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Summary: Lois Lowry has a very vivid imagination! I loved this book!
Review: This book really gave me a great insight on what would happen if there was no color, no feelings. Jonas' Community has no hate, pain, or suffering, because without feelings or color, there won't be fighting. Also in the book there was no religion. These three things are the main reasons war started. Somehow they got rid of them and that helped them make no war. But in doing that there haad to be no love. I think this book would be great for 6th graders like me because it gives you an insight to Waht If?
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Summary: Not just for young readers.
Review: I recently was required to read The Giver during a college course and was surprised to learn that it was a children's book (thank you Dr. Homan!). It deals with issues that not only a child can relate to but also many issues for adults as well. It sparked many heated debates during class discussion as well as enabling us to look inside ourselves to find a greater good. In many ways it is a "Big Brother" that children can relate to.
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Summary: This is a great book, I would recommend it to anyone.
Review: Great book. If you like science fiction and enriching your imagination, read this book. Lowry is a truly superb writer. I would enjoy reading one of her others also.
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Summary: An inspiring story
Review: I found this book a very interesting story. I especially liked the way the world in which Jonas lived in was displayed. It was a sad story, because you could see the frustration that Jonas was having, yet you knew that almost no-one could help him. The giver himself was a kind gentleman but it was hard for Jonas to get through to him. You felt for Jonas and the giver, because of the secluded world that they would have to live in. This book touched my heart and I thank Lois Lowry for writing such an inspiring story for young adult readers.
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Summary: Excellent, excellent book!
Review: On a scale of 1 to 5 stars, this book is definitely a 6! I bought this book on Friday, didn't began it until Saturday morning and had it finished by Saturday afternoon. It is excellent! Set in a Utopian-type village, where life is "perfect", one boy, Jonas, is selected to be the next "Receiver". He will learn about what life used to be like. He will discover all the joy and pain that accompanied people in the land of "Elsewhere". This book is incredible! I'd love to sit here and tell you every little detail, but hey, that would ruin an outstanding book for you! I absolutely loved it, and there couldn't have been a more appropriate ending, for those of you who said the ending wasn't so great. Read it! One of the best I have ever read, and I have read a lot of books! JANE EYRE is still my favorite, but then again, it is hard to compete with the classics. Lois Lowry does an excellent job, very different from her usual "Anastasia" books. This novel is superior! Well, stop listening to my praise of this book and go out and buy it!
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Summary: Great book, strange ending!
Review: The Giver is an excellent book to read. It was kind of hard to get into the book at first, but after I knew what was going on, I loved it. Lois Lowry wrote this book superbly. The ending, however, was very strange. Maybe it's just me, but "maybe it was just an echo" doesn't sum up what happened to Jonas. I don't understand the connection of the ending to how "The Giver" in the book told how he had the capacity to hear beyond his regular limits.
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Summary: THIS IS THE MOST OUTSTANDING BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THIS BOOK WAS UNDESCRIBABLE.IT WAS SO AMAZING HOW THE AUTHOR WROTE THIS. JONAS LIVES IN A PERFECT WORLD, NO CRIME,VIOLENCE,EVERYTHING IS ORDERLY, NO POVERTY, AND EVERYONE HAS A JOB. AFTER JONAS GETS ASSIGNED THE RECEIVER HE REALIZES ALL OF THE JOY AND HAPPINESS HIS COMMUNITY IS MISSING. HE BECOMES A PRISONER TRAPPED IN THIS DULL WORLD SO HE DECIDES TO RUN AWAY AND...I'LL LEAVE THE REST FOR YOU TO FIND OUT, DONT WANNA RUIN IT. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT'S SO WELL WRITTEN! YOU REALLY SHOULD READ IT. I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: The end was a bit of a downer.
Review: At the end of the book hod no great end at all. The rest of the book was very nice and easy to follow. I think that all children should read this book.
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Summary: A great book about life and differences
Review: I thought that this book was wonderful...in many ways, it is a lot about philosophy. It was interesting to find out that in the time that the story is set, there isn't any color, any feelings, any hurt. Everything around the whole Community is controlled, even the weather. Everything is perfect. At least, it seems that way.When Jonas has to recieve all the memories, he learns that life in the community is not what it seems. There's cruelty behind many things that the community does, and they do it without even realizing that it's cruel. I thought that this was a great book, and recommend it to anyone who is interested in philosophy and the way the world is, or wonders what the world would be like if everything was the same, or perfect.
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Summary: I loved this Book!!!!!
Review: I absolutely loved this book. It gave me a view I had never seen before, that maybe perfection wouldn't be so great. I realize now that differences are wonderful. At first I thought I would hate it, but then I read it for school and loved it. Thank you Lois Lowry!
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