Reviews tagging 'War'

The Giver by Lois Lowry

57 reviews

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Confinement

Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, and Deportation

lambclown's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and War

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Ableism, and Death

Minor: Suicide

danajoy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and Child death

Minor: War

anekk78's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Great book to read with students, learning about utopian and dystopian societies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: War

kawaiicorgireads_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: Blood, War, and Pregnancy

ondina510's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content and War

building_a_bookdom's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, War, and Suicide

Minor: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Violence

saraellenme's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Minor: War and Child abuse

whateverart's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Still to this day one of my favorite books. The world that is created is so interesting and i love the concept of the jobs they are assigned. It goes with that totalitarian sci-fi style but with so much more.

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Gore, Violence, and Death