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Summary: A Book For Everyone
Review: Any reader of any age can find something appealing in "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. It is the tale of a young boy, Jonas, who lives in a world of sameness, free of pain, but also missing color, individuality, and true emotion. When Jonas is selected by his elders to become the next Receiver, the most honorable position in the community, he has no idea what to expect. As his training progresses, he learns of an entirely different world, of an Elsewhere, filled with pain and delight, misery and bliss.I read "The Giver" as a child, and was spell-bound by the story it told. Reading this book as a child, I was able to relate it to experiences in my own life: my own happiness, my own sorrow, my own pain. I recently read "The Giver" a second time, now as a senior in high school, and the book has taken on an entirely new meaning. I could relate the story to my own search for individuality as I head away from home and into the world. I would highly recommend "The Giver" to anyone of any age. This novel can be read a hundred times, and each time it will mean something different to the reader.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: Imagine a world with no pain and no suffering. Imagine a world where marriage partners are selected and children are assigned to a family. Imagine a world with no color, no war, no pain, no suffering. Imagine a world with no sunshine, no snow, no hills, and no memory. Imagine a world where everyone is equal and all choices are predestined. Welcome to Jonas' world. Jonas lives in the world of Sameness. Memory has been removed from the citizens to eliminate pain and suffering. Everyone in the community has a job that is assigned to them when they turn 12. Jonas, upon turning 12, was honored by being selected as the next Receiver of Memory. He begins to train with The Giver, the previous Receiver of Memory, who holds all memories of former life and soon realizes that he fails to experience not only the bad in life, but also the good. After several weeks of training, Jonas discovers a shattering secret and despite the dictated laws for his job, he plans action against the ironically corrupt system. Having read "The Giver" when I was in 3rd grade, I didn't note on all the symbolism and the deeper meaning behind the book. Once I reread it, however, I was amazed. I was amazed that one author could create such a scene and predicament within one story that raises so many questions. When I finished the book the second time, I sat back for a couple minutes and simply thought, "Wow!" Even though "The Giver" reads on the level of a 3rd grader, I would recommend not picking up this book until mature themes become evident in everyday reading. Overall, "The Giver" was a phenomenal book. Lois Lowry's style and diction depicts what the perfect world could be like, while throwing the ultimate question into play: would it be worth living without pain if you also had to live without joy?
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Summary: The Giver
Review: When I read The Giver I was a little confused in the begining. This book is about a young boy who is given the chance to take over a very important role in his community. He learns a lot from his experience and decides to make a very important decision. I would recomend this book to anyone who enjoys sci-fi or fictional type of stories. I didn't enjoy this book as much as I would a more kind of sci-fi horror type of book. I do like fiction but not this kind of fiction. To me this kind of fiction is unrealistic and kind of immature. Some parts of this book did suprise me and the book does kind of keep you on your feet wondering what is going to happen next but I do have to say that this was not a favorite of mine but might be for someone else.
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Summary: Appreciate One Another...
Review: Jonas, a twelve-year-old boy lives in a community where everything is pretty much kept the same. However, once he turns twelve, along with everyone else in his age group receives a job assignment that fits their personality. He is given one of the most important and respected jobs of all-the Receiver. As the Receiver, he learns what life was like before the sameness and learns to love that more than the life he knows. I have read this book for the second time and I have thoroughly enjoyed it both times. It really makes a person appreciate the little differences in everyone and hope that even if peace can be achieved through sameness, we still should love one another for who we are and not for who we aren't. We should appreciate differences and learn to be much more open-minded.
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Summary: A world unknown
Review: The Giver was unlike any book I have ever read before. It captured my heart right from the beginning. In a place where love, war, and flaws are unknown, a young boy begins to discover that his society is full of nothing but sameness. They are lacking the beautiful things which make our society so special, such as color, sunshine, snow, and most importantly our incredible feelings of love. Jonas learns that the world he has grown up in is meaningless, and he decides to turn his life around while he still can.
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Summary: Wonderfully Ageless!
Review: Aside from "The Giver" being an amazing read by means of entertainment, I was fascinated with the fact that it truly is a book for all ages. When I first read this book in 6th grade for school, I thoroughly enjoyed the basic storyline and theme of the story. I was old enough to decipher the main idea of the novel. Now, a junior in high school, I was able to appreciate and enjoy so much more while reading "The Giver" for the second time. The apparent importance of emotions, individualism, memories and even the gift of sight was revealed. I definitely recommend this book to everyone!
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Summary: Louis Lowry's The Giver
Review: The Giver is a very interesting book. I enjoyed reading about situations that are different than that of one's everyday life. If you are into reading about things that may seem a little strange or if you like science fiction, this is the book for you. Many things that happen in this novel are portrayed in a way that makes the reader believe what they read is true. It is an excellent piece of literature for observing our world.
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Summary: A Community Custom
Review: In this astonishing novel, a boy named Jonas is turning twelve years old. In the community of which he lives in, a celebration is held each time that you turn a year older. During the celebration, or ceremony you are expected to do a specific job or play a specific role. Adulthood is very important in this community because turning twelve is a big deal and it puts you up a step toward maturity. At the Ceremony of Twelve, you receive a job, or your role in the community. Considering Jonas is turning twelve this year, he is expected to get his role in society, along with his friends Asher and Fiona. Asher hopes that his role in society will be the one that has to do with taking care of kids and Fiona hopes that her role is the one that will have to do with taking care of the elderly. Jonas doesn't really mind of what role he gets, but he hopes that it will be something that will suit him well.
When the big day finally comes, Jonas gets a job that he will soon get to love. This role will suit him very well. He begins to learn things about his community and has a knowledge of things that only he and his teacher are allowed to know about. He also learns about the people who have been "released" from the community.
This book is both suspenseful and rush-fulfilling. In this book, you are always waiting for the huge moment of what Jonas's role in the community will be. Once you find out the role he plays, you will want to keep reading to see what will be the outcome of what he learns and how his experience will eventually turn out. -A.B.-
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Summary: "The Giver," an interesting work of fiction.
Review: 'The Giver' is an interesting book about a world that is controlled and is void of emotions that are painful. They don't have vocabulary for certain words, they only have synonyms. The most important age for a person in the main character Jonas' world is 12, the age that a person gets assigned to what he or she will do for the rest of their lives. Jonas finds out that he is going to be a Receiver, and he gets special access to all kinds of memories. When he finds out what life is all about though, Jonas decides that his perfectly constructed world is wrong, and he tries to change it. The novel is a really good one that makes you wonder if something like Jonas' world will become our world someday.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: The title of this review says it all. This was a fascinating story about a young boy and his surroundings. Forced to live in a town where everyone feels the same, and has no past memories to keep them happy, Jonah must take on his role as the receiver of all the old memories from a man he calls The Giver. He soon finds out what it is like to run, play, and be REALLY happy, and he can't stand to feel this way all by himself. So, he has to do something about it. It is hard for me to get through a whole book unless it is incredibly interesting, and I think I might just read this book twice! I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an escape from his or her everyday world. After reading about what he lived through, our world doesn't seem so bad after all!
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