the giver
before i found harry, i had jonas. then i went back to jonas and realized how much i missed him. jonas is a young boy who is trying to make it in a crazy utopian society. on the day he is assigned his job, his life hits the fan. he lives in a world where everything is controlled: the environment (including the weather–whoa), education, families, jobs, sexual urges are repressed (double whoa), and even animals are a myth. so to me, the most awesome thing would be to expose someone from this world to the real world. (and that’s what happens, if you catch my drift)
the giver
this is a short easy read and completely worth your time. it has kind of a sadder more serious undertone but the suspense and adventure are bitchin’. the story is a great work of fantasy in my opinion but the whole utopian concept didn’t seem so far-fetched, which kind of creeped me out. i was rooting for jonas the whole time and the ending didn’t disappoint.
movie notes: um, why haven’t they made one? has anyone read this book? it practically screams “movie adaptation!!!”
the bookend. 