Reviews - The Giver | The StoryGraph

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The Giver

Lois Lowry

4.08 AVERAGE

fiddle_sticks's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

brookem1248's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kattitudeandcoffee's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

turtlekenn's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

annae_'s review against another edition

4.0

inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

paintedbypicasso's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad 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: No

mehsi's review against another edition

4.0

I still think it is hilarious that I love the movie, like the graphic novel, and don't like the book. I tried, a couple of times, but it never worked out. This graphic novel was interesting to read, especially when I compare it to the movie. It seems they made quite some changes from book > movie. In this one our MC is 11 going to 12, the ending was a bit eh as I still have no clue if they survived or not (I guess it is up to the reader, so I say yes), and some others, but I had a lot of fun reading it and seeing Jonas discover that not everything was as it was in the community. Seeing what it meant when someone went away. Finding out that they did something about colours. The Giver was also different, and I have to say I can imagine why he is the way he is. All those memories, gosh, I don't want to think. The happy ones are OK, but the wars, the pain, the hurt. No..
I would like to know more about the world, how it all grew to be communities and if there are free people somewhere.
The art was pretty good.