The GiverModern · Fiction, Classics, Young Adult
The Giver
1993 · 172 pages · Fiction
50
Modern
★ 4.12 on Goodreads · 2.9M ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the PBS Great American Read list. 4.12★ from 2.9M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Readers67 out of 100 · counts 40%+30
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller56 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+20
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #13 of the 27 young adult books we rank
- #237 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #523 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- PBS Great American Read
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Dark, Adventurous
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