No wonder it’s won awards! Perfect for all ages. I’m interested to see what happens with the girl in the next books and the baby. I loved watching Jonas’s transformation as he “receives” and the world around him changes drastically. A wonderful relationship, much like a grandfather would be to him. Wanted to kill a few characters, but I guess you can’t really blame them when they literally don’t know any better. Look at how nice they all are to each other, look at how they care for each other, aw, isn’t that nice”-wait, they do WHAT?! Yeah, pretty much the whole time. Just when you think, “Okay, maybe this society isn’t so bad. The ending is the perfect setup for a sequel. I finally read the modern classic, The Giver, and I’m so glad I did! I bought a pretty edition with all four books in the quartet and can’t wait to read the rest! Kinda surprised to read that Lowry didn’t think there needed to be other books after this one.
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