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36 out of 38 people found this review helpful.
One of my Faves
I read this book the first time in high school and have reread it a hundred times since. After losing my copy during a move, i decided I had to replace it. After reading it again, I remember why it's such an incredible story. it makes you question yourself, your care...Read More
I read this book the first time in high school and have reread it a hundred times since. After losing my copy during a move, i decided I had to replace it. After reading it again, I remember why it's such an incredible story. it makes you question yourself, your career, society and think of things in a different perspective. the writing is superb and you get sucked in from the very beginning. it's a page turner, even after having read it many times before. as i mentioned in the title, it's one of my favorite books of all time. i highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read something that makes them think. A must read for everyone!Show Less
posted by stephj on April 12, 2010
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9 out of 25 people found this review helpful.
Th Giver
The book was good but I like a book with a lot of action. This book to me was very plain. I do like the idea that the town was controlled because it gives the book meaning. It wasn't a book that I would want to read a second time because it doesn't have a reason to read...Read More
The book was good but I like a book with a lot of action. This book to me was very plain. I do like the idea that the town was controlled because it gives the book meaning. It wasn't a book that I would want to read a second time because it doesn't have a reason to read it a second time. My whole class read this book so there are different oppinions on the book. All in all this is not a book that I would show to my freinds.Show Less
posted by 783139 on January 6, 2009
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Anonymous
Posted April 12, 2010
One of my Faves
I read this book the first time in high school and have reread it a hundred times since. After losing my copy during a move, i decided I had to replace it. After reading it again, I remember why it's such an incredible story. it makes you question yourself, your career, society and think of things in a different perspective. the writing is superb and you get sucked in from the very beginning. it's a page turner, even after having read it many times before. as i mentioned in the title, it's one of my favorite books of all time. i highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read something that makes them think. A must read for everyone!
36 out of 38 people found this review helpful.
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JasmineLMS
Posted February 24, 2009
The Giver
Utopia? Jonas lives with no pain or worry, a place where our world's issues have been eliminated. Everything in his community is orderly and perfect, but there is no love. Love is one of the memories The Giver shares with Jonas. Life's pleasure and pain become part of his own life, his truth. Like any young adult I assimilate this captivating writing into my owm memories while becoming Jonas, apprehensive and eager to know what will happen next. I recommend this book to open minded students interested in the world of science fiction.
12 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
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John_117
Posted February 1, 2012
A must read!
The Giver is a fantastic novel well deserving of the Newberry Award. It is the story of a post apocalyptic world that on the surface is perfect. Everyone has a job and a meaningful purpose, there is no crime, no poverty, no hunger. All of the problems of our current world are no more. But things aren't as perfect they seem. In this world you are given your job assigned to you by the Elders during the ceremony of twelves. It is during this ceremony that Jonas is given the job of the Receiver, the most honored job in the community. Being given memories of a much different world by the Giver, Jonas begins to question the perfection of the community and it is here that the story begins to unfold. Angered and confused by his imperfect and very intriguing past, Jonas must save himself and his community from the fantasy life that has been thrust upon them.
I love this book for the simple fact that it poses questions that we never think about. What freedoms would give up if to have a perfect society? How important is individualism? What is the most valuable gift in life? Once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down. I kept reading to find out what Jonas was going to do but I won't spoil the ending for you. You'll just have to read to find out.
If you're into wizards or galactic star fights this isn't the book for you. But if you enjoy a thought provoking book full of profound questions then this is the novel for you.9 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 6, 2009
Th Giver
The book was good but I like a book with a lot of action. This book to me was very plain. I do like the idea that the town was controlled because it gives the book meaning. It wasn't a book that I would want to read a second time because it doesn't have a reason to read it a second time. My whole class read this book so there are different oppinions on the book. All in all this is not a book that I would show to my freinds.
9 out of 25 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted February 16, 2009
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LOVE
I absolutely love dystopian literature and this book didn't disappoint! And although many don't like the ending, I thought it was really good. You should buy it because it's one of those books you can just read over and over again.
Enjoy!7 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Phresh_Ta_Def
Posted January 6, 2009
GREAT BOOK
When I first heard of this book I thought that it wasn't going to be good, but I was wrong. This was a really great book and Lois Lowry has outdone herself and i thank her for writing this good book. Jonas, as a 12 year old has had a great responsibility put on him. At first he thinks it is too much to bare but as he goes on and gets more educated he realizes that it's an honor not a privilage. If you want to have one of the best reads of your life you should get this book, it can be found in any god bookstore.
7 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
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AS23
Posted February 11, 2009
The Giver
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Book title and author: The Giver By: Lois Lowry
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In the book The Giver, there is a little ¿strange¿ community. There are only a couple hundred people that live there.
Description and summary of main points
One of those people happens to be Jonas. Jonas has another sibling named Lucy. It is not his blood sister and his ¿parents¿ are not his biological parents either. In his community people have babies, and then the babies go to this place where these people called nurturers take care of them until they are able to be assigned parents. Jonas is scared of the upcoming December because he was going to be twelve. Jonas¿s father started taking care if another child named Gabriel. Jonas is assigned the receiver of memories which is a really important.
In my opinion, The Giver is a very confusing book. I would not like to live there, especially if I was a twin. (Which I am not!) One part that I did like was when Jonas gave Gabriel the memory of snow. The description was really good.
Conclusion-
Jonas and Gabriel escape to the wilderness. They traveled by night and slept by night. They made it to elsewhere.5 out of 22 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted February 11, 2009
Thank you Lois...
The Giver was an interesting novel that gave off many emotions. Joy, anger, horror, anguish, love, and desire were just a few of the many emotions the reader will dig up during their read. I did not understand the book at first. However, in the end, everything came together like a puzzle, and I could comprehend it.
I do not recommend this book for anyone below thirteen. It has very disturbing points that the main character, Jonas, must go through. He must test his courage, strength, and heart in this story. These events cause unbelievable tension and terror, but, to a teenager or adult, this book would be a very good read.
I believe The Giver shows us what we could do to ourselves in the future. We want to fit in so badly, that ¿Sameness¿ could become a real thing. It teaches us that our individuality is dangerous, but, at the same time, it allows us who we are. In the end, I did enjoy the novel and recommend it to my fellow readers. It was well written and was written to provide shocking moments for the reader.5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted November 17, 2008
Unusual but great.
The world in this book was completely different from what the world actually is. There was a few stuff I did not want to know that went on in that world because it was too sad. Especially this part about the twin babies, I had tear during that part, it was unbelievable. This book made me keep thinking about the modern world..
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 5, 2012
Very confusing
I had to chose a book foor summer reading and this wa one o the options but the first few pages were so confusing so my mom said keep going but i could not it was so boring. Do not read if you do not want to be confused
4 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 6, 2009
The Giver.
The Giver is a fascinating book,it always brought up discussion. It was pretty challenging to put all the pieces of the book together,but once I got them together it was awesome.Jonas was a perfect character for the book.It was pretty sad,once you understood what released meant. It was kind of a confusing book,and you have to use your imagination to comprehend most of it.
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Naiviv
Posted January 15, 2009
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A Review for THE GIVER.
The Giver by Lois Lowry is an extraordinary novel in which the author really makes you turn on your creative side. Everybody lives in a perfect community, where everything is planned for you, no painstaking decisions required. Hardly anybody in the society ever gets hurt, emotionally, socially, or physically. This is untrue for one boy, Jonas, where he isn¿t given the choice, but to take the most difficult and sacrificing job. As you go on through the novel, you will find unbearable feelings of sadness, nonstop laughter, and a hint of confusion.
The characters in this book are full of life and have distinct personalities, making the book merely impossible to set down. The setting caries greatly, even though I feel that the author didn¿t describe the settings enough; you¿re only given a vague view. I tend to get the feeling that Lowry doesn¿t explain enough in the book. You often find yourself in wonder, ¿Why did Jonas do that?¿ Although, I do feel that Lois Lowry achieved her purpose for writing the book because it really made me consider about how fortunate I am.
There are many unexpected and unusual surprises in this paperback. All the surprises are equipped with individual, unique styles of writing an an even more unexpected conclusion. Even though, the book brings innocent laughter and history that every person should know about, I only suggest this book for people above the fifth grade.
Overall, this book was quite the read. After you begin reading this novel, until you finish it, there will be constant moments of wanting for the book. I would recommend this because it was an incredible telling of imagination, awe, and admiration. You¿ll want to track this novel down if you find humorous, slightly mysterious, surprising books at the least bit, thrilling.3 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 6, 2009
The Giver
Overall this book was okay. I wasn't very interesting. I just couldn't focus on this book. I guess I would recommend it to my friends. They probably wouldn't like it though.
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Anonymous
Posted May 8, 2012
Amazing book
This book is one of the best i have every read. From the very beginning it pulls you in and kepps you there. Its never boring and uses great detail. The compasson that this story shows is intence and surreal. I have read this book over and over again since middle school, it never gets old though. An amazin read for anybody who wants a good book.
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Anonymous
Posted April 18, 2012
Great book
I read this book in 7th grade with my class.It's a really good book!
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Green_Girl410
Posted March 10, 2011
no
this book was just bad. period.
2 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
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hmsbball21
Posted February 11, 2009
The Giver
The book The Giver, it is a really interesting book. It¿s kind of confusing in the beginning of the book, but once you start reading it then it¿s a really interesting book. The main idea of this book is that not everything in life is perfect; we all know that it would be a lot much easier but then what would be that point of living, if life was easy? Jonas he, is really scared for December to come, because they find out what there going to do for the rest of there life. Well, when December comes, and all the kids that are old enough go to this little place and they all get there names called but Jonas. So, finally they are talking about how important this next job is and they call Jonas¿s name, and he goes up there. Then they give him the job of being the Receiver of Memory. There previous receiver was released because she couldn¿t handle it, so they had to find another one and they said that he was responsible enough to be the Receiver of Memory. I think that the book did achieve its standards, because it¿s a really good book. The book was well thought and well written. It has some really good points for life in this book. If you read it then you will see life from a whole other dimension. At the end of the book they all realize that life is definitely not perfect, and there¿s a whole other life out there that not many people get to see, but if you have the opportunity then you should take it, because your not going to have that many offers in life to do that.
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Anonymous
Posted May 11, 2012
Awesome
READ NAO
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Anonymous
Posted May 8, 2012
The Giver
I would recomed this book to a daily reader it is an outstanding book and really deserves the newberry honor award
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Anonymous
Posted May 8, 2012
My reviews
I have read this book about 25 times and i a still in love with it! I first read this book in 5th grade and at first didn't fully under stand it being a young reader. I re-read it in 6th grade and fully got the book. It is a book that will keep you reading and on the edge of your seat! I truely think "The Giver" is a fantastic for teen/ young adults. A definate read.
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