Synopsis:
In a world of Sameness, a young man who can see colors is chosen to be the Receiver and bear all emotion and memory for his community. As he trains, he begins to see the monstrousness of a world without feeling.
Review:
I missed this one growing up, even though I devoured Lowry’s Anastasia Krupnik series. It’s a hypnotic tale that I read in a single sitting, drawn in by Lowry’s simple storytelling and deft use of imagery. Learning that Jonas’s warm family knew nothing of love–in word or in deed–was horrifying and powerful. Lowry is a beautiful writer and this book well deserves the praise it’s been given.
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1 The Giver Could Become a Movie | reading is my superpower // Mar 16, 2007 at 3:33 pm
[...] reported today that The Giver by Lois Lowry has had some action on the adaptation front: For years, the book has floated around [...]
2 Unwind by Neal Shusterman // May 15, 2008 at 10:31 pm
[...] Review: I heard about Unwind from the Queens Library, in an email newsletter talking up good new young adult books. I’m so glad that I did, because it’s a dystopian thrill ride in the same vein as Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies trilogy, only with the same intellectual depth and emotional heart that you find in Lois Lowry’s The Giver. [...]
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