This may be a new favorite for me. It was so short and the prose was lean, and yet there was so much incorporated into the story. I liked the feeling that I got as I was reading about what was worth explaining and what was not. There was gravity in the meetings with the Giver that was extremely touching and a commentary on the kinds of things to which we do and/or should ascribe significant meaning, and how this relates to the kinds of lives we live. I know some readers were dissatisfied by the ending. I actually loved it. I love books where the resolutions are purposefully less tidy and the ways in which they make me think. I'll definitely be revisiting this book in the future. It was a great read.