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The Giver
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Start date
September 1, 2019
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September 30, 2019
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Why we're reading this
Chosen as our dystopian themed BotM for September 2019. Previously read in September 2014.

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What Members Thought

Trisha
Mar 05, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: dystopian, best-ever
I am VERY intrigued to see where this storyline goes! It starts out with a rather dystopian plot line, kids reach a certain age and are selected for a role in the community, very "Divergent-esque" so far. Then Jonas, the main character, is chosen to be the Reciever of Memory. How interesting, he will be the only person with access to the collective unconscious of mankind, but he is forbidden from sharing them with anyone. So no one remembers anything from past? As he is given these memories from ...more
Christie
Nov 08, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: library, favorites, ya
Incredible. This was just such a great book. It is a book about courage, bravery change. I think everyone should read this book, it is only 220 pages and it is a really quick read, so I suggest just picking it up and reading it yourself. I am a little worried about the rest if the series because I am afraid it will not live up to this one... We will see. (waiting on the library lol)
Jacqueline
May 01, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2009
I'll be writing a review soon! ...more
Kelly
Feb 22, 2010 rated it really liked it
Heartbreaking.
Trisha
Feb 26, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Apr 16, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya-favorites
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Jul 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Apr 03, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Shelves: favorites
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Denise
Aug 21, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ya
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Oct 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Nov 27, 2013 marked it as to-read
Benjamin
Dec 06, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: school
Amber
Apr 19, 2014 rated it really liked it
Mary Todd
May 25, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shay
Sep 23, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: banned-books
Melanie Knight
Nov 08, 2014 marked it as to-read
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May 20, 2015 marked it as to-read
Bev
Aug 08, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 18-mg-to-ya
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Sep 05, 2019 rated it really liked it
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Dec 01, 2019 marked it as to-read
Angelique
May 01, 2020 rated it it was amazing