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The Giver (The Giver, #1)

Lois Lowry

Start date: September 15, 2020

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Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back

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Nov 21, 2011 Cindywho rated it it was ok

Shelves: audiobooks, fantasy-sf, ya

I was glad this was short, because I couldn't shake the feeling of something being off. The distopia disguised as utopia was interesting, but the memory transfer idea was never really explained. I think I must have read this years ago, but had forgotten it completely. Not sure if I'll go for the next ones. The audiobook performance was often interrupted by odd electronic music and the reader's voice was unnervingly squeaky when portraying Jonas' voice. ...more

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May 23, 2011 Joanna rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, post-apocalyptic

When I picked this up I kept feeling like I'd read this book many years ago. I could not remember it for the life of me so I read it again, and yes, I did read it years ago and it was a lovely book then and still is now. ...more

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Sep 15, 2009 Jason rated it really liked it

Shelves: ebook, my-library, pbs-s-the-great-american-read

An interesting and quick read. Good story. I like how the settings and characters were developed during the novel. It stops a little quick for my taste, but I guess thats to get you to read the second book in the series. Which I most likely will.

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