208 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780547946962
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 26 April 1993
Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until...
Community Reviews Summary of 88,789 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
mysterious 43%
adventurous 37%
dark 34%
hopeful 29%
challenging 25%
sad 25%
inspiring 24%
tense 22%
informative 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 28% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, SuicideMinor
War
208 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780547946962
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 26 April 1993
Description
The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until...
Community Reviews Summary of 88,789 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
mysterious 43%
adventurous 37%
dark 34%
hopeful 29%
challenging 25%
sad 25%
inspiring 24%
tense 22%
informative 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 49% | Character: 28% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, SuicideMinor
War