The Giver (Book 1 of the Giver Quartet)
by:
Lois Lowry
Sarah's Review
As a dystopian novel, this is not my typical genre, but it is now one of my favorite fiction books. The community is led to believe (and the reader at first), that they are living in a beautiful, normal, utopian community; but they are being fed lies under the guise of “protection.” The author is just amazing as she tells the story so that you don’t realize what is going on until you’re halfway through the book! It’s just so good, I wish I had more room to tell you all about it! This book is considered a young adult book, but I’d recommend a pre-reading to see if it’s right for your child. A good number of mature issues must be understood to really understand the gravity of the wrong actions in the book (how a family is formed, puberty, etc.). This is for you if you enjoy an “outside of the box” and thought-provoking read.
*MOVIE ADAPTATION: It’s excellent! (Eye roll at the teen romance, which is not in the book, but other than that, it’s great!) Find on Amazon Prime!