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240 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544340688
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 01 July 2014
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 130,549 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
mysterious 42%
adventurous 35%
dark 34%
hopeful 30%
challenging 27%
sad 27%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
informative 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 42%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 29% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Child death, Death, SuicideModerate
War
240 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544340688
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 01 July 2014
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 130,549 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
mysterious 42%
adventurous 35%
dark 34%
hopeful 30%
challenging 27%
sad 27%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
informative 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 42%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 29% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, SuicideModerate
War