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Summary: Philisophically compelling
Review: No one can describe the magnitude and the power of this book in a review. Miss Lowry weaved together words, storylines and a philisophical world of the future unlike anyother being could do. A book that made me look deeper inside myself at the things that aren't appreciated...like color and love. Everyone should read this book at some point, it is life changing.
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Summary: You Won't Put the Book Down
Review: When I first read the Giver by Lois Lowry, it was too much for me. There was too much discription, so I couldn't get beyond the first couple of pages. I put it back on the bookshelf for a couple of months. Later after I read through it, I found that it was one of the best books that I ever read. In the Giver, Lowry did an excellent job of giving his readers a peek at a different culture where a council makes all of the big decisions of a persons life like who work what job (the job is the Assignment), when a he\she gets a spouse, and when the couple can start a family unit. Jonas (main character) has lived in "the community" since he was born. In this community there is no color, no mountains or hills, and no great or evil events. Because of this, everything is neutral. Each year the children are given special privilages to represent thier age. At eight years old, they are given new bikes and are allowed to start community service. They work a certain number of hours in order to get their Assignment. At twelve years old, they are allowed to receive their Assingment that the Chief Elders chose for them as long as they completed thier community service hours. As an Eleven, Jonas was ready for the Ceremony of Twelve. Twelve isthe last age that is celebrated in that culture. Aperson who is twelve years old is then an adult. At twelve, the rest of the adult privilages are given to that person. At the Ceremony, Jonas was picked for the Receiver of Memories, which is the most important Assingment in "the community". This person holds all of the memories of the world before "the community" existed, when there was color, mountains, and great of evil events. These memories are too painful for the citizensof the community and noneof them are allowed to know the memories. Now his whole life is going to change since he can't communicate what he knows to anybody. I like how Mr. Lowry showed the difference between "our world" and "the community" in more than just one way. People who like fiction and different cultures should read the giver by Lois Lowry.
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Summary: The Giver Rocks!
Review: if someone asked me what book desereved to win book award in my sleep i would say the giver and thn role over. this book is the ideal book to read for someone who is starting o read more mature books.
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Summary: AWESOME BOOK
Review: We read this book for school and, well, the begginning sounds boring but it is awesome!! The ending is great! On a scale of 1-5 with 5 the best-I'd give it a 10! It's worth it to read!
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Summary: Thought-provoking
Review: I bought this book to give as a gift, and ended up reading it myself. A scary and thought-provoking book, chillingly and beautifully written, right up to the ambiguous ending.I think this is a very worthwhile read. If you have not yet read this book I suggest you don't read many of the amazon reviews. Many of the reviews give away every single major plot point. I find this very disappointing and am glad I did not read many reviews before I read the book, as much of the power and gut-wrenching effect come from discovering the answers yourself as the story unfolds. Read the book. If you want to read other reader reviews wait until you've read the book first. It's worth it.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: Jonas, a 12 year old boy, knows nothing about the horrors of the past. He lives in a world where there is no pain, hapiness, unemployement, or any other feeling. The town is considered perfect. Everybody lives the same life in the same way. He knows nothing of the choices he could have. That is, until he is assigned as the Receiver of Memory. When everyone turns twelve, they are assigned their life job until they turn old.In the ceremony, he was assigned the most important job there was. He was to know of the horrors of the past and of the joys. The Giver was to show him all of this. He then begins to learn the horrifying truth about his community.
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Summary: "Same is not always good."
Review: In a world of sameness, everything is well-organized and it seems like nothing will go wrong. That's what Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy, thinks so far of his community. When he turns twelve, his life changes and he views the world with different eyes. His role in the community is to become "Receiver of Memory," a job that involves taking in more than what's seen with the naked eye. Jonas experiences pains and pleasures of all kind, gaining more knowledge from it all. But there is one thing he cannot not stand: to not be able to share the feelings with everyone else. Only he and "The Giver" can hold the memories and feelings; Jonas wants that to change. He wants the whole Community to be able to feel what he's feeling, what the other Receivers had felt "back and back and back." To make things change, Jonas has to take action... I think this book is very well-written with many thoughts expressed through a boy who has to keep his thoughts and feelings (in this case, when he has them) to himself. This book will make you realize that it is very fortunate in the world for everyone to be "Receivers of Memory."
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Summary: THE GIVER provides a whole new look on society.
Review: What makes up our world? Poverty, war, famine, corrupt governments, violence, alcholism, just to name a few. Of course, there are some good traits of life like hope and faith, but they're outnumbered. Anyway, have you ever envisioned a way to have a society where only the good traits existed? A world where people were perfect and their lives were perfect? That's the society Jonas lives in; products of author Lois Lowry's imagination. Jonas is Lois Lowry's main character. He is a boy living in a Utopia in the distant future. It is a colorless Utopia where every action made by every person is controlled. A world where millions of strict rules cause the people to sprout puppet strings and become marrionets. The society is isolated from the rest of the world and the only way out is death. Every child is part of a group of other children in the society. Each group has all the children of one age, and is named after the age. For example, Jonas is eleven, so he is part of the group the "Elevens." At December of each year, each age group goes through a ceremony that marks their coming of age, and they move on to the next age group (ie: The "Nines" go to the Cermony of the Tens in December and become ten years old). Every time someone gets a year older, he or she gets something (ie: The Nines get bikes when they turn nine). When Jonas goes to the Ceremony of Twelve, his age group are assigned jobs. The jobs are chosen from close speculation of the person's behavior and interests. Jonas's job is to be the Receiver of Memory. His job is to receive memories from the Giver of the outside world. Jonas gets to see what life could have been like if he hadn't lived in the society. I read the Giver as a school assignment. I thought it would be a boring piece of work, but I was wrong. It was irresistable to keep my eyes glued to the pages and absorb the great masterpiece by Lois Lowry.
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Summary: Is to be remembered in memory and time
Review: by: Anita Lee This book leaves you breathless, excited and curious. An 11-year-old boy named Jonas lives in a strange and mysterious community. When Jonas turns 12, he must find his profession. However, he did not find his profession, instead it was chosen by the chief of the community. The job that Jonas was chosen for was to be the " Receiver of memories". Jonas was surprised and amazed that he was assigned a job that held so much responsibility. "The Giver" maintained this extraordinary job. Nobody knew that Jonas's job would have such a big affect on his life. It opened his eyes to the truth about his community. Fire glowed in his eyes as he saw the memory of the releasements (killings) of the elderly and the kids. How the book ends leaves you in thought and curiosity. I recommend this book to everyone because it is absolutely breathtaking.
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Summary: Jonas has a lot to do
Review: When every child in the village reaches the age of 12 they are assigned a job they will attend for the rest of their life. SO when Jonas recives the job of the reciver of memory he's a little more than nervous. He's supposed to recive memories of the past so he can help instruct the leaders of the village. But as he recieves memories he sees a new society, of how things used to be. A place where color, music, pain, and war exists. He also notices the flaws ot the society that he lives in today. WHat will he do about it? I found this book to be both moving and inspiring. Like other books I have read it forces you to think of what the future could be like. A more likely version than alien's taking over and having a Star wars-esque way of living. I would reccomend this book to anyone who has an open mind to orginal fiction. It's really a five star book!
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