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The Giver

Lois Lowry

4.08 AVERAGE


I had a hard time really sinking into this book and it’s probably because of how much I love the book in its original format.

The illustrations were gorgeous and as the color was added in at the end I couldn’t stop myself from turning ahead to the next page.

My only issue was that each section/graphic felt so overwhelmed with words at times. Some were filled with so much while others were bare and it just left for a disjointed read even though I know and love the story.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Yes
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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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: No
challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I don’t know if it’s the fact I’ve read the book so many times or if the drawings really do change my intake processing, but this version of the book was simplistic. I read it very quickly and didn’t feel personally affected in the same way.
adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced