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In a post-apocalyptic world, everything is geared towards sameness and decisions are made for everyone. From the children parents "receive" to the names they are given, to the jobs they will hold. Til when they are "realeased". Only Jonas is special. He is to be the new "Receiver" of memories. He will hold all the pain of the past for the community. The Giver is the current receiveer who passes all these memories to him. Only this time, they decide it is time for the community to learn pain and
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For some reason I never got to this book in middle school, but since it's being turned into a movie I wanted to make sure I read it before then. I have always hated the cover and that's why I didn't read it when I was 12. I hate the cover. But whatever, don't judge... The story is fine though the second part felt rushed. I'm an optimist when it comes to the interpretation of the ending. Wish I had read this when I was younger.
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This is your typical utopian book set in the future. I found it to be an easy and quick read. The only thing I didn't like is the characters, who to me were underdeveloped and this made it harder to like them.
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What is happiness? What is love? What is anger? What are colors? What if you didn't know that you didn't know what these things are? Jonas discovers all these things and wants to change the lives in his Sameness utopia.
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I remember trying to listen to this on tape when I was little...didn't work, so years later I sucked it up and got the book from the library. I wasn't entranced by it. It was good, I read it in an hour and a half. I would have absolutely loved it when I was a kid though.
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Jillian
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