Le passeur

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French language

Published June 9, 2021 by L'École des loisirs.

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978-2-211-20582-5
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4 stars (278 reviews)

Dans le monde où vit Jonas, la guerre, la pauvreté, le chômage, le divorce n'existent pas. Les inégalités n'existent pas. La désobéissance et la révolte n'existent pas. L'harmonie règne dans les cellules familiales constituées avec soin par le comité des sages. Les personnes trop âgées, ainsi que les nouveau-nés inaptes sont « élargis », personne ne sait exactement ce que cela veut dire. Dans la communauté, une seule personne détient véritablement le savoir. Elle seule sait comment était le monde quand il y avait encore des animaux, quand l'oeil humain pouvait voir les couleurs, quand les gens tombaient amoureux. Lorsque Jonas aura douze ans, il se verra attribuer, comme tous les enfants de son âge, sa future fonction dans la communauté. Jonas ne sait pas encore qu'il est unique… Mêlant science-fiction et philosophie, Lois Lowry signe un roman envoûtant d'une incroyable densité. Dans un style très particulier, où les genres …

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3 stars

Perhaps this is a teen/young adult book but so is Harry Potter. Like Harry Potter this story deals with some pretty heavy subject matter, however in a more obvious and shortened manner.

I liked the future that was presented and enjoyed having the 'what would our world be like without [x]' questions it posed. I don't think I will read anything more from this series at the moment but I don't feel that not reading any more is hindering my enjoyment of the story. I was still engaged and provoked to think about our world so as a stand alone piece I feel the book succeeded.

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2 stars

I picked this one up on Kindle store (I use the Kindle app on my phone) because Matched (my previous book) was compared to this a lot. And indeed, the depicted society is quite similar, but far less detailed. We follow the story of Jonas, who on his 12th birthday is selected to be the next Receiver of Memory, who "stores" the memories of all human history, from sledge descents to wars.

Funny thing is, I realized when reading that I had read this book years ago, in French (that's why the title didn't ring a bell (In French, Le Passeur, it was published by l'École des Loisirs)). And what's also funny is that I couldn't remember the story. But what made me realize that I had read that, even in the first pages, were some details. Small details, and that's what sticked to my memory. Not sure what to …

reviewed The Giver by Lois Lowry

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4 stars

I didn’t plan on reading this in one day, but here we are!

I’ve long credited The Giver with making me a reader as a kid/teen. I think I must’ve reread it in my 20s, so this is probably my 3rd time reading it. There are certain scenes I had strong memories of before picking this back up, but also other things I completely forgot.

This was interesting to read so soon after The Dispossessed by LeGuin. There are aspects of this dystopian utopia that actually sound pretty good. With the exception of enforced “release,” how they treat their elderly is a huge improvement over us. And I think a lot of folks these days would say, hey, it’s worth the cost in order to have a survivable life. But I don’t think that was the vibe in the 90s

reviewed The Giver by Lois Lowry

Review of 'The Giver' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Fun little book. The concept used here, of demonstrating what the world would be like if we could realistically approach some kind of utopic static existence, has certainly been utilized before, such as in the Dune sci-fi series in [book: God Emperor of Dune]. It also kind of reminded me of the movie The Village. It's the old commons vs individualism debate, or protectionism vs freedom.

I think what is interesting about the parable-like simplicity of this book is that the more you think about it, the darker its implications become. On the surface, it is fairly straightforward: we must allow for the freedom of individual choice in order to enjoy true depth of feelings. But remember the pain and burden of The Giver's memories? These are overwhelmingly terrible memories of warfare and suffering. What Lowry seems to suggest is that these terrible aspects of human society are a fundamental …

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