A Reading Guide to the Giver (Scholastic Bookfiles)

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Summary: THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I'm not one who reads a lot, I wouldn't pick up a book and read it, in fact this was a school assingment. But this book was incredible, it was amazing, it made me realise how prescious memories are, and how bad a utopian society would be. THIS BOOK WAS GREAT

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Summary: I think that overall The Giver was an interesting book.
Review: I think that overall The Giver was an interesting and suspenceful book.It's interesting in the way that the town is so organized. They get assigned jobs. They can't see color and they get put in a family. They also have to tell their dreams if they had any. It was a hard book to understand sometimes like when people got released. It was also hard to understand how much freedom they don't get. It was suspenceful in many ways. One time when they were at the ceremony waiting for their tasks. And another time when Jonas (a main character) was going to The Giver while wondering what they meant by pain. And finally, the time when they could never get to Elsewhere. One of many lifes lessons that I thought of while reading was to never give up. When Jonas was biking to Elsewhere he knew not to give up and that ti was somewhere. I would strongly suggest this book to anyone over 12 years of age because sometimes it is hard to follow along.

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Summary: The Giver is a great book that takes place in the future.
Review: "The Giver" is about a boy named Jonas who lives in the future. This exciting novel displays his courage and determination. This book was excellent, and on a scale of one to ten, it would be an eleven. I thought that the setting added to its splendor and attraction. I also believed this book was a thrilling novel because of its pace. One thing set off another and it didn't stop until the end of the book, just like dominoes. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes non-stop thrill. But beware: this book of magnanimous enticement will stay in your hands until the very last word.

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Summary: If you like reading about the future, you'll love this book.
Review: I read the book The Giver by Lois Lowery. The main character is Jonas. At his ceremony he becomes the new receiver. This will be his job for life. He receives all the memories of the past. He lives in the future, in a government-controlled world. The weather is always the same, everything is in black and white, you even get assigned your job and husband or wife. Basically everything is the same, but Jonas has all the memories of pain, delight, and everything else we have today. His life changed a lot when he got his job as receiver because he was not with his friends anymore, he sticks it out because he is important, and he learns so much about the past pains and glories. I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: If you enjoy new experiences than read "The Giver"
Review: Have you ever had the feeling that you know of things that are too painful to describe? Or even things that seem too wonderful and happy to even begin to explain? If this describes you perfectly than you have to read or reread The Giver by Lois Lowry. This book is about a young boy named Jonas who's life has been the same for the past twelve years until the day he gets passed down the job of Giver! He begins to experience pain and suffering in our world today. These feelings are so strong to him because he lives in place called the ''Community'' where everything is perfect, nothing goes wrong and there is no pain at all. As he learns more about these new experiences he begins to unveil the secrets oh the ''Community.'' All in all, I highly recommend reading it and it's a great buy! -Julia C. Viegas

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Summary: VERY INTERESTING!!! HARD TO PUT DOWN!!!
Review: I am 15 years old, and just finished reading this book in my class. I first read this book when I was in fourth grade. I can tell you now that this book isn't for anyone younger than myself. It contains very graphic scenes, and adult themes. I believe this book was written for all those people who criticize our world, they say that there is too much violence, hatred, and racism. After they read this book I promise that they will realize that the perfect society, a utopian society isn't what it seems to be, and that we are lucky with the world that we live in. I enjoyed this book very much, and I hope all of those who read will enjoy it to.

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Summary: The Giver
Review: I thought that this book was pretty cool, but it was very confusing at the beginning. Is shows a "perfect" community, and how everyone in this community lives. At the end, it kind of leaves you off, not knowing what would happen, so If I were The Author, I'd probably clear up the ending some more, But I found It a very good book!!!

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Summary: Jonas struggles to become an individual.
Review: "The Giver" is a great book, if you like fictional stories. I don't want to give away the book by telling you a full summary, but for you people who don't like surprises, read on. I'll be telling about a few characters and maybe a few really good parts. One of those good parts was when Jonas, the main character, started to panic when he wasn't assigned a job. The part I liked the most was when Jonas and Gabriel stole out of the community and were learning to survive in the outside world. The community Jonas and the others live in aren't like the communities of today. This community is extremely orderly and everyone who lives there are the same. There isn't a president but they have a chief elder who leads a group of elders who decide what goes on in this community. Later in the story, the chief elder announces that he was selected to be... If you want to find out and are interested in this book like I was and still am, you can find it in bookstores and libraries. It will be amazing. That was what I thought after I finished reading this wonderful book. Find your favorite part in this book and tell us about it on Amazon.com.

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Summary: This story, "The Giver", is about a boy who face problems.
Review: "The Giver" is a book about a boy, Jonas, who lives in a perfect world. As he grows older, he is given the most honorable job in his community. The job teaches him about the past,when there were feelings, color, and emotions. As he learns more and gains more emotions from the old man,"the Giver," he tries to teach his friends about the past, but they don't understand him, and what he is talking about. Soon, he becomes fond of a little boy, Gabriel, and passes the information of the past to him. Jonas soon can not put up with the community and leaves with Gabriel. They journey to another place. This bok has no ending. If you like sci-fi books then this is the book for you. This book will spark your interest and you will never want to put it down. There is much suspense near the end of the book. The begining of the book might be boring but once you make it to the ninth chapter it becomes more interesting and begins to get intense near the end. I recommend this to people ten years old and up. Just give it a try. Happy reading.

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Summary: Phenomenal... couldn't put the book down!!!
Review: I was just amazed at how this book got me to think, "What if I had to live under these cicumstances?", or "What if this happened to our world?" I was literally on the edge of my seat reading through Jonas' trials and tribulations, but was surprised at the uncertainty of what happened at the end. Seriously, there needs to be a sequel to this novel. Most extraordinairy book that everyone MUST read!