Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Giver by Lois Lowry

17 reviews

bgirl1214's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

cursed10fold's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Murder, and Pregnancy

a_novi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A classic book, and a great lesson in a healthy distrust in government. Just because “it’s the way we do things” doesn’t mean it’s the way we SHOULD do things. There’s three more books in this series that are often forgotten and I can’t wait to read the rest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

gandalf_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rmkg's review against another edition

Disturbing, fascinating, and ultimately beautiful, this is a classic for a reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mandareads222's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Deportation

jaimeneutronn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book makes me upset I had the audacity to give any other book 5/5 stars before now.

I cannot remember the last time a book has made me feel so enraged — not at the writing, but alongside the protagonist.

The betrayal Jonas feels when he discovers the truth of Release is justified! I’ve never been angrier than reading “Bye-Bye, little guy!”

This book may be “appropriate” for its YA demographic, but pulls no punches with its darker themes, truly shining through an adult lens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, War, and Injury/Injury detail

euthanasia

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Suicide

Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, and Deportation

lambclown's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: War and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide