Buckle up - got another rage review coming. 
 Did the author honestly expect none of her readers to pick up The Giver?? Because this is practically photocopied. 
 Basic concept: a dystopian world where emotion is removed. 
 So for a book about emotions it certainly failed to make me feel anything (beyond pissed off, I mean). I half expected to read, "Precision of language" - but here they changed it to, "Excessive use of words is seen as wasteful" ...so we're okay, right?? 
 (I'll never tire of sassy Harry Potter gifs) 
 We even have a "this is the thing they call death?" scene. 
 ...Need I go on? 
 Because I can. 
 Not supposed to be curious, can't tell people about their training, dramatic piano scene, removing love is the worst speach, an older mentor to help explain everything lost in this dystopian world (AKA THE FREAKING GIVER HIMSELF OMG ITS NOT EVEN TRYING) 
 Honestly the only reason I got as far as I did was so I'd have more fodder for this review - I'm sure there is more but I can only take so much. 
 Stealing is not very Christian ...which is odd because this is one hell of a preachy book (no pun intended). They don't even warn you. 
 I prefer my reading propaganda free. 
 Next.