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roygerdodger
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Spokane_Girl
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Yeah another word for kill. I read it in high school and the book upset me. Perfect people they want. I wouldn't have survived in their world.
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| Yep. Anyone who is old or "defective," they give them a lethal injection of sorts. The book presents one version of what the future could be like. Yikes. |
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Sounds chilling. I think it would make a good movie.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:47 am Post subject: Re: The Giver |
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| roygerdodger wrote: | | I was shocked when I read what getting "released" meant in the book. |
Really? I had my strong suspicions - what else could it mean?- but I hoped I was wrong.
The first time I read it I was about 17 or 18. The last time was around new year's.
It's one of my all time faves! Sooo good!
This book really got me into comparative societal forms/types. I was also quite taken with the concept of the Ceremonies.
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