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Originally Posted by Lin2412
I've heard good things about The Giver. Is it that great?
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I read The Giver when it was first released and I was in the 3rd grade.
It blew my mind at the time. I own it now and I still love it.
Keep in mind that The Giver is NOT YA. It's middle grade.
--I feel like making the distinction because I find I can't get into most YA, but I don't have an issue with middle grade. ^^;
It is one of my all time favorites.
There is a bit of weirdness in it. I didn't notice it as a kid, but as an adult, it was like... hmmm that doesn't quite fit. It's nothing that pulled me out of the immersion, but more something that I was thinking about afterward.
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There are some who think that it promotes infanticide and I wonder if they've really read the book.
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If they think that, there is no way they could have actually read the book.
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The author also wrote three companion books but I haven't read them.
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I read the first 2 companion books. The first one was an accident, I didn't know it was set in the same world or supposed to be part of a series.
I do NOT recommend them. The first of the 3 is okay. It's set in the same world, but in a different community and has no direct ties to The Giver within the book itself. It was enjoyable, but no where near as good as The Giver. I did not like the second book at all. There's a lot of plot holes. Big gaping ones.
I have not read the third.