theliteratewalrus 's review for:

The Giver by Lois Lowry

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was great. I recommend it to everyone who likes dystopian books or wants to get into dystopian books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization

Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

Child death ->

There is a not very graphic scene were a baby is killed using a syringe of poison

Animal death ->

There is a not very graphic scene that takes place before the book itself in which an elephant is killed by poachers

Suicide ->

There is a story told by one of the main characters about another character intentionally applying for release (in this book "release" basically means putting someone down in a hospital. Kinda like putting down a dog, except with humans