November 2018 Book of the Month

Book of the Month isn't intended as a book club thing. Instead, it's a way for me to suggest books for you to read. Sometimes the books will have impacted me greatly and other times they'll be what I've read recently. If you would like to use my Book of the Month as a reading club, though, feel free to.

The Book of the Month is The Giver by Tom Lois Lowry.

The summary from Goodreads:
Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.

Like many, I read this book when I was in school. After I graduated I read it again. It is still a good book and has themes that are relatable. As in the US it is Thanksgiving this month, I decided on a book that reminded me to be thankful. No matter how horrible life is, it is better to have the pain than lose the beauty. There are three other books in this series but I don't recommend reading them.

QUESTIONS
Feel free to merely think about these, discuss them with your friends, or answer them down below.

1.) What did you think of the book overall?
2.) What are the pros and cons of this dystopian society?
3.) Would you ever consider joining this society? Why?
4.) How do you think Jonas holds up as a protagonist?
5.) Would you have rescued Gabriel?

SEMI-CONTEST THINGY
Write or film a review of the book.

If you are submitting a written review it needs to be a minimum of 3,000 words long. If your review is made up of multiple posts, each post needs to be a minimum of 1,000 words.

If you are submitting a video review it needs to be a minimum of 15 minutes long. If your review is made up of multiple videos, each video needs to be a minimum of 10 minutes.

When you submit an entry provide a name you want to be credited with. Be aware that if you are submitting a review with multiple parts, each part will have its own post on the blog.

Each of the winners will have their review put on this blog. There will be a total of three winners.

The end date for submissions is  November 23, 2018. Winners will be announced shortly after that. If you are on tumblr, you'll get an early look at who won and lost.

SUBMIT HERE