After reading Lois Lowry's The Giver, I realized that sometimes we have to take a stand when we don't believe in something, though it may mean turning away from everything you have ever known.
Jonas, the main character, has an experience quite like this. When he realized that alot of what he was taught as a child was basically a lie and had no meaning, he makes a plan. The courage it took carry out the plan was amazing.
When reading the book, I felt like I was there. Every time someone was in danger, you felt their anxiety.
Lowry's writing abilities are truly amazing. I felt like I knew the characters and was right there beside Jonas and Gabe. I felt the sunburn as it was being given in a memory to Jonas. I saw the rainbow, and felt the happiness of Christmas.
I highly recommend this book.
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