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The Giver
 

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. Now, it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. (read review)

Top tags: young adult,  fiction,  fantasy,  dystopia,  science fiction (all tags)

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Larissa C
  • Rated 4 stars

“For a childrens book this was kind of dark, and the themes were deeper than any I have encountered in any other childrens book.. the endurance of memory, the necessity of preserving knowledge of one's heritage, and how lives are worthless without them.”

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Frances
  • Rated 2 stars

“i read it in 6th grade
i couldnt stand the ending
it left us hanging
i cant stand to live in a world where everything is the same
”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.318906 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • The High Executioner

    the high executioner said:

    “give this book an early grave, its time for a bit of Chinesse Bambo torture.
    There is no turning back.”

    posted 2 days ago
  • zawadi

    zawadi said:

    “Samantha,
    While the books can be argued interrelated, this is not a series. And in the future if you're concerned about reading works out of sequence, simply pull up the titles and check by publishing date. Then it is a simple matter of reading the books in the order of the original publishing date.”

    posted Friday, June 13 2008
  • I'm Sam (a girl Sam!!) and I rock!!! :)

    i'm sam (a girl sam!!) and i rock!!! :) said:

    “ok so this is a book in like a series thing, rite? and if it is, which book comes first? i HATE reading book series out of order, cuz then u miss sooo much”

    posted Friday, June 13 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Xiaotong

    xiaotong said:

    “This was one of my favorite books when reading it in school, I read it again recently and there was so much I missed when I was younger. But still, epic book.”

    posted Monday, June 2 2008
  • Margie C

    margie c said:

    “the translation in spanish make me headches LOL ....”

    posted Wednesday, May 28 2008
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