A Reading Guide to the Giver (Scholastic Bookfiles)

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Summary: The Receiver
Review: I read the book "The Giver" from Lois Lowry in my English lesson.
The story tells from a community which is different from our. For example there are no colors, no feelings, no animals and you can not make your own decisions.
I find this book very interesting, although I did not expect this when I read the beginning. However the longer I read this book, the less I could stop reading.
It was very interesting to find out how Jonas gets all the memories and it was very exciting when he runs away from the community.
However it is a pity that the book has an open end, because there are so many questions on which I got no answer.

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Summary: to those who like science fiction
Review: I found "the Giver" most time exciting and I can recommend it to all those, who like science fiction, like I do.
In the beginning it seemed to be very odd to me, because of the strange rules like evening-telling, but you'll notice soon that this story plays in another world.It's exciting to imagine a world without colors, feelings, animals and own decisions.
One can very good identify with Jonas, an 11-year old boy who'll turn 12 and who'll get his assignment to bear the burden of his whole Community.
I didn't like the open end and I would have liked it if I had got more information about the Elsewhere. There are a lot of questions which are not answered to me, but all in all I liked it much.

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Summary: L. Lowry's novel "The Giver" reviewed by german students
Review: The novel "The Giver" contains many interesting facts about a science fiction world, that is completely controlled. However, there are some aspects that aren't really clear, so that you have to imagine the answers for yourselves, e.g. the open end and why this world was created. Undoubtedly these unanswered questions make this story even more exciting.
All in all it's a very interesting story that is thougt-out well.

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Summary: My own review
Review: The novel "The Giver" by Lois Lowry is a very interesting book about a fantasy story.For german people it is very difficult to read without the vocabulary. The story has a lot of exciting parts. But the ending of the novel is unclear and there are often questions which are not answered.
Sometimes the novel is a little bit boring but all in all it is ok.

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Summary: The Giver
Review: We live in Germany and we read this book in our English lessons.
Although I thought that I wouldn`t like it because it is a story which takes place in the future it is interesting.
From my point of view I can imagine the feelings of Jonas.
Finally I would recommend this novel because it isn`t like each normal and predictable book!

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Summary: Nice Science-Fiction Story
Review: An exciting book which makes you think about the world around you. You're pleasured about things like music, love and colors and feelings you are able to have. On the first view the story seems to be boring and uninteresting, but after some chapters you notice that it is a very complex system. That explains why the book is not appropriate for people without imagination. However, the open ending can be quite frustrating!

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Summary: Not Just a Book for Children
Review: The Giver was a truly incredible book. While I was reading it, I felt as though I
was inside Jonas's mind, discovering everything as he discovered it, and feeling as he felt.
It was an easy read for me because of this involvement, but I thought about it for hours
afterwards. I had to wonder if I could survive in his world, and I eventually reached the
conclusion that I could not. I also had to wonder what I would have done in Jonas's place,
and I do not believe that I have his courage. It was truly refreshing to read about a hero
without a sword or a gun, but with incredible strength of spirit. The best books are those
that make you challenge your own beliefs and think about the beliefs of others and their
validity, and The Giver was one of the best.

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Summary: Great American Novel
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry is one of the most renouned anti-utopian novels and by far deserves this title. It is about a boy named Jonas trapped in a society commanded by rules and regulations. At the ceremony where the children are to recieve their life long jobs Jonas is given the position of the new "giver". In this position he is to acquire all the memories and feelings of the past from the old giver. Instead of trying to keep the community "alive" with this information, as was the original intention, he now realizes that there is a world beyond the confinds of this community. He tries to use his new intelligence to open the eyes of the people around him. Although he knows that they will have to be faced with the bad as well as the good he believes that everyone should know that there is a reality outside of their small isolated world.

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Summary: What about the Giver?
Review: I thouroughly enjoyed reading this book. It caused me to think about issues that I do not normally think about. It also provided an entirely different viewpoint than any that are available in the world today.
The book showed benefits and flaws to a controlled system, one that many people think could work, given a chance. Some of the issues presented in the book, had not even crossed my mind as being a problem or a solution, such as the formation of the family unit and the generalization of age by having one day on which people advance in age.
The Giver also showed what it would be like to experience certain concepts and emotions for the first time, something I enjoyed tremendously. Love, anger, hate, suffering; all of these things were discussed in this book with a kind of clarity that no one who had grown up with them could possess.
This book is a must-read for anyone who enjoys being provoked into thought. It is easy to read, with moderate vocabulary, but is incredibly well-written.

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Summary: The Giver is Good
Review: The Giver I thought was a very good book. It provides us with a glimpse of the good and bad of a utopian society. I would suggest to everyone that you read this book. At first you may not be interested, but it only gets better along the way. The Giver opens up your eyes, and you begin to feel for the main character Jonas, as well as the Giver. You will also begin to have your own feelings about the society Jonas lives in and being released. Therefore, the Giver is an exciting book that everyone will enjoy!