The Giver

The Giver is a children's novel which follows the life of Jonas, in his 12th year of life. He lives in what seems to be a utopia, until he goes into his apprenticeship and finds out what his society is missing, and how dystopian it actually is. As a young empath, this was one of my favorite books. Though officially a children's read, I recommend everyone to read it, because it reveals a perspective on important aspects of life that may hurt, but are vitally important to humanity: emotion, color, music, etc. The Giver is a good book for empathy because it teaches why we need human connection and emotion.

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The importance of human connection

De acuerdo con la propuesta. También recomiendo la serie de libros de Anastasia Krupnik por el mismo autor.

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4

I recall reading this book as

I recall reading this book as a pre-teen and went back to it several times.  While I have not read it since becoming an adult, I remember that it helped me to see how important differences are in the human experience, even if they are difficult.

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Average: 4 (2 votes)
Author(s): 
Lois Lowry
Year: 
1993
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