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rachelbookdragon 's review for:
The Giver (Graphic Novel)
by Lois Lowry
The Giver is one of my favorite books. I love it so much as a full novel, that transferring it into a graphic novel was an interesting idea for me as a reader. Just like with the movie, it’s strength was in its depictions of the change from black and white to color and the transference of memory. The emotional journey Jonas experiences was lost to me. The build up to the original book for me was when Jonas begins to understand the lack of love in his world and realizes a life without love isn’t worth living. In the graphic novel, that major point just isn’t given the same emotional impact. I did like seeing Jonas’ world rather than having it described, but nothing can replace the novel in my eyes. Still, the story is incredible and I love having this additional reminder of the full book that can be read so quickly.