Reviews

The Giver by Lois Lowry

arrr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Thoughtful utopia/dystopia asks what else gets lost when we choose to avoid pain. Told through the eyes of a pre-teen boy, this story might break your heart and give you hope. 

adudemaybe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

madison_jade's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

nikkigirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

 This has always been a favorite book of mine. I read it for the first time in highschool and it was the only required reading I ever read. I love it as a re-read and loved being able to listen to it. I really enjoyed the movie that was made; it stayed true to the book. I want to read the rest of the series now.

This is always a quick read and good story. 

vavocado's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

anish_1's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

justcallme_blondie's review against another edition

3.0

This book wasn't jaw-droppingly amazing but it wasn't horrible either. It was a "meh" for me.

vcb182's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

sumayyaha's review

5.0

(Assigned reading) UPDATE: POSTED REVIEW
Rating - 4.9 Stars // Recommended - 12+
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Since I read this for school, I analyzed it more closely than I normally would. BUT I still won't make a detailed review, so if that's what you're looking for, I bid you farewell.

ANYWAY,
This book definitely brings up some interesting topics. Mostly though, it brings up your permission to choose what you want in life. Really, choice should be a given and not controlled like in this book. And that's exactly what this book brings up. I just found Jona's journey through his choices interesting. I read something at the beginning of the book from the author. It was about how it impacted so many people but a lot of people were not fans and I find myself laughing at this one part that says "Jesus would be ashamed of you!". This was written in an e-mail to the author and I really don't understand this. What the author should be ashamed of in the book, I do not understand. It was amazing to me and just enjoyable. After my last assigned reading, I'm glad I got one that I actually wanted because this was just amazing, to me.

zediant's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25