The Giver

Mass Market Paperback, 180 pages

English language

Published May 11, 1999 by Bantam Books for Young Readers.

ISBN:
978-0-553-57133-2
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Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

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I've never read these books, despite having them come up in conversation and in passing many times. The first one was good, but for the most of it I found myself thinking about how cliche it felt. Young Adult Dystopians novels always seem really obsessed with social control. Not that that's a bad thing, and of course that's a set of ideas that is actually really important to young adults. But to me, it made this narrative feel really...trite. I enjoyed the second novel in the series much more.

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Subjects

  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
  • Social Issues - Values
  • Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
  • Reading Group Guide
  • Science fiction