These illustrations are BEAUTIFUL and perfectly portray this story. I honestly didn’t know how much I needed a graphic novel version of The Giver, until now. This version of The Giver pulls in readers of all ages and gives them beautifully illustrated images of Jonas’ story. So ensues Jonas’s journey to learning about the world, one filled with happiness and pain, sadness and elation. He is to be the Receiver of Memory, the one who holds all the memories of the world, including those with color.
But when he is given his Life Assignment, he is given a job unlike his friends. Living in a place where color does not exist, and the memory of it is not taught. You all know the story of young Jonas and his path to becoming the Receiver of Memory. If ONLY we had been given this beautiful version. A book we appreciated and grew to love, but one that still left a dryness across our eyes. The story of a young boy was given to us with a cover so wise beyond our years, with words so eloquently written, that it almost felt too much for our wandering minds to grasp. Something from this century, PLEASE” were heard throughout the room. Audible groans and grumblings of “this looks boring” and “dude, come on. I was sitting in class, a wee youngster at the time.Ī black book with an old man on the cover was dropped on my rickety desk assigned reading for the semester. I can picture it so clearly as if it were yesterday. It is a story everyone should read!ĭisclaimer: This book was sent to me by the publisher, via Edelweiss+, for an honest review. This story will forever be in my heart and mind. Everyday I marvel at the miraculous beauty of color.
My favorite aspect of this visual adaptation was the way Russell slowly introduced color into the colorless world that the characters inhabit.īeing an illustrator myself, I can't image a world without color. This graphic novel was a beautiful and loyal adaptation which truly brought the story and message to life. We shouldn't try to fit into an exact mold that society has built for us, because our strength is in our uniqueness. This book proves how important love, choice, and diversity is. Fast forward a few years later, I decided to re-read it for fun! I was in awe of its message, which honestly went a bit over my head the first time I read it.
When people ask me, what book made you realize you loved to read.and consequently turned you into the reader you are today? I always think and say The Giver quartet by Lois Lowry! I first read it for school at the age of 10 or 11, but because it had the added pressures that come with school readings, I didn't fully enjoy it.
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