The Giver
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In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 Newbery Medal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price. |
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Ghastly! NOT for young ones.
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| I am not a prude or a conservative in my outlook on life. By most standards I would be considered fairly radical. That being said, I absolutely cannot understand how this book has won the prizes it has as a "Book for Children." While it is well written and thought provoking, and I consider 95% of it as suitable for kids, the ending may confuse and upset those of more tender years, and the graphic description of a release absolutely will shock and deeply disturb those of a more sensitive mien. I have still not recovered from reading the latter, and I honestly wish I had never read it. It will stay with me for a long time, upsetting me in the process, and I would never want that to be the case with any of my children. Please, parents, do not think this book is a great read for your kids just because a number of "experts" have chosen to award it the prizes and accolades it has received. It is, as I have titled this review, GHASTLY, and very disturbing. In closing, I looked at the author's smiling picture at the back of the book and found myself thinking, "What kind of person is this woman to be capable of writing such a descriptive passage of a release? How could she ever want a child to read such a thing? Is she capable of writing other books that hit in such a darkly disturbing way?" I will never be able to answer that last question because I will never read another book from this woman, whom I believe may have some pretty serious mental health issues, especially as it applies to her true feelings about children. |
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