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Summary: Review of The Giver (VHS)
Review: Louis Lowry's the Giver is offers an extremely interesting look at a possible future in a Utopian society that is both well written and philosophically interesting. Of these positive aspects the most significant are the philosophical problems and ideas suggested by the work. Most notable of these is the balance of safety and elimination of the negative aspects of the world with the elimination of the truly beautiful and wonderful things exist as well. These along with other musings on individuality form a novel that is intellectually stimulating as well as simply enjoyable. The book is plainly written and should be easily accessible to anyone over the age of twelve or even eleven (although they may not quite grasp the full implications of the novel). I would recommend this book to readers of all ages.
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Summary: How Do They Live?
Review: The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is a well written novel with an exceptional insight into the future. I personally enjoyed how the author created her characters to live and function in a normal society, without the many luxiouries that we enjoy today. The idea of not being able to see color was an interesting detail that really made me enjoy the fact that people have not tried to make humans all the same. I could not imagine going through like without ever sliding on a sled, or feeling the warmth of the sun, or the frigid of snow. It must be hard for Jonas to receive these memories now that he has grown up in a well protected community. Lois Lowry did an amazing job describing her characters reaction through this brilliantly written story.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: "The Giver" is a story written by Lois Lowry that conveys what human life would be like if no thought or feelings were involved. Life just goes on as normal with people never asking any questions on why such activities are done the way they are in the town. The story begins to pick up when Jonas is selected as to be the Receiver of town (the most respected position). As this happens, a whole new story is unfolded to the reader.Overall, this is a wonderful story that brings the reader on a roller coaster ride of emotions as Jonas begins to receive memories that everyone takes for granted. Due to the variety of emotions the reader feels, it becomes very hard to put the book down, because the reader feels the need to find out what happens to Jonas. This is a very good story that keeps the reader interested throughout the entire story and still keeps the reader wanting more at the end.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: 'The Giver' by Lois Lowry is a novel describing an ideal neighborhood. Everyone in the community lives an extremely similar lifestyle; there are no colors, and everything happens at the same time every year. The story centers on Jonas, a young boy, who is selected as the bearer of memories for his community. While the other twelve year olds are balancing work and play, Jonas is being given the memories of the entire world. Everything in his life suddenly changes. I really enjoyed this novel. The book describes the perfect society that Jonas lives in, and I found this community very interesting. I do not like the idea of a perfect community, but I think that Lois Lowry did an excellent job of portraying that situation. The details in the novel are vivid, even though the world that Jonas lives in is very dull. This novel was very well written and interesting; I would definitely recommend it. I think that this novel deserves four stars out of five. There were certain details toward the end of the novel that I did not like, so they influenced my opinion of the entire novel. Ignoring a few minor details, I did feel that the novel was still very good.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The book the Giver by Lois Lowry is a book that is set up in the future. It is a Utopian Society where everybody is equal and everything is the same. There the people don't have choices they don't even know what choices are. There are no colors, music, and everything else is the same like the weather and the land.
There is a tradition in the community that when a child turns 12 there is a ceremony where they will get their job assignment. There is a boy name Jonas and he receives the assignment of being the next 'Receiver'. He is going to receive all the memories from the old times. Jonas and the Giver are the only ones in that society that know what change and choices are, but it is too much to handle for just two people. So they have do make a decision on how they'll make the society with choices and freedom of decision. By reading this wonderfully creative story you'll find out what happens in the end. Do the people get the memories back or not? To find out you'll have to read the Giver.
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Summary: Great book
Review: Robbie Gardner/Spring Creek High School - Giver Review- I think that this is one of the best books I have ever had the pleasure to read. Taking place in a very imaginative and creative setting, the plot is one that will not let you put the book down. There are wonderful conflicts and sub-plots taking place in the story. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read good stories.
-Robbie
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: I think that this is a great book, if you like to let your mind wonder a little and explore possibilities of the future of civiliazation. The writer keeps you into the book even without action and adventure like qualities it gets you hooked like one.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: Jonas is a young, eleven year old boy. He lives in what is typically referred to as a Utopia. In this society, everything appears to be perfect and no one has any problems. Every December, during the "Ceremonies," the "Children of Twelve" receive their assignments, or jobs in their community. Jonas is chosen to be the next "Receiver of Memory." This is the highest position in his community and he must learn everything from "The Giver," who holds all of the world's memories. Jonas goes through a difficult journey, learning some things that change his life forever. "The Giver" by Lois Lowry was an enjoyable book and I would recommend it. It expresses a different type of life, far different from the one we know today. The community of people in "The Giver" do not get to experience life in the way that we do, and it gives more meaning to life. They do not get to experience all the things that make people who they are, such as love, pain, feelings and emotions. They cannot even see things in color. The only person who has all of these abilities is the "Receiver of Memory." This book may seem a little strange at times, but that is what makes it so interesting. It captivates the reader and brings you into a different world. This book has a wonderful, creative storyline that requires one to use their imagination. It brings you into the book and makes you feel like one of the characters. It lets you see into the characters frame of mind and allows the reader to visualize what it must be like to live a life of such conformity. I would give this book four stars out of five. There were some minor things that I was confused about, but otherwise it was an excellent book. Although it is mostly read by young children, it is a great book for any age. I would definitely recommend "The Giver."
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Summary: A new Perspective
Review: After having read The Giver by Lois Lowry, I find it an excellent book. When reading this book, I found it hard to put down because of how different Jonas's society was. The community, where Jonas lived in reminded me of Utopia, an ideally perfect place where people in the mid 1800s were seeking. They were unsuccessful because they could not start over. For in the book, the community was able to start over by giving up suffering, color, and meaningful words such as love.
I also found this book interesting because Lowry takes the reader through process of Jonas's thinking, which led up to his major decision, a decision he made himself, not by the society's conforming rules and regulations. I especially loved the ending, where Jonas, the Receiver of Memories, was able to seek the life he hoped for. His life changed the community's Utopian society.
This short book brought me into an entirely new world as I was reading the novel, and left me with a whole different perspective on Utopia. The perfect place in society is not everything; there are some losses. The most important lost is the meaning of love.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver is one of those futuristic books that really makes you think about what people would sacrifice for a perfect world - that really isn't perfect. This is what twelve-year-old Jonas finds out when he is selected to be the Receiver of Memories.
Because it is about one of those perfect, controlling societies, this book reminded me strongly of This Time of Darkness by H.M. Hoover. Both are futuristic, about children who learn the truth and want to escape. One of the biggest differences is that in This Time of Darkness, the world doesn't appear as perfect, but the people's lives are just as controlling.
The Giver is even more harsh when it comes to the power of the authorities and the level of humanity taken away for perfectionism. In this book, children's lives are thought out from day one, where they are assigned to caregivers and named in a ceremony at the end of the year. They are placed with adoptive parents (and even the parents are chosen for each other), with two children, a male and female, to each "family unit." The children are then observed all through school until the Ceremony of Twelve, when the get their assignments for the rest of their lives.
But there is more hidden. Abnormal babies and old people are "released" to make society better. Also, if you're a younger reader, I wouldn't read the scene where Jonas finds out about the release of a twin baby. It's not for those who don't want to be freaked out. That's why I gave this book four stars. It's too heavy for younger readers (such as under 7th or 8th grades). Also, the only ending that can be found to this book is in Gathering Blue, where a reference is made to a pale-eyed boy.
So, if you like futuristic stuff, you'll probably like this, but please don't read it if you don't like the severity of the concepts.
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