The Giver

The Giver 

by: Lois Lowry

Synopsis: The Giver is about a 12 year old boy in an utopian society, who gets placed to work as The Receiver, which is considered to be a great honor. However, Jonas has his doubts about his new job and his teacher, The Giver. Jonas lives in a society which shields its people from heavy emotions like love and pain. The people of this society are taught to never lie and to have precision with words. After Jonas gets his job he is told he's allowed to lie and he is to never talk about what happens at his job. At this job, Jonas learns and experiences the past through The Giver. This makes him actually feel emotions, which eventually leads him to do something no one has done before to protect himself and the people he loves. 

Review: The Giver is a great book, a classic really. I think everyone should read it at least once in their life. It's the first of a quartet which loosely follows the story. This book is a fast and interesting read, and the rest of the series is great too!