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The Giver

Lois Lowry

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"I read an interview with Lois Lowry in which she revealed that the genesis for this book was watching her father go through Alzheimer's and losing his memories. That's a central theme in the book, which is the power of memory and what happens if we have the capability to remove that which is painful and hold on to that which is pleasant. The book is about a young boy whose name is Jonas, and he lives in a community that's been established to essentially remove all suffering. It follows Jonas through a ceremony during which he turns 12 along with his other age mates in this community, and he is given an assignment. He becomes what's called the Receiver of Memory, and we learn that the community has held back the memories of all time and had one person hold onto them; and Jonas has been selected to be the next person to hold onto these memories. When he starts to learn about what's really going on behind the scenes in this community, how he starts to develop rebelliousness. I love how Lois Lowry has written this book. It is very, very simple. The language is simple, the chapters are short; she has created a world which many people throughout time have dreamed of, which is the world where people don't have to suffer. It's really fascinating to see how she creates this community with all its rules, with all its idiosyncratic behaviors. It is technically a kid's book, but I'm an adult and I've loved it many times, and I know many adults who have read it and have absolutely loved it as well. I would rate this book four and a-half stars out of five, and the half star because of the ending and the questions around that."