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Summary: I thought this book was very enlightening.
Review: (...) I didn't know what i wanted, so i asked my best friend.... who has probably read every book in the library by now. anyway, she said that the giver was an excellent book and that i should read it. i decided "well..... she looks like she knows what she is talking about when she says to read something" so i checked it out immediatly. i got home and i started reading it. i admit, it starts a little slow, but once you get to chapter 3 you just can't put it down. i'm sure someday they will make a movie about it, so if you aren't a book fan then you could wait until then, but if you read for the fun of it, BUY THIS BOOK IMMEDIATLY!(...) i have also heard that gathering blue is the capanion, so if you buy the giver, make sure you buy that too! i hope you find this review helpful. hope you read it! read more of my reviews!
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Summary: The Giver
Review: This book can be pretty confusing but I still love it. About a boy named Jonas who becomes a Twelve and get a assigned job. See this community is perfect. Jonas gets assigned a special job. He meets a man that becomes his true friend. There's twists and turns but it's great. Lois Lowry writes very different than most writers. That is what I love about her. And this book shows her creativity. And if you read this book and finish it, you might want to read another book called "Number the Stars" about a girl named Annamarie in 1943 and her friend is Jewish and the Nazi's a trying to kill them. So Annamarie must protect her friend until the war is over. These two books are works of art!
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Summary: aa The Giver
Review: Very good book about a siotie of people who fallow the rules (or laws) of there communtie. One of there rules consiste o "No taking apple home from the receation center". Also at every ago you get something or something taken away like: At age 8 you start your commity hours. Also at age 12 you get an assment (job), and need to start training the falling week. The story mainly takes place around one kid. This kid turns 12 and, gets a rare assment that requirs much training. The giver, his assment, is one of a kind. Only one person at a time can be it.
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Summary: A wonderful, thought-provoking book
Review: This book is an incredible page-turner that makes one appreciate the darker aspects of life. The seemingly utopian world that Jonas inhabits is in fact a cover for a multitude of shocking secrets that lie below the surface, such as "realeasing" any child that is not perfect. The book's ending makes the reader think and offers many possibilities for the future. I recommend the book to readers of all ages.
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Summary: A must-read!
Review: This book is great and everyone should read it. Although it seems a bit bizzare in the beginning, once you get into it it is hard to put down. This book is about a world where there are no wars, no sadness, no minorities. Everything is the same. Sounds perfect, right? Wrong. As you read this you will discover the world of Jonas, the boy who must receive all of the memories of the world. Memories of horrible things in the past. He must receive these from the Giver of memories and not share them with anyone. Everyone in this no-feeling world is being protected from these memories. Only the Giver and receiver can bear them. This book will really make you think. About life. About love. About sadness. About joy. About how we are lucky to have all these things.
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Summary: My students love this book!
Review: I am a middle school teacher, and my 8th graders read this book each winter. I love the discussions that it produces! We do a group community project after we finish the reading and the students create their own utopias. There is so much here, and the ambiguous ending is a great discussion itself! I will probably use this book in my classroom for a long time!
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Summary: A little disturbing at times
Review: If I could I would give this book 3.5 stars. There was some good qualities. It was also a little disturbing at times, such as the part where you get released. I also did not like the ending of the book. If you are under the age of 11 then I would not suggest this book to you. Otherwise you will probably enjoy yhis book.
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Summary: Giver report
Review: This was a great book! I was a little confused at reading it at first, but after a friend of mine told me to think of it as the matrix, I was able to read and understand it. The ending was not what I would have liked, but it was still an excellent book.
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Summary: Facile Fable about Utopian Dream Turned Nightmare
Review: Lowry does a good job of writing a fast-paced dystopia novel where society, making a sort of deal with the devil, trades in their humanity--their choices, their capacity to error, their inclination for diversity and adventure--for a safe cozy womb-like existence where a false perfection kills the human spirit. Jonas, the main character, is a twelve-year-old boy who, like Jim Carey in the Truman Show, must re-evaluate what freedom is and act on his courage to change his destiny. A society that seeks to remain ignorant in the name of a utopia is a great theme that is explored effectively in this novel. For some companion pieces, I recommend H.G. Wells' short story In the Country of the Blind and two films: the aforementioned Truman Show and Pleasantville.
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Summary: Great Concept
Review: I first read this book in 4th grade. Now I am a 7th grader and have read it every year since then. This book reveals the imperfections of a "perfect society" (as it is revealed in Gathering Blue), and the concept of this book provokes thought and reflection. It's on a reading level that is not difficult and can be read in a day or more. This book is definitely one of my favorites.
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