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Book Review of The Giver

The Giver
The Giver
Author: Lois Lowry
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Written in 1993, "The Giver" is an early post-Soviet dystopian novel. As the title character stresses to Jonas, the Utopia they live in was chosen and built by the residents. It is maintained by the daily choices of those residents -- with the help of effective medicines.

The book is a few hour's read but it will give you many hours of thought into what's really essential in our culture, and what you might be willing to give up to make it better.