Reviews

The Giver by Lois Lowry

salston's review against another edition

5.0

My middle school students have been reading this for years in English and telling me they really liked it. I can see why. I really enjoyed it.

khall909's review against another edition

3.0

Very torn with my thoughts on this book. In one hand I do think the message and open-endedness is thought-provoking and important, but the story itself felt so sparse. I wanted more from it. This felt like an amazing first few chapters of an even bigger book almost. The vague character development and plot points do leave a lot up for interpretation which I think is interesting, but I wish we got more.

averyiacavone's review against another edition

3.0

3.5- technically, this is a re-read for me since I read this in 8th grade for school. Our teacher would read it to us and sometimes, she would play chapters on audio for us to listen to instead, so this was very nostalgic for me as I listened to the audiobook

paulach's review against another edition

4.0

Bardzo ciekawy koncept świata i społeczeństwa. Nie mogę doczekać się, aż dowiem się czegoś więcej w kolejnej części. Mimo, że język i historia są dostosowane do młodszych odbiorców to czytało się naprawdę dobrze. 

friendlyneighboorhoodlibrarian's review against another edition

5.0

Exceptional! It should be a household staple for any family that reads

alannahmcdevitt's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

bibs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

embers_bookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

Even though I had to read this for English class in 7th grade, I actually thought it was good

uminotomo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The story feels like it's dragging, but it makes sense based on how the environment in which to story takes place. It can be hard to read through at times, but it does make up for it in the end. It does lay down a lot of foundation for the books that come after but most of the lore shows through "Messenger" and "Son".

lakenbartel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0