Penwing (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} penwing) wrote,@ 2009-06-25 18:54:00 |
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The Giver
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I read this 14(?) years ago for school and loved it. I recently bought and re-read it and it was still able to give me shivers.
*** WARNING *** Here be spoilers ***
Just a number and three little words were enough to make me shiver on the train this morning - "8. You may lie". The fact that Lowry managed to build up a world enough to make that have such a high hitting line without ever mentioning the idea of lying is testament to how well this book works.
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