179 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385732550
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 24 January 2006
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 104,153 reviews
Moods
emotional 51%
mysterious 43%
adventurous 36%
dark 35%
hopeful 30%
challenging 26%
sad 26%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
informative 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 28% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, SuicideModerate
War
179 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385732550
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 24 January 2006
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 104,153 reviews
Moods
emotional 51%
mysterious 43%
adventurous 36%
dark 35%
hopeful 30%
challenging 26%
sad 26%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
informative 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 28% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, SuicideModerate
War