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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
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
I don't mind the ambiguous ending. Re-read years later with Eve. Zach read for school. All watched movie.
good until the ending. it’s fun to teach this book!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
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
I loved this book as a child. Reread as an adult and I still love the premise and I’m still a sucker for a dystopia setting. HOWEVER- maybe it’s because it is a children’s book, now it feels half baked to me. It isn’t that that are full plot holes but more that there are SO many unanswered questions (world building as well as plot). Even more disappointing was that right as it was picking up steam (the Giver is giving more weighty memories that could expand the world and develop character) they decide to leave and the book is over!
It felt a little like GoT season 7: I’m fine with how it ended, I’m fine with a less concrete ending, but the issue is how quickly it was done and how little groundwork seemed to be leading to that destination. The book needed to be a few more hundred pages: more time with the Giver, more time setting up the world and the character choices to give depth… okay, fine, I want the book to be for an adult audience.
It felt a little like GoT season 7: I’m fine with how it ended, I’m fine with a less concrete ending, but the issue is how quickly it was done and how little groundwork seemed to be leading to that destination. The book needed to be a few more hundred pages: more time with the Giver, more time setting up the world and the character choices to give depth… okay, fine, I want the book to be for an adult audience.