The Giver

Lois Lowry

Jul 2000 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Ron Rifkin

About this audiobook

Lois Lowry’s The Giver is the quintessential dystopian novel, followed by its remarkable companions, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

Ratings and reviews

this book has very deep realistic aspect of how society can become so color less and meaning less. if one has the time to sit down and diverge there self into this book. also allow their self to lower some of their walls and allow their perspective to be placed in a different view. this book can truly open your eyes and allow you to see things that we are blind to in our every day lives. enjoy this book, and take your time going through it. It just might change your life. God bless you 🤙✌

(spoiler alert) The giver by Lois Lowry takes you into the world in which Jonas, the main character, resides. It's a moving story about living in a world without love, without colors, without a choice, Jonas lives without so much of what we take for granted. But only Jonas has seen what his world is missing. I highly recommend this to fans of Gregor the Overlander & The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, Divergent by Veronica Roth and Harry Potter by JK Rowling.

I recommend this book to everyone. Change is inevitable, it's better to have a world of love and challenge than it is to have a world of sameness in everything.

About the author

Lois Lowry is a two-time recipient of the Newbery Medal. She lives in Massachusetts.