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Book Review of The Giver (Giver, Bk 1)

The Giver (Giver, Bk 1)
The Giver (Giver, Bk 1)
Author: Lois Lowry
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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This book is my daughter's favorite book. At her suggestion and insistence, I read the book. I have read thousands of books in my life in every possible genre and can say unequivocally that this is the worst book that I have ever read. To say that I hated it would be an understatement. I don't know how such a book gets a Newberry Award, but I know now that such an award does not confer any real significance to the book. This is certainly not a book for children and should not be marketed as such.

If I could give it 0 stars (or less) I would.