A Reading Guide to the Giver (Scholastic Bookfiles)

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Summary: If you (dis) liked The Giver read This Perfect Day
Review: The Giver may be a great book, and I *have* read it three times, but it still comes nowhere near the power of This Perfect Day, by Ira Levin. The Giver is very incomplete, with a lack of detail about the society and an incomplete ending. It is prophetic in fortelling a possible future, but I just read This Perfect Day, and Ira Levin's reality seems more feasible.

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Summary: A real tear jerker! Greatest book that I've ever read!!
Review: This book was one of the best books that I have ever read. It was unpredictable the whole way through! I cried when I found out about Gabriel. I suggest every reader to read this! A five star!!

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Summary: This is a wonderful book!
Review: Our class read "The Giver" as our class novel. At first, I didn't think I would like the book because I'm not really into science fiction. But once we started reading it, I kept looking ahead to see what was going to happen next. Our teacher always kept us in suspense by stopping at a really good part. I would recommend this book to anyone!

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I'm really not a person who gets into books. I'm 12 now and that book was the only book I ever read where I actually cried. I won' t tell you what was so sad, that would spoil it. READ IT! IT'S WORTH IT!

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Summary: Wow! 5 stars! 2 thumbs up! A perfect 10!!
Review: Wow! This book is nothing short of THE ABSOLOTE BEST!!!!!What to say? The only way to understand is to READ EVERY LAST WORD!!It will change your life, and send tears streaming down your face.Not for the faint of heart, THE GIVER RULES!

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Summary: The Giver: Something Everybody Should Read (just to say...
Review: ...I read it) The Giver is quite a unique and fascinating novel about a young boy named Jonas who is selected to be the Receiver of Memory of a Utopian Community Lowry has created. This Receiver is to retain all of the memories of the past. From thoughts and experiences of extreme pain to much more enjoyable moments, Jonas will have to take it all in so that the citizens of the Community don't have to. Jonas soon finds, however, that there are many important things missing from the Community, and he wants to give it back... The Giver may be a book of only fifth grade level, but it is still interesting to read and think, "What if our lives were like that?" It also leaves a sort of impact when you finish, making you think about the whole thing for quite a while. The Giver is something that shouldn't be missed by anybody who wants something new and different to read. It's really not that bad.

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Summary: I loved, it was the best book I've ever seen
Review: I would recommend this to anyone even adults. I have heard adults say they thought it was fantastic. I give it Two thumbs up

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Summary: There should be a LAW for everyone to read this book.
Review: One of my friends convinced me to read this book. It's a little hard to understand at first, but it's definetly worth reading. With Jonas I felt his frustrations, and after awile lonliness. I loved Asher, Fiona, the Giver, Rosemary, Lily, the Ceremonies, the perfect world that turned out to be you-know-what, and I loved how little things like jackets that button down the back symbolize things like interdependence. My dad and I think that at the end, Jonas finally found the room with the grandparents, family, and Christmas tree. Kudos, Cheers, and a HUGE THANK-YOU to my new-found favorite author, LOIS LOWRY!!! :) by Pam, 11

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Summary: I think The Giver is the best book. It's my favorite!
Review: The Giver is my favorite book! I love Jonas's world, and with him I grow to hate it. I love the Giver, and the memories! I just love the whole book. There's just no other way to describe it!

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Summary: They call it The Giver, but what does the book give you?
Review: In the beginning of The Giver the book was boring to me. It was sort of confusing which made me not want to read it anymore. After I made it through the beginning, I entered into a place that kept me wondering about what was going to happen next. This is a story of a boy who experiences incredible situations and makes it through the impossibles. In this book The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas was one of the main characters. He was chosen for something very special. When his selection guides him to an unnamed man-the man only called the Giver-Joans begins to realize the secrets that underlie the soft perfection of his world.