A review by ebook_em
The Giver by Lois Lowry

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

I didn’t expect this to be a 5 star read. I first read it around fourth grade, I think, and only the vibes and obscure details (like “comfort objects” and the bikes) stuck in my memory. I love the spare, dreamlike language Lowry uses and how much worldbuilding she accomplishes in so few pages. The mundane horrors of the Sameness are haunting yet there is so much beauty packed in here.