If you're looking for some required reading to dig up, with some perspective that will have you looking at the autumn leaves and winter snow with new eyes, the giver is just the book for you. In the audio version, the narrator is excellent.

The giver is a book about a boy named jonas in a dystopian society. Jonas lives in what appears to be a utopian society. He travels from his community to elsewhere.

The giver by lois lowry is a 1993 young adult dystopian novel set within a future society. Lowry takes a traditionally adventurous genre such as science fiction and propels it into the real-world sparking critical conversation on topics centering equa...  Read More

Watching jonas grow into his humanity is a gift. Jonas is shocked and perhaps horrified, as he learns more of the truths of their community.

The giver is an interesting and entertaining read. It tackles some complex issues in a quick read. I appreciated far more after reading the author's comments and speech about it in the 1990s.

It’s clear, far too clear, that the author doesn’t like the safe colorless world jonas lives in. How can you call something rosy if you've never seen a red rose? The story really should have just explored the emotions, especially imprecise emotions su...  Read More

Worldbuilding is bland, the theme makes no sense, and the character has no motivation. The main character is too bland to relate to.