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26. The Giver by Lois Lowry

I'm not just suggesting this because it's a movie and whatever. I mean, I guess that's why I remembered that this book existed. I really /hated/ it on my first reading, probably because I was way too young to be reading anything of that level, but after I read Brave New World, I got hooked on that utopia-turned-dystopia setting. (If anyone remembers another kid's book with this setting, with some sort of really tall tripod-like robot things probably on the cover, please tell me.)

And then I kind of stumbled upon it at Costco, bought it, and read it again. It's really good. I love how it points out so many things that we take for granted and kind of says "Hey, this is important, pay attention to this" without /shoving/ it in our faces. Ending to the first book is ambiguous, but apparently there are three more in the series, which I should...attempt to find asap.