thing is that some of the what Lowry writes about seems like it is happening already. All the authors that write about ideas similar to this all speak some truth. I wonder when people will actually start to listen to some of this fiction.

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Oct 17, 2010 Ben rated it really liked it

Shelves: edition-ebook, fiction-dystopia, fiction, kids

Summary: Little kid living in a community, starts to see things differently and has to make some hard choices about his future and his relationship with that community.

Things I liked:

* Short and powerful: I like it when a book delivers in a couple of hundred vs. 1000+ pages.
* Sparse descriptions: reminds me a bit of the glass bead game and Kafke's 'The Trial' I like the style as I find myself focusing more on what is written and why. With more flowery prose I sometimes find myself skimming.
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