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Lois Lowry:
The Giver had a profound effect on me...Were you inspired by other similar books? 1984, Brave New World? Which were your favorites?
Lois Lowry
My favorite of the entire dystopian oeuvre is Margaret Atwood's THE HANDMAID'S TAKE
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Emmanuel
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Lois Lowry:
Hello Lois. Your novel, "The Giver" was not only my first novel with a utopian setting, but also one of my favorite novels as a child. I would like to ask; "How do you believe the society, you designed in the novel, went wrong?" Despite the morally-gray methods the civilization had, I remember understanding the noble intentions behind them. Also, do you believe in a perfect society? Thank you.
Cristy LeBlanc
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Lois Lowry:
Number the Stars has been my favorite book for the past 25 years. Six months ago I stumbled across The Giver and it became an instant favorite as well. These books are so far apart in likeness that I must ask: is there anything you can't do??? I believe both these books will outlive you by centuries and yet always be relevant. Thank you!
Lee
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Lois Lowry:
That's no possible that the whole community are colourless, right? I mean the melanin, haemoglobin and carotene, which determine the skin colour--rosy cheeks, pale appearence, yellowish tone on the skin..they can't just make these pigments disappear without affecting body functions, right? HOW does colour absent from their lives?
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