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The Giver by Lois Lowry

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twomorz's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

happycrafter207's review against another edition

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4.0

this book reminded me of a book I read in high school. Brave New World.
I enjoyed this, I will have to read the next in the series.

kirstenrose22's review against another edition

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4.0

This is another in the category of how-is-it-that-I've-never-read-this-before? All in all, pretty good - though I would have liked more information about the how and the why behind that society. And who was dictating it? But a fast read with some startling and interesting images and good points.

lukas4's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

3.75

queenbethie's review against another edition

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2.0

Until the last paragraph I would have given this book 4 stars. I appreciated the look at this dystopian society, the questions it raised, the paralells to the odd decisions we sometimes make in our own society, the lessons we can learn. What I didn't appreciate was the ending. The actual very ending. That last paragraph. Apparentlly I'm not educated enough (although I do have a doctorate), not a good enough thinker, or maybe not a good analyzer. The ending. I just don't get it and it ruined the entire book for me. Don't bother.