A Reading Guide to the Giver (Scholastic Bookfiles)

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Summary: The Perfect book, a must read for all levels of readers.
Review: This book is absolutely superb, it has something around every corner, everything is interlocking and it fits perfectly together. Jonas lives in a community where everything is perfect, no color, no hate, no war, no love, no feelings, everything is the same. Jonas takes on an incredible duty, as well as honor, when he takes on the duty of being the Receiver of memory. He must bear all the burdens of the Community, so they can live a carefree, and ignorant life. When he chooses to change that, free himself, and save his brothers live, he must flee from the community. He leaves behind everyone that he loves, The giver, Asher, Fiona, and his family. He commits the ultimate sacrifice to do what he feels, and the giver feels is right. The end is very sad, almost a tear jerker.

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Summary: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Review: This book is, by far, one of the best novels I have read in the eleven years I have had the ability to read. Jonas, a twelve year old boy, is trapped inside a society where no one experiences feelings, colours, or memories. The founders of this culture willingly gave up their right to individuality in order to create the "perfect society." I myself value my own personal uniqueness far too much to ever let it go in favour or a dull life. The colours we see daily and take for granted would be replaced by varying hues of black, grey, and white, the only way we might be able to tell the difference between a ball and a table. This book might well serve a warning to present and future generations: don't sacrifice who you are simply so that everyone will be equal...because it isn't worth it. Not by a long shot.

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Summary: Witty,entertaining, and well written.
Review: Obvious to all of us our world is not the greatest.But who is to say Jonas' is?Despite the safety and security of a job and family there, there is no freedom.Everyone is trained like robots to do as there told.I think the reason this book is so popular among us all is because it brings a better lifestyle for most of us.this book is very well written and veryentertaining. Recommended to anyone who enjoys a good book.

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Summary: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Review: The book "The Giver" is a really great book. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is because I didn't understand the end. Some people say he died. Some say he found a new home. This book is very touching though. It is one of my favorite books. It got me thinking about all the pain in the world. I thought it was a great book.

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Summary: This book is the best Young Adult Reader's book of the 90's
Review: The Giver, a book with about as many honors as a as Donovan Bailey is simply out of this world. An ingenious novel written by Lois Lowry elevates Young Adult reading to a new level. I first heard about it through the Y.R.C.A. awards ( Young Reader's Choice Awards). My Grade 5 friends and I went nuts when we started to read it. Soon we couldn't stop and were reading to 11:30 on schooldays. If I were to sum up this book in a few words I would call it " The Ultimate Reading Experience". I loved the book s

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Summary: The Giver applies to the humanities.
Review: I am using The Giver for a college English class. The contents can be tied to just about every humanities area, including sociology, psychology, history, and classical literature. Every contemporary societal issue is contained in the story.

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Summary: makes you think of the emotions taken for granted everyday.
Review: I personally think that this book makes you think about the emotions and actions that you take for granted everyday. I LOVED this book! it forces you to comtemplate THINK.

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Summary: Siddharth for Ten year-olds.
Review: My 10 year-old son and I read The Giver together. Each night we would approach the reading with great anticipation and each night end the reading with my son pleading for "just one more chapter." We reacted to its provacatve ending so strongly that my whole family read the book to give an opinion. We all disagree in our interpretation, which causes the best thing a family can ask for--discussion about timeless human issues--courage, wisdom vs. knowledge, compassion, truth, emotion, etc. My son will read Siddhartha some day (when he is much older) and I'll bet that as he examines the West through Hesse's writing, he will also remember Jonas' painful and surprising journey into truth in The Giver.

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Summary: Too many questions-not enough answers
Review: This was a great book and it made you ask a lot of questions. The problem with that is that there aren't any ANSWERS!!!!!!!!I know the author wants us to use our imaginations but at least give us something to build on. Nobody knows. Is it a communist government? Do they live in a Biodome in the future? Or, is it something more like the INVASION OF THE HUMAN BODY SNATCHERS????Too many questions, not enough answers!!!!

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Summary: It was imaginative
Review: This book made you think is that world was perfect. Just think if there was no hatered, racism, or pollution. On the other hand they didn't have love, colors, or music! I liked this book except for the end. It was dumb and stupid. Why couldn't you just say the ending. All he did was slide on a sled to a town. Wow.