This is the book we're talking about at my book club tonight. I think it is commonly read in school, but for some reason I had never read it. If you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend it.Amazon gives a good summary of the plot:
In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price.
I found The Giver quite disturbing. It made me think a lot about our free agency, and what it would be like if we didn't have any. Also, it made me really sad because there was a sweet little baby in the book that reminded me of Miles. Check it out!
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