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The Giver by Lois Lowry

57 reviews

amsswim's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

I'm surprised I didn't read this earlier or I was not required to in school. I absolutely loved this read, I haven't read Lois Lowry since middle school, but now I think I'd like to return to her books. Her world building and descriptions are perfect for a dystopian story. This was an easy read while still being meaningful and thought provoking.

The audiobook on Libby was only 5 hours, so this was a great weekend/day ready. Highly recommend to everyone.

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jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

reread :))

i wish this book was longer! i love jonas <3

this book will always make me reflect on how it is a gift to be able to feel love and happiness and how as humans we are lucky to have so much diversity to celebrate.

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revbeckett's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Finished this book for the second time. I had first read it in 7th grade for class. I loved it then, and I love it now. Taking place in a dystopian utopia, a young boy named Jonas is selected at the age every child is selected to become contributing members of the community, that is, to be adults. The book is a cautionary tale against Sameness. In the effort to get rid of pain and the difficulty of making choices, society decided to create utopias of Sameness. As a result, unique differences are lost, forgotten, and cannot be celebrated. While negative things like war, pain, and true anger are forgotten, so are joyous things like sunshine, colours, and love. Even certain children are selected to be “released” from the community when they don’t meet the requirements, as well as the elderly when they get too old. When Jonas learns of these things, he is understandably disturbed.

Published in 1993, everyone should read this book today. Our culture is seeking to create a utopia of Sameness: men and women are the same and don’t have distinct differences that should be celebrated, certain children are chosen to die rather than given a chance at life, and the elderly are assisted with suicide. ‘The Giver’ warns the reader that by acquiring a culture of Sameness, we lose everything that makes us human, and everything that makes life worth living despite all the pain. Because without pain, we can’t truly know what it means to LIVE—what it means to have joy.

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pumpkinsoup's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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breedawnwriter's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This is just a really powerful and beautifully written story.

It’s a hard book to read, but it is—quite possibly—one of the most important.

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charleerose57's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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kaitoro_walker13's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Just too odd. Parts of it were boring, and other parts were predictable. It dragged a little in places, and it's definitely directed at children and you teens, so it's hard for someone older to enjoy it.

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allysm0llbean's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

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mbasford's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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kimberlina82's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

I wasn't a big fan of the ending, but need to continue with the subsequent books in the series. Otherwise, this was a great book. Really puts life into perspective.

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