Ep 062 - The Giver, by Lois Lowry

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2014

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Lois Lowry's The Giver imagines a world without color, without hills, without difference and most importantly without memory. Winner of the 1994 Newberry Award, The Giver shares thematic DNA with classic "Kid Who Is More Special Than Anyone Else Ever" literature like The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and Harry Potter.

So naturally we take a big old swing at Quidditch. Other targets of our (perhaps misplaced ire) include Nebraska, bachelor weekends, and dreams.

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0:00.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale,
0:05.1	they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:10.4	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	Whenever Susanne leaves for an extended period of time, it's simultaneously freeing,
0:43.1	but it's also too much freedom.
0:49.1	After reminding myself, not even reminding myself, I just have to make myself sleep in bed instead
0:54.4	of on the couch.
1:24.4	Eat a lot of pizza, but meals become the ladies gone.
1:28.0	No, meals become like this nebulous.
1:31.0	Oh, the tussiness.
1:32.0	Whatever.
1:32.9	Like, oh, I have some cheese left over from when I made pizza.
1:39.0	I guess I'll just eat that for lunch.
1:43.9	Okay.
1:45.1	I got it together tonight, and I had asparagus.
1:48.4	Just asparagus.
1:50.0	And then I had an apple.
1:51.5	And then I had whiskey's sour.
1:54.8	Two whiskey's sour.
1:58.0	Oh, so this is going to be a relic in good time.
2:01.9	You're all hopped up on asparagus and whiskey.
2:04.3	Yeah, man asparagus.
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