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Title: Interesting but incomplete
Review: This book starts off well with a great story line. Jonas lives in a society where everything is controlled by rules. The rules were decided long ago to eliminate any individuality, any fear, any worry or anxiety. But, as he learns when he is made the Receiver of Memories, a lot has also been lost. There is no color, no music, no love and no pain. However, what starts off as a great story with great potential quickly looses its thrust. It's almost as though the author didn't know how to end the story and grabbed the first thing that came to mind. The ending leaves the reader with many questions. That in and of it self is not bad as long as they are thought provoking questions. But these are not. Rather, the reader is left asking where the rest of the story is. This book leaves the reader flat. There is no closure. Perhaps that is what the author wanted but, if it is, then she chose to give up the story for the sake of a momentary effect on the reader.
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