208 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780547946962
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 26 April 1993
Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until...
Community Reviews Summary of 95,156 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
mysterious 43%
adventurous 36%
dark 35%
hopeful 29%
sad 26%
challenging 25%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
informative 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 29% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, SuicideMinor
War
208 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780547946962
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 26 April 1993
Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until...
Community Reviews Summary of 95,156 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
mysterious 43%
adventurous 36%
dark 35%
hopeful 29%
sad 26%
challenging 25%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
informative 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 29% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, SuicideMinor
War