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Summary: I enjoy this book, but the life sysle was crazzy
Review: The book opened my eyes to another way of thinking. I don't think that way would work in the real world. I didn't like how they kill people for what they do.
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Summary: It was boring and confusing at the same time
Review: It was hard get into book because it was moving too slow and confusing. And question did Jonas die or not? This book deserves only two stars to me.The only thing about the book I agree with it's a very "tripped out" book.
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Summary: A great book that keeps you reading till the very end.
Review: The giver was a wonderful book that I can easily say is now my favourite. It's the kind of book that provokes thought and doubts the realism of the current world you are living in.
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Summary: Keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Review: I loved this book! The details were shown through character's emotions, as well as spelled out to you. I great book to read during your spare time. Bon apetit!
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Summary: An Interesting Look at the Dark Side of Utopia
Review: "The Giver" explodes with originality and sheer power. Lowry's writing style lends to the eerie story and compelling characters. The book ends just as it climaxes and will leave the reader contemplating for days. One of the best books ever written; a novel which can literally make you question your own value system.
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Summary: This book was pretty good overall.
Review: The Giver is a book that takes place in the future and everthung is boring and dull. They have no color and the same weather all year around. This book was a pretty good book overall. It gets good at the middle section of the book. The beginning of the book is not that good but the middle is good enough so you just suck up the beginning. It is a pretty good book.
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Summary: This book touches your heart and makes you think.
Review: This book was one of the best books I have ever read. It was like taking a journey into a world of what life could be like if we wanted "perfection" and what if would cost us. The book really tells how important feelings are. By the end of the book I was shocked and crying. I would give recomend this book to anyone!!
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Summary: Humanism is finally exposed for the cruelity it is!
Review: A round of applause for Ms. Lowry who has done an excellent job of showing the logical result of humanism in her book, "The Giver"! In order to cope with our irresistable urge to sin, she portrays a "society" which has finally solved all the world's problems by taking away all external stimuli which might provoke a citizen to sin. This is the 1990's parallel to "1984". Like "1984", everyone is kept under constant supervision and announcements are made over a loudspeaker when a rule is broken.As the main character Jonas, who has just turned 12 years old, begins experiencing true emotions, he rebells against the choices that have been denied him and has exposed his family and the people around him as creatures who have no true capacity to care about one another. The emotions his family, as well as others, do feel are only self-centered and never show a deep concern for others. People in the "society" who rebell are dealt with swifty. They are "released", i.e., put to sleep, killed. Babies who do not gain enough weight are killed. Older people are killed. It is also acceptable to kill yourself. All, of course, for the benefit of society. I do not recommend this book be read outloud in a classroom situation for children under the age of 14. There are topics in this book that a child may not be equipped emotionally to handle. The experience of "stirrings", a metaphor for sexual arousal, is also not age appropriate for children under the age of 14. To read about an 11 year old girl bathing a naked elderly man and about how an 11 year old boy bathes a naked elderly woman would be uncomfortable in any class-room setting. If you are a teacher considering reading this book to your class, please read it for yourself first! In conclusion, while Ms. Lowry shows the futility of humanism extremely well, the ending of this book is unsatisfying. There is not a happy ending to this dark story. Humanism tries to deny one has a sin nature, but deals with it by taking away a society's choices, which I believe is happening today. The real victory is in Jesus Christ, who by dying on the cross for our sins, being buried, and physically coming out of the grave gives believers the ability to overcome their sin nature daily without taking away choices, but with life-giving freedom! Yes, Christianity, and not Humanism, is the real answer to all depressing situations!
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Summary: The Giver is a great book!
Review: I rated this book a four star becease for me it is not perfect, but it's still really good. I liked how Jonas was different then everyone else in the community. I don't like when the Giver talks about Rosemary because to me it seems like the Giver only likes Rosemary and not Jonas ( it also just bothers me). I would definitly sugjest this book to any one.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver was a very exciting book with a different point of view. It teaches us that color doesn't matter. Our class read this book and enjoyed it!! You will have fun reading it and we recommend this to anyone!! 7+8 grade at CTL!!!
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