Saturday, January 31, 2009

The Giver

What did you all think? Did you like it? I wanna hear your thoughts. . . then I'll post mine.
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2 comments:

Laura Elizabeth said...

I loved it. I was amazed at Lowry's fantasy / disutopic worldbuiling and then just as impressed at the historical worldbuilding in 'Number the Stars'. It really takes talent to fit that much in that little space.

February 5, 2009 at 11:59 AM
beckee said...

I really liked both books. I found The whole idea of The Giver intriguing. It was interesting how it played out and frankly left me wanting to know more-what next? What happened to the community after?! What happened to the characters after? Very interesting book.

I also have always liked Number the Stars. As I said before, I LOVE historical fiction, adn am quite intrigued by the WWII stories. Especially the stories of heroism. I loved this book and the way things worked. I loved the rich fictional characters Lowry invented and put into this real situation (with license of course).

And as Laura said, it take talent to fit that much in a little space. I was impressed and wondered what else Lowry has written-I would be interested to read more of her.

Good pick Andrea! Now on to Cider House as soon as I can get it!

February 5, 2009 at 12:13 PM

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