I'm so drop jawed here. What just happened?! I really battled with myself on the rating for this one, because I couldn't decide whether I really enjoyed it or not? Seems like a strange thing to feel about a book, yet here we are. Jonas was such an incredible character in such a strange situation. Lowry really gave me a sense of loss without actually experiencing it? I can't even tell if that makes sense lol. The things we all take for granted daily, without even realize how awful our lives would be without them. The Sameness is absolutely something I'd never want to experience. Ever. The idea that all lives, from start to finish, are mapped out for you? That making a choice on literally anything is not only not an option, but a laughable thought all on its own? Living out lives the way that we do, having the freedom to choose what we eat, wear, who we want to be? To not have those possibilities for our lives, the thought is too much to even process. I was caught off guard by this one, and I could not recommend it more. The ending was flat for me, and very fast, yet I was satisfied by the actual last few lines, they left things open yet wrapped them up a little too? I wanted to know where Jonas was going to end up, and what the Giver had managed to achieve. There were so many things unanswered, but none of those pieces really seemed like the most important pieces, that what needed to happen did, and I myself was just left wanting more, not because the author didn't give me enough. I want to know more, so my imagination is running wild with possible scenarios. This is the first book I've read by Lowry, and I will be grabbing up as many of her works as possible based on my experience here! 4.5* here for me. I really enjoyed it, and I loved the way it ended really, with a tie in to previous pieces of the story. It was fast, and felt a little emotionless, but in that it was also super emotional? This book will always be a mind bender for me!
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