The End (The Giver)

It never fails; almost any decent book will say "The End" before explaining what the heck just happened. Therefore, if you want to know what just happened, or what will happen- well you're out of luck, but you could probably find yourself an indecent book that will spell out its own conclusion. So, at the culmination of this book, all the heavy lifting falls on the shoulders of the reader: you. This thought provoking book which you were so absorbed in and dependent on has ceased to give away the answers. That's right, you've been cut off. Now you need to get your brain off the figurative couch, put your imagination to use and try to infer your own fulfillment! Well that's exactly what Lois Lowry will do to you upon conclusion of her novel The Giver. Maybe you like ending a narrative in such a manner or maybe you just don't have the imaginary capacity for it. Maybe story leading up makes the tricky ending worth while. Well, that's your call. In either case, however, it begs the question: what just happened? So sorry to let you down after having read all of the above text, but I just don't know- and even if I did know, I wouldn't be telling you. Now then, if you care so much, then as of this moment you are cordially invited to pick it up yourself and put your own imagination to the test. Once again, that was The Giver by Lois Lowry, to be purchased at your local book store. Good luck.