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The Giver
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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What Members Thought

Aimee
Sep 03, 2008 rated it liked it
This book actually put me in mind of The Stand by Stephen King. Lots of build up with a great story line -- plenty of tension -- and then an abrupt ending. I find that extremely irritating. It's as though the author all of the sudden looked up, saw the page count, and thought "Oh frap, this is getting long. I'd better hurry and finish." That might be somewhat understandable in a book like The Stand that is over 1,000 pages long, but in a book that doesn't even crest 200??? Maybe it's just my typ ...more
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Dan
Oct 27, 2008 rated it really liked it
Always heard this was a classic so I gave it a try. I was impressed. A tight story with few wasted words. Not a lot of character development, but that, surprisingly, didn't detract from the story.

Some say Lowry's political opinions dominate the story, but I disagree. Did Jonas make the right decision? Maybe or maybe not. To me, Lowry left that up for interpretation.

The Giver is an intriguing character. Perhaps some religious analogy there?

I was happy to see the varying reviews of the book from l ...more
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Katie Verhaeren
Apr 12, 2008 rated it really liked it
I somehow managed to miss this book during my school years, and after hearing almost all of my friends rave about it and wonder how in the world I had never read it I decided to see what the fuss was about. I think this book is a great read for young and old alike, and the kind of book that will only get better each time you read it. Since it's written for young adults, it's a pretty quick read and well worth the time. ...more
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Mitchell Friedman
Jul 12, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: philosophy, young-adult, fiction, five-star, dystopia, own, economics, popular, read-popular, newbery-winner
Much better than I expected. Definitely not a children's book - but quite fits my definition of a young adult book. And holds up to comparison to Animal Farm and 1984 and Anthem and so forth. Scary and unfair. And the ending is rushed and uneven. But otherwise posits a world much different than our own. Written in a simple and clear style and worth rereading as an adult. ...more
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Elizabeth
Mar 19, 2008 rated it liked it
Abigail Cantrell
Mar 25, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shaylene
Mar 28, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Mar 30, 2008 rated it really liked it
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Aug 22, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 19, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Feb 05, 2010 marked it as to-read
Jane
Jun 30, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: better-than-the-movie, ya
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Jan 23, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 04, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, dystopia
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Shelves: dystopian
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Aug 13, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Sep 26, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: science-fiction, dystopian, young-adult
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