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Summary: A MUST READ book!
Review: The Giver has now become my #1 favorite book. It's full of cliff hangers. It's the type of book once you start it you'll never put it down. It's about a boy who lives in a completely ruled world. Jonas was 12 years old when he got selected for a job in his cummunity,(Every child in the cummunity, once 12 are assighned jobs.) It seems like the pressure of the world is on his shoulders, you'll see why once you read it! We'll, the one who was selected his job to serve the cummunity before him so called" failed." So this is the story; He has been given special training by the Giver, who has secrets of the pain of life, which Jonas has never even known of. The things that he knew were of the joys of life, he gets much more of that from the Giver and gets to know and develop feelings of love, sadness ,and hertfullness. The Giver shares the real truth with him and there's know turning back, even shutting out his family ........................
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Summary: THE BEST BOOK EVER!
Review: I loved this book, because it made me think about how life would be like if everything wasn't the same, and there were no individuals. READ IT -- you'll be glad you did.
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Summary: The Best Book I Have Ever Read!
Review: This book is a must for every young adult out there. This book is about a boy who lives in the perfect world, with no poverty, hunger, divorce, not even feelings. Everybody thinks they live in the perfect world, but Jonas comes to a rude awakening. At the ceramony of the twelve's he is assigned to be the Reciever of Memory. The most powerful and respected person in the community. The Giver(the current reciever of memory) begins to train Jonas to become what he is now. He begins to give all the memories of the past through him to Jonas. Jonas is stunned of how the world was so beautiful the world was with color and feelings. So Jonas decides to run away to find elswhere. This book is the best book I have read. Although the ending is a little weird. I wish there was a sequel.
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Summary: 9th Grader, Just finished book
Review: Let me tell you this, this is a great book. I believe that the ending could have been better(and yes, i got it). A real great fantasy story. I loved it but it only gets a 4 dut to the ending.
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Summary: A MUST READ!
Review: I REALLY LOVE THIS BOOK.ITS SO GOOD. I FIND IT VERY TOUCHING AT THE END OF THE BOOK.TO FIND OUT WHAT I THINK IS TOUCHING GO READ IT.SO BUY IT.
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Summary: Deep
Review: I really felt this book is a must read for people of all ages! The main reason is because I believe that within Lowis Lowry's THE GIVER, everyone can find something to relate to. For example, Jonas, the main character, is very worried about his future life, like many people are. From another view, Jonas also seems to feel left out, a feeling many younger people and adolescents can relate to. Another aspect of this book that I feel should strike a chord with anyone and everyone who reads it, is how wonderful it is to have variety. Just as had happened in the book, everyone ended up with the same birthday, not being able to see colors... dressing alike etc. Thank God we don't have to worry about that! I feel that people, when reading this book should focus on the feelings that Jonas experiences when being the Giver's tutoree... so to speak. He goes from confusion to understanding- from sadnees to overwhelming joy. The spectrum of emotion that Lowry reflects is amazing!
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Summary: A 12 Year-Old Hero Transcends a Stultifying Sameness for All
Review: This book will become a classic among the many wonderful novels about the potential for counter-utopias (creating the opposite of a better life for humanity), and deserves far more than five stars. I found it as interesting and rewarding as 1984, Brave New World, and Atlas Shrugged. Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute. To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. The Giver was one of her picks. She said, "It's an awesome book, Dad, and it will only take you an hour to reread." My wife then chimed in and said I really should review this book for Amazon.com. So here it is. Ms. Lowry paints a bleak picture of having achieved equal lives for all. Everyone gets the same things, and interactions are modulated so that there will be a minimum of social disorder. Think of this as socialism turned into a low-security prison camp operated by the inmates with the help of drugs to keep everyone's minds and emotions numb. The book evolves through the life of Jonas, a 12 year old, who has lived this life of great civility and little intensity up until the book's beginning. Then he goes through a great ritual in which each young person begins specific training for their life's work, as determined by the collective to best fit their skills and personalities. Jonas is to have a role that he did not even know existed. He is to be the one person in the society who will have memories of what occurred before the collective state was formed. His tutor will be the man who has had this role until now. That man is the Giver. I won't tell you any more, because I don't want to spoil the story. The rest proceeds much like what would occur with a hero in an Ayn Rand novel. The resolution of the conflict is a particularly inventive and thought-provoking one. This book is particularly good for showing the dangers of having everyone think alike. I heartily endorse its message of exploring new thoughts and experiences. Those provide us with greater comfort than a grey conformity that we do not even perceive as such. After you have finished enjoying this outstanding book, I suggest that you ask yourself what rules your family has that could be creating missed opportunities to be more caring and close to one another. After you locate those rules, I suggest you have a discussion about the benefits of changing those rules. Good luck! May you find warmth and love wherever you go!!
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Summary: Life isn't safe
Review: I picked up this book because someone told me it was a science fiction and I am always on the look out for new sci-fi. I was instantly hooked. This book is a page turner. It's about a boy who lives in a community that does not have freedom of expression or freedom of choice. When he turns twelve he is chosen by the community leaders to be the receiver of the Memories. Throughout the rest of the book strange things begin to happen to him. He must confront his value system and struggle to find a place where he belongs. The ending leaves you wanting more.
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Summary: Wow
Review: This book is great. I have read it many times over the years. It is one of my all-time favorite books. The world Lowry creates is so believable and realistic I can see the future turning out that way.
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Summary: WOW
Review: This book is the best book you will ever read if you ask me!. I mean this book has everything you want in a book and its for all ages there is nothing bad in there really unless your child doesn't know about death yet then you should wait. This book is perfect and it doesn't cost so much money so its worth it! trust me! once you read it you will understand!.
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