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The Giver by Lois Lowry: Review, Book Club Questions, Books Like It and Ending Explained

A community with no war, no hunger, no pain, and no color. Hailey reviews Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal winner The Giver spoiler-free, shares twelve book club questions and six books to read next, then, after a spoiler warning, explains the ending, the sled, and what happens to Jonas and Gabriel.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:21 Welcome
0:55 The Review
5:45 Book Club Guide
8:21 What To Read Next
11:25 Spoiler Warning
11:51 The Ending Explained
16:07 Outro

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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Disquiet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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