The Giver

  • Ayana Sioux

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    It was a very good book. I think it could teach some good lessons in life... like how life is better with it's flaws and downfalls. Because seriously, the life they were living before was very bland.
    August 24th, 2010 at 04:03am
  • mortal peril.

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    I had to read this in year eight. I wasn't all that interested in the story, but I liked the utopian society setting and how it was described. I found that really fascinating.
    September 12th, 2010 at 12:09pm
  • dressedtokill

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    I read this story last year. The teacher made it completely awful.
    September 13th, 2010 at 01:58am
  • oh bear

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    I read it last year with the class. My teacher said it was really interesting and it grabs you and it's a real page-turner, but I don't see it. I think it was boring. Just... gah. Everything is so boring and I thought it was a waste of time. But it's probably just me - the other people keep saying it's really good; I don't get it.
    January 9th, 2011 at 02:14pm
  • D_rose

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    I thought it was really boring too. I read it in 7th grade... but I think also why I hate it is because my teacher made us basically re-write it in summaries. The utopia idea was pretty cool but I thought the story line was really boring.
    February 1st, 2011 at 08:55pm
  • lolita doll;

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    My classmates and I had to read this for the class. They weren't pretty happy about the ending, but I found it interesting. It was like being able to create your own ending. It was in my opinion a good read. Smiley
    February 10th, 2011 at 01:03am
  • thelastpainter

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    If you loved The Giver then I have to say, I'm pretty sure there's a second book to it called Son. I happened across it when working in a library. It's a newer book, I think.

    I read The Giver last night in three hours and I was hooked. It's a favorite of mine, if not the top, now. XD
    July 16th, 2013 at 08:47pm
  • archivist

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    I read in fifth grade. Didn't understand it as much as I wish I had. But thinking back, it's exactly the kind of thing I love to read (and write), so I'll have to find it again.
    April 9th, 2014 at 09:20pm
  • southpaw

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    I had to read this in eleventh grade, and it fucked with me in a good way. I need to reread it, since it really made me think.
    September 30th, 2014 at 01:26am