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Lowry creates a society where no one sees color or has feelings. Families are limited and created by a committee. Religion seems to be non-existent. Rules are the rage and no one really makes any actual choices. Only one man, the Receiver, has memories of the "old" and different world. He is soon to be Old, when he will be released (a euphemism for euthanized), and must pass on (or give) his memories to an heir.
Parents almost universally protest their children reading this in school. I think it' ...more
Parents almost universally protest their children reading this in school. I think it' ...more
One of the best dystopias.
I loved this book as a child; reread it as an adult and found that my entire conception of the novel had changed. It is the kind of book that grows up alongside you, with a message that grows more complex as your mind matures.
I was not really into this. The ending was dissatisfying (yes, I know it is part of a series), but I was really left hanging.
May 01, 2007
Kayla
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Lydia Presley
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