tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post3710652710727657645..comments2024-03-27T03:19:39.603-04:00Comments on The Newbery Project: The GiverAliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13216472825552207576noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post-27442273977479463562008-03-15T20:31:00.000-04:002008-03-15T20:31:00.000-04:00You know what's great about these books? They're u...You know what's great about these books? They're usually shorter, so the author has to be a lot more succinct than many adult authors. I mean, how many books have you read where you thought that whole portions of the story could have left out? (I'm thinking particularly of "The Historian" here ;-)).Sandy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08650640470141210550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post-20897034369277547742008-03-15T16:08:00.000-04:002008-03-15T16:08:00.000-04:00I agree with the previous post that well-written b...I agree with the previous post that well-written books should appeal to "children" of all ages. I also was without words when I finished this book. Lowry has an amazing gift for creating an unreal world with a "real world" feel. So many important truths were woven in unobtrusively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022775613667933377.post-44231708326622253832008-03-15T15:19:00.000-04:002008-03-15T15:19:00.000-04:00I think adults miss out on many excellent books ju...I think adults miss out on many excellent books just because they happen to be shelved in the children's books section.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com