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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Enjoyed revisiting a lifelong favorite book via graphic novel.
I have always wanted to give a try at reading The Giver and I bumped into the graphic novel version. I decided it might be a fun introduction to the story.
I was pleasantly surprised by this dystopian.
It follows Jonas who has been selected to become the new receiver, while in the process to become one he met the Giver. Both they figured out that memories were taken from society.
Imagine living in a world where you cannot see colour, as the government has taken that away?
I was pleasantly surprised by this dystopian.
It follows Jonas who has been selected to become the new receiver, while in the process to become one he met the Giver. Both they figured out that memories were taken from society.
Imagine living in a world where you cannot see colour, as the government has taken that away?
adventurous
dark
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:
No
I have infinitely more respect for graphic novel designers than I did a few months ago. Man, you guys are superheroes. Russell, please take this medal as a token of my appreciation for your work:
Reading is such an interpretive experience. We can read the same book and have different pictures in our minds of the world, characters, and the like. Literature adds another layer to that interpretation complexity. Some of the questions that surfaced for me while reading this book: Is Lowry using the setting in The Giver to take jabs, and perhaps even upper cut punches, towards society? If yes, which society has she chosen to target? Do connections arise between The Giver and Jonathon Swift’s A Modest Proposal essay, because both creators use the murder of infants to communicate a dire message?
Your reading experience of literature will be 100% different from mine; you may not even leave with questions after reading this piece of literature, but rather with more answers to questions that were in your mind prior to reading.
Onto the point— this graphic novel is faithful and it rocks!
This graphic novel’s illustrations do not overwhelm. Most importantly, the graphics in this work help add to readers’ imaginations that may have stemmed from the original novel. It maintained all literary elements. All questions I have plus more seem to be addressed in this graphic novel version as well.
With this final point in mind, reading the original book before the graphic novel would benefit. Reading each form alongside each other may also kindle an interesting experience.
Your reading experience of literature will be 100% different from mine; you may not even leave with questions after reading this piece of literature, but rather with more answers to questions that were in your mind prior to reading.
Onto the point— this graphic novel is faithful and it rocks!
This graphic novel’s illustrations do not overwhelm. Most importantly, the graphics in this work help add to readers’ imaginations that may have stemmed from the original novel. It maintained all literary elements. All questions I have plus more seem to be addressed in this graphic novel version as well.
With this final point in mind, reading the original book before the graphic novel would benefit. Reading each form alongside each other may also kindle an interesting experience.
Quick read, stayed true to the original. Very good story!
The Giver: Graphic Novel by Lois Lowry and P. Craig Russell is the graphic novel adaptation of the original novel that follows Jonas, who lives in a world where everyone and everything is the same. He believes that his community is ideal until the day that he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of memories and begins to unravel the deep dark secrets hidden from his community. More than a decade ago, I read this book as a child and loved it. Now rereading it in its graphic format and going back into the fictional world created by Lowry, I have to say that this book has withstood time and is a thought-provoking classic that future generations will definitely enjoy. 5/5
I had forgotten how deeply disturbing The Giver is and this graphic novel version doesn't shy away from telling about how bleak and terrifying it can be to live in "sameness."
Amazingly done. Grades 6 and up.
Amazingly done. Grades 6 and up.