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I cracked open a collected edition of the four books set in this world. I blew through The Giver over three nights, though I could have easily done it in one night. I have lost track of how many times I've read this book, and it never fails to amaze. I think I read Gathering Blue once, but never the other two, so it'll be interesting to compare.

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Day 1: The Giver
I love recommending this book. It is easily one of my favorite books. I couldn‘t resist using a background with a red sled.

This is so much more intense and sad reading as an adult. I forgot all about what happened when they “released” babies and adults, and it was very graphic for me when the father “released” one of the babies. As a mom, that part gutted me. This book is a must read and a huge eye opener. I‘m so happy I read it again as an adult.

Another classic to start on this cozy and bitter night. I read this back in middle school, but I remember it to be absolutely haunting. Now that I‘m an adult, I look forward to seeing it through different eyes.

November 15 #NovemberNarrative Giving. This book is a must read in our schools. I have read the whole series and like it. It is a classic. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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It was between this book and The Giving Tree. Both wonderful!

I read this classic dystopian in 7th grade in 2007! I remembered so much of it, surprisingly. It was as good as I remembered it to be. It‘s frightening in its own way and so it fits this time of year.

I had already read this book around 2-3 years ago, and just now when I‘m rereading it, can I see what the true meaning of this sickeningly beautiful dystopia. There was so much hiding behind the words - or memories of the author, it was almost like I could feel the memories of pain and love within this book. All I can say is that this book is breathtaking. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Gabriel had not cried during the long frightening journey. Now he did. He cried because he was hungry and cold and terribly weak. Jonas cried too, for the same reasons, and another reason as well. He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself.

“The worst part of holding memories is not the pain. It‘s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”

“It‘s true that is had been this way for what seems like forever. But the memories tell us that it had not always been. People felt things once. You and I have been part of that, so we know. We that they once felt things like pride, and sorrow, and-“
“And love.” Jonas added, remember the family scene that had so affected him. “And pain.”

Memories are forever.

#2022Book91
This was my fourth year teaching this, and my students have loved it every year.

I read this book in 8th grade and it was my favorite book we read that year. It is a dystopian novel that portrays a society where color and emotions are nonexistent. This novel puts a mysterious twist on our perception of the world and the society we live in. This book was awarded the Newbery medal.

#ManicMonday #LetterG

📖 The Giver
🖋 Lisa Gardner, Meg Gardiner
📺 Grey‘s Anatomy, Gilmore Girls, GOT
🎥 The Goonies
🎤 Gin Blossoms, Garth Brooks
🎶 Girls Just Want To Have Fun

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The Newberry Medal winner in 1994, The Giver, written by Lois Lowry, is about a young boy Jonas living in a utopia where all struggles and worries are eliminated by valuing everyone as the same. However, this has also has eliminated the need for emotions. Jonas becomes chose as the Receiver of Memory and struggles with the new found emotions his experiences before the time of Sameness.

Publicized in 1993
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian Novel

My #AwewomeAugust #Readathon tally. I think I made it out of the slump I was in. @Andrew65

Some of the best books of the #1990s. #ArtfulAugust

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This will be the easiest letter for me. From my own reading, to introducing it to others and reading it with my own children, this is my favorite book.
I‘ve read some fantastic books beginning with #LetterG but I don‘t see any book ever meaning as much to me over such a long period of time.

#AlphabetGame
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This one came out right as I was finishing high school, so it was not on my radar at the time. But I‘ve heard so much about it since that my curiosity won out. I‘m glad it did! I see now why this book is beloved.

A quick but thoughtful read. Loved the forward by Margret Mahy and afterword by the author. What a controversy this book has caused in some places when first published. I looked for the movie. Not streaming here but I see if I knew how to make a certain streaming service think I was in Canada I could watch it! 🤷🏻‍♂️.

3 out of 5

This is the book I was reading along with the 8th graders. It‘s still such a relevant reminder of how important free will and memories are. I really enjoyed hearing the kids analyze this work and get excited about it. ☺️

Amazing book it was so good. It was detailed and kept me interested through the whole book it is now one of my favourite books

This book lands on a freaking cliff hanger!!!

#bookcrafts for my #bookclub Christmas party 🎄

mini book page wreaths

I‘m so proud of @Mommamanzi for opening her #LittleFreeLibrary today!!! The grand opening was perfect!!!! 🦋🦋🦋
Follow this gorgeous library on Facebook and Instagram at The.Monarch.Manor ❤️

One of my all time faves, I first read in 6th grade (I think it may have come out that year), my husband‘s too. I‘ve been trying to get my 5th grade son to read it & I thought he was procrastinating. I put it on during our drive back to New Orleans, after evacuating from hurricane Ida & made the whole fam listen to it 💚 good production. I liked the voices used by the reader. Made my boys give a synopsis when it finished. Still 🖤 this book.

#2021Book77
Just finished teaching this for the third time, and I still love reading it.

Saw this at a used bookstore and was compelled to reread it. I really enjoyed it again and it‘s probably been 15 years since I read it so there was still a lot of thrill in finding out all of the communities secrets.

“...now he saw the familiar wide river beside the path differently. He saw all of the light and color and history it contained and carried in its slow - moving water; and he knew that there was an Elsewhere from which it came, and an Elsewhere to which it was going.”

After reading about a quarter of the book I realized I saw the movie a couple of years ago, but still liked the book more, it was less action-packed and more focused on the difficult questions raised. Having a choice comes with consequences and responsibilities.

This dystopian society pretending to be utopic and cultivating the absence of feelings and emotions made me think it also inspired the movie "Equilibrium".

This SF, Newbery Award winning books is a genre classic. Author Lois Lowry created a world so contrasting to our world today, but one that could one day be a possibility. This thought provoking novel follows Jonas, our protagonist who has just learned EVERYTHING. He is to be the keeper of knowledge, something that his perfect society is void of. Is the censuring of everything what is best for society, or is it time to wake them up?

This Giver by Lois Lowry is a Newberry Metal winning science fiction novel centered around a boy named Jonas living in an eerily utopian society. The society is stripped of pain and emotional depth by laying all of the world‘s past memories on just one person, the Receiver of Memory. Jonas is selected to become this person and struggles deeply with the newfound knowledge of pain and suffering that has occurred throughout existence. The Receiver

I first read this series several years ago, and when it came up on my son's Build Your Library booklist, I hadn't planned to re-read it. But then he started asking questions about the story and wanting to discuss aspects of it, and I realized that I didn't recall the details well enough to have a conversation. I really do enjoy this one, with its confusion and difficult questions, and I was glad to revisit it.

Thank you @TheAromaofBooks for my #bookspinbingo prize!

Jonas dream about Fiona, he tries to convince to let him bathe her. though the rules are very delicate, a pill has to be consumed until you enter the house of old. the pill erases the memory. He rode his bike and thank how pleasurable it'd be, he counted each dreams and tried to retell them. I would recommend this book if you plan on reading the next 3 continued books relating. The author uses flashbacks on Jonas trying to retell his dreams.

Wow, this really makes you think.
Very clever - I can see why it‘s a favourite for English lessons.

11/16-11/20
I noticed that the author uses very descriptive and a lot of figurative language such as imagery. “Hot and windswept under a vast blue sky. There were rufts of sparse grass, a few bushes and rocks, and nearby he could see an area of thicker vegetation: broad, low trees outlined against the sky,“ the author uses this so the reader can visualize what is happening. She uses more imagery within the book and is able to use it effectively.

In a world where everything is black, white and grey, Jonas learns the world is not always black and white.

I‘ve read the book about a dozen times growing up and needed something easy to listen to while working on a complicated case study. The book is always good and interesting, this audio book would randomly loudly play music during chapters making the audiobook horrible.

In the end, I didn‘t like this very much. I liked the beginning and was surprised when the end of chapter 11 I finally understood why the original book title is “The Giver”.
And then the twist in chapter 13 really struck my mind, but after that, the whole plot fell flat and rushed for me.

In this case, I didn‘t like the open end because it only showed me how much details of the world I am still not knowing but feel that I need to know them.

#30DaysOfGratitude by @jb72 – PART 2️⃣

Surprisingly, I was all into cars, so that there was no space left for today‘s gratitude:

• That it‘s almost weekend
• That I‘m having some time in peace and on my own
• For my significant other is understanding
• For hot grain-/chicory-coffee ☺️

Apropos “cars”: The biggest loves of my child-life were: 1) Herbie, 2) K.I.T.T.

#30DaysOfGratitude by @jb72 – PART 1️⃣

Prompt: Being thankful for the transportation system of one‘s choice.

You bet, I am. As a mobility-impaired person I am so thankful for my “Greenback”. I‘d be nothing without my little friend with the 4 black shoes. But to be honest, if I could have the car I wanted, I‘d have a Smart. Probably even in yellow – and then put a sticker on it: “Posting letters inhibited.” (In Germany letterboxes are yellow.)

Heralding the start of the weekend – together with “The Giver”.

What a week‼️😅