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3 out of 5

This is the book I was reading along with the 8th graders. It‘s still such a relevant reminder of how important free will and memories are. I really enjoyed hearing the kids analyze this work and get excited about it. ☺️

Amazing book it was so good. It was detailed and kept me interested through the whole book it is now one of my favourite books

This book lands on a freaking cliff hanger!!!

#bookcrafts for my #bookclub Christmas party 🎄

mini book page wreaths

I‘m so proud of @Mommamanzi for opening her #LittleFreeLibrary today!!! The grand opening was perfect!!!! 🦋🦋🦋
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One of my all time faves, I first read in 6th grade (I think it may have come out that year), my husband‘s too. I‘ve been trying to get my 5th grade son to read it & I thought he was procrastinating. I put it on during our drive back to New Orleans, after evacuating from hurricane Ida & made the whole fam listen to it 💚 good production. I liked the voices used by the reader. Made my boys give a synopsis when it finished. Still 🖤 this book.

#2021Book77
Just finished teaching this for the third time, and I still love reading it.

Saw this at a used bookstore and was compelled to reread it. I really enjoyed it again and it‘s probably been 15 years since I read it so there was still a lot of thrill in finding out all of the communities secrets.

“...now he saw the familiar wide river beside the path differently. He saw all of the light and color and history it contained and carried in its slow - moving water; and he knew that there was an Elsewhere from which it came, and an Elsewhere to which it was going.”

After reading about a quarter of the book I realized I saw the movie a couple of years ago, but still liked the book more, it was less action-packed and more focused on the difficult questions raised. Having a choice comes with consequences and responsibilities.

This dystopian society pretending to be utopic and cultivating the absence of feelings and emotions made me think it also inspired the movie "Equilibrium".

This SF, Newbery Award winning books is a genre classic. Author Lois Lowry created a world so contrasting to our world today, but one that could one day be a possibility. This thought provoking novel follows Jonas, our protagonist who has just learned EVERYTHING. He is to be the keeper of knowledge, something that his perfect society is void of. Is the censuring of everything what is best for society, or is it time to wake them up?

This Giver by Lois Lowry is a Newberry Metal winning science fiction novel centered around a boy named Jonas living in an eerily utopian society. The society is stripped of pain and emotional depth by laying all of the world‘s past memories on just one person, the Receiver of Memory. Jonas is selected to become this person and struggles deeply with the newfound knowledge of pain and suffering that has occurred throughout existence. The Receiver

I first read this series several years ago, and when it came up on my son's Build Your Library booklist, I hadn't planned to re-read it. But then he started asking questions about the story and wanting to discuss aspects of it, and I realized that I didn't recall the details well enough to have a conversation. I really do enjoy this one, with its confusion and difficult questions, and I was glad to revisit it.

Thank you @TheAromaofBooks for my #bookspinbingo prize!

Jonas dream about Fiona, he tries to convince to let him bathe her. though the rules are very delicate, a pill has to be consumed until you enter the house of old. the pill erases the memory. He rode his bike and thank how pleasurable it'd be, he counted each dreams and tried to retell them. I would recommend this book if you plan on reading the next 3 continued books relating. The author uses flashbacks on Jonas trying to retell his dreams.

Wow, this really makes you think.
Very clever - I can see why it‘s a favourite for English lessons.

11/16-11/20
I noticed that the author uses very descriptive and a lot of figurative language such as imagery. “Hot and windswept under a vast blue sky. There were rufts of sparse grass, a few bushes and rocks, and nearby he could see an area of thicker vegetation: broad, low trees outlined against the sky,“ the author uses this so the reader can visualize what is happening. She uses more imagery within the book and is able to use it effectively.

In a world where everything is black, white and grey, Jonas learns the world is not always black and white.

I‘ve read the book about a dozen times growing up and needed something easy to listen to while working on a complicated case study. The book is always good and interesting, this audio book would randomly loudly play music during chapters making the audiobook horrible.

In the end, I didn‘t like this very much. I liked the beginning and was surprised when the end of chapter 11 I finally understood why the original book title is “The Giver”.
And then the twist in chapter 13 really struck my mind, but after that, the whole plot fell flat and rushed for me.

In this case, I didn‘t like the open end because it only showed me how much details of the world I am still not knowing but feel that I need to know them.

#30DaysOfGratitude by @jb72 – PART 2️⃣

Surprisingly, I was all into cars, so that there was no space left for today‘s gratitude:

• That it‘s almost weekend
• That I‘m having some time in peace and on my own
• For my significant other is understanding
• For hot grain-/chicory-coffee ☺️

Apropos “cars”: The biggest loves of my child-life were: 1) Herbie, 2) K.I.T.T.

#30DaysOfGratitude by @jb72 – PART 1️⃣

Prompt: Being thankful for the transportation system of one‘s choice.

You bet, I am. As a mobility-impaired person I am so thankful for my “Greenback”. I‘d be nothing without my little friend with the 4 black shoes. But to be honest, if I could have the car I wanted, I‘d have a Smart. Probably even in yellow – and then put a sticker on it: “Posting letters inhibited.” (In Germany letterboxes are yellow.)

Heralding the start of the weekend – together with “The Giver”.

What a week‼️😅

I remember, I once was mocking a bit over this soft filtered book cover – but oh my God, it‘s only been yesterday, that I understood what the cover tells me and to what point in the story it connects to. 😱😮

What a twist‼️
I never expected that.

(Spoiler in comments, if you want to know what I am so excited about.)

#30DaysOfGratitude by @jb72

Yesterday‘s gratitude
• 99 % accomplished the day before yesterday‘s prompt
• My garlic press 🧄
• Homemade lasagna
• Low-threshold information centres

1. Same as my Instagram and my sons‘ names are Cosmo and Moon.
2. Positivity in the world.

#ThankfulThursday

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

1️⃣ Tagged (🇬🇧 “The Giver”)

2️⃣ I‘m no big re-reader but if I remember correctly the YA-book pictured above made me happy because of the non-conformist lessons I found in it. And yes, I think, I read it 2 or 3 times. Still planning to re-read it.

3️⃣ My significant other‘s love for that kind of ugly looking young adult dove perching in its nest. 🥰
My surprise call my best friend gave me this morning.

„Ab und zu erwähnten es auch die Spre-
cher.“ (Seite 54)

“Now and then the speakers also mentioned it.” (p. 54)

A spelling error in my book, what a pity. ? The second of underlined words is supposed to begin with a capital s.

But I really liked the idea of having four years in which each child has to do internships for a fixed amount of hours.

In chapter 5, Jonas goes to a retirement home and I really like how loving and caring and soothing the work with and for all people is presented. Seems like, other than in present times, in that world the carers really take time for (the needs) of the elderly. Something that I would wish to be possible more in our world.

I just finished chapter 4. It‘s a fluent read and I like that because it‘s entertainment and distraction without having to work mentally.

It‘s a weird world in which they live. I principally like the structure of every day life, but all those rules even for small things and for private life, and all that talk about feelings and analysing them is awkward to me. It‘s the same with getting a profession assigned at around the age of 12.

Today this is my third attempt to go back to this Saturday morning‘s reading plans. (At this point, it‘s important to note that here Saturday morning is way over. Meanwhile it‘s evening.)

This attempt will now be accompanied by salty🧂 pretzels 🥨 to celebrate Joe Biden‘s victory. 💙

Relating this to the post @Leftcoastzen made. I am very thankful that she took my attention to the result. Of course, I then researched immediately and the big German news program says that Trump isn‘t accepting that Biden won.

My fellow American Littens, please tell me, that this is a hoax. I am still researching but I think your answers might drop in faster.

Giving my Saturday (morning) plans another go.

The only question to solve: Where has that Saturday gone to❓🤔
Here it‘s early evening.

#30DaysOfGratitude

Prompt: Post your funniest cat meme along with your gratitude list.

@jb72 gives me something to work those past 2 days. The cartoon translates:
“On Earth there‘s chaos, why don‘t you do something against it?” – “How can I, the cat is sleeping.”

Gratitude:
• My friend, who made a surprise call this morning.
• Time to cook quietly.
• My mother reassuring me it‘s okay, even though I didn‘t manage to do what I promised to.

My plan for Saturday was getting a huge bite into this book. Until now I just managed to read the first chapter. So I got dressed and prepared for a reading session when my best friend called me on the phone. We had a wonderful distractive conversation. 🍂🧡🍁

Afterwards, I caught up yet on Litsy and now I start to feel hungry. So reading must be postponed. I will be heading to the kitchen to cook my vegetable stew first.

#30DaysOfGratitude by @jb72

Friday‘s prompt:
Post your favorite nature picture.

I am late with this one as well. Sorry. Those last 3 days were really horrible for me. So I had no more energy left.

I am no good photographer, but also with me, beach and sea are my happy place, so I allowed myself to post a link: https://bit.ly/3nehlED

Friday‘s gratitude:
• Rice pudding
• My discipline
• My bed

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

@RamsFan1963 Punctual like a clock. 😉🙇🏽‍♀️

1️⃣ My reversible blanket and my heating bottle‼️

2️⃣ „Unter Null“ (🇬🇧 “Less than Zero”) by Bret Easton Ellis, maybe. I‘m not eagerly waiting for a book to be published, if that‘s the question.

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#30DaysOfGratitude by @jb72

Prompt: 3 (non-)fiction books that have inspired and/or changed my life for the better.

• Fool on the Hill
• My left Foot
• Fettlogik überwinden

Gratitude:

• Toast and peanut-butter after my original dinner didn‘t taste too well
• 2 long telephone calls with a friend I haven‘t talked to for years – none felt awkward
• My work spouse who called to ease my nerves before my first day at the office after leave

As Jonas makes decisions, I wondered if they were right ones, or even the mistakes that I'd make. Hard to know for sure b/c his world is so small. At least, that's what's presented to us readers, adding suspense. But also that small world & its simplicity make it clear change is due. The question: is it worth it? But if what's propping up your society is too horrible to discuss, don't you need a new foundation? Definitely thought-provoking.

Trapped.
Yeah, it‘s surely my fault – prejudices and so on – but there‘s so many different forms of this name (Lui, Louis, Lewis) that I had no idea that the male author is a female one.

And yes, I know, Lois Lane … but, anyway. 🤷🏽‍♀️

The first time I wanted to read/listen (to) this was 12 months ago – but the audiobook at my library has a continuous malfunction.

Luckily 3 months ago, I snatched a paperback at the bookstore.

And just now my significant other was my four-side die. I assigned him to choose a number from 1 to 4 to pick my next read.

I will find out if he did a good job.

Am I the only one or is someone else asking his or her partner to draw lots❓

10/26-10/30
I wondered why did the original giver had all the memories and why don't other people have them but as I read more in depth I discovered that the government is trying to keep a utopia within the society and to do so they can't give the public their memories.
The Giver taught me a lot because his character is very wise and he taught me that having memories made by yourself are lonely and painful because memories are meant to be shared.

10/13-10/16
There is a huge lesson in this story and that is that there life is a world both balanced with good and bad, they live in a utopia but they are blinded by their governing forces and don‘t have any bad experiences.
The author is believable she is able to write well and it is easy to visualize the moment in the book. She writes with no bias but to show people that you must understand pain and suffering to understand joy and happiness.

10/12-10/16
When people learn about emotions and colours I can connect that to when I was younger and didn‘t know a lot about that. The connections help me learn the conflict because the people in the story want knowledge but they can‘t get it.
Some things that surprised me in my reading are how well the author can explain and make you visualize what colours look like. The writing would be compared to telling a blind person what colour looks like.

#2020Book40
This is one of my favorite books to teach and I‘m glad my 8th graders loved it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️ - the premise of the book was unique and the background/story build was actually intriguing and keeps your nose right in the middle of the pages. However, the ending was lack lustre, rushed and is unfortunately anticlimactic

The moment of beginning for Jonas, a favorite character in a favorite book. 🍎📚 ❤️
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#3Books that I loved and the terrible movie adaptations that were made based on them. 😂

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