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2026 Review:
I don’t remember reading this one before and just came across my own review from when I first read it many years ago. Upon rereading, let me just say that the measures taken by the government to silence and keep its citizens uninformed and under its control seem exaggerated in this story, but no more so than in our own society. Sure, we don’t have weights and sacks of rocks chained around our necks, or wear mandated headphones that blurt out noises to make us forget crucial memories or quiet us from opining, but we bear a lot of weight, and it comes in ever-changing and much more subtle forms. And I think this makes the world we live in a lot more dangerous than Harrison’s, and equally unjust.
2012Review:
As I read this short story, I couldn't help comparing it to [b:The Giver 3636 The Giver (The Giver, #1) Lois Lowry http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342493368s/3636.jpg 2543234] . Though I haven't read The Giver in a very long time, I believe that the main character lives in a society in which everyone is expected to look and act the same way. I can't remember how the book ends, but I was disappointed with the way this short story ended. Overall, it's a decent read and made me appreciate the freedoms I do have.
2026 Review:
I don’t remember reading this one before and just came across my own review from when I first read it many years ago. Upon rereading, let me just say that the measures taken by the government to silence and keep its citizens uninformed and under its control seem exaggerated in this story, but no more so than in our own society. Sure, we don’t have weights and sacks of rocks chained around our necks, or wear mandated headphones that blurt out noises to make us forget crucial memories or quiet us from opining, but we bear a lot of weight, and it comes in ever-changing and much more subtle forms. And I think this makes the world we live in a lot more dangerous than Harrison’s, and equally unjust.
2012Review:
As I read this short story, I couldn't help comparing it to [b:The Giver 3636 The Giver (The Giver, #1) Lois Lowry http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1342493368s/3636.jpg 2543234] . Though I haven't read The Giver in a very long time, I believe that the main character lives in a society in which everyone is expected to look and act the same way. I can't remember how the book ends, but I was disappointed with the way this short story ended. Overall, it's a decent read and made me appreciate the freedoms I do have.