Reviews - El Dador | The StoryGraph

5.38k reviews for:

El Dador

Lois Lowry

4.08 AVERAGE

star_wander's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the book and the way the author explained human emotion so perfectly. I am at a loss for words for how deep this book was.

chellybell's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

finnctionary's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious 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: Complicated

relyse12's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

len_a's review against another edition

4.5

emotional 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

evienay's review against another edition

4.0

I liked it, but some parts were a bit like "huh?", in my opinion. Like when Jonas gets the "Stirrings" and stuff. And the whole killing and government control. So I can see why some people want this book banned.

But this book does give the reason why we shouldn't have totalitarian governments. I would say that in a way, this is like a fantasy/dystopian version of Animal Farm.

Of course, I'm not a big fantasy/dystopian reader, but if you are, maybe you'll like this.

Just so you know, there are sexual references, infanticide, and euthanasia. So read this story at your own risk if you would like. I'm not going to say that it should be banned, I just think maybe not all kids my age (15) or younger are ready for the topics discussed in this story. I'd rate this book for ages 11-12+, but everyone is different and everyone has different knowledge levels on certain topics.