LMAO. Yeah, starting with moo moo. What the fuck did I get myself into? Great book either way

The Giver.

I famously HATED reading by principle, hated it with every core of my being. Thought it was stupid and that books were stupid. We had a reading assignment in grade 6 and different groups got different books. I was told “The Giver” was too difficult for my reading level, and all that did was piss me off. Wanting to restore my pride I demanded to be in the group that read The Giver.

We were only supposed to read two chapters a day. The moment I opened it I was hooked, page after page I could not put it down. And as I went through Jones’ progression from naivety to wisdom, it was as if something in my 10 year old mind cracked open a little bit and spilled out. Truth unravelling itself.

I got in trouble for reading the book in a couple days.

War & Peace. When I was broke and starving in university I’d stay up with a friend in a similar predicament to keep each other company. I’d read that until 4 or 5 in the morning.

Idk man I had originally always just thought a book was a book and never really considered some could be catered toward a particular age group, especially if the book touched on themes that were adult enough.

That was until I went back and tried to read some of my favourite YA novels from my early teen years and was gobsmacked at how shallow, simplistic, and “teeny” it all was.

How well known is a Canadian English written book known in the English speaking world? Am I reading this right?