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Summary: A classic
Review: In a time when we are feeling the crunch of our tumbling economy, many are taking a step back to "smell the roses". Appreciating the things one has and being happy where you are. As I call it, enjoying the simple abundance of life.
This book is a great example of being thankful for those 'little' things. It is filled with 'what ifs' mixed with some very realistic and disturbing circumstances. What would our world be like without color? What would it be like to be given memories (good and bad) not to be shared? Not to be spoken of or discussed with anyone. What if humans were disposed of, like animals, if they weren't up to the standards set by society? This book is a fantastic learning tool and a true enlightenment to the world we live in today. The child-like nature blended with adult issues is heartfelt. While many books remind me of bits and pieces of other books, this one is unique. Many authors gloss over their pale tales with glorified vocabulary (or profanity), this one did not.While many classics rotate through classrooms year after year, this one should surely be included. At first the ending bothered me, but as time went on, I feel the book would not be the same without it. Along with the content of the book, it gives the reader lots to chew on. Amazon.comratings scale: 5 stars = Outstanding
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Summary: Excellent.
Review: Lois Lowry, The Giver (Laurel-Leaf, 1993) There are a few books released every year that gain both wide-ranging critical acclaim and deep popular support. They are few and far between, and fewer still when the book in questions stirs up as much controversy as has The Giver. Personally, I don't see what all the controversy is about; everything in here that could possibly be seen as questionable is an echo of a canonized piece of science fiction (the two books that most come to mind are Logan's Run and Brave New World). Yet, as soon as you try to boil down Nolan or Huxley for the kidlit crowd, hackles get raised. I just don't get it. A distillation this may be, but it is in the same way that Things Fall Apart is a distillation of Greek tragedy; there's enough there for the author to have worn her heart on her sleeve, but the themes are places within a different framework of characters well-enough drawn that no one's ever going to be accusing Lois Lowry of plagiarism (one hopes). The story centers on Jonas, on the brink of turning twelve at the beginning of the novel, in a utopian society where there's no crime, no poverty, etc. Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory for the colony; he's something of an uber-consultant, the person to whom the ruling council turns when they come across something they have no way to understand. For Jonas, and those Receivers before him, store the collective memories of those things which their society has managed to forget over the time they've been apart from the rest of the world (never actually stated, but by the way the characters talk about the world previously, it's been hundreds, if not thousands, of years). Lowry sets things up exceptionally, and there's a wonderful revelation about halfway through the book that alone is worth the price of admission (when Jonas figures out what seeing-beyond really is-Lowry has managed throughout the beginning of the book to lull the reader into such a state that the reader hasn't even realized what it is that's missing). While that's the only real surprise here, the predictability of much of what comes after is forgivable enough. Lowry sets up a number of easy endings, none of which she takes, and the predictable pieces to the puzzle are all part of that setup. Just because the end result could have been done better doesn't mean it's not good as it stands. Highly recommended. ****
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Summary: *Think of Life*
Review: When you think of life , be happy you have someone who loves you or when you love someone.When you think of life,be glad that you have someone to take care of you, a shoulder to cry on. Read this book and see things in a whole new way.
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Summary: the giver- a review
Review: The Giver-a book dealing with the possible development of societies searching for perfection.
Jonas, a twelve year old boy, lives in such a community,whose only aim is to achieve sameness and free its citizens of wrong decisions.Throughout his development as a "Receiver Of Memory" he finds out the faults and mistakes of the system.
Lois Lowry illustrates Jonas`development very carefully and it seems as if she actually once lived in that community.The book does never seem exaggerated, it only descibes a possible way our lifes could one time look like.
She includes criticism in cloning,A.I. and change of DNA in "The Giver". It is not only a science-fiction book,but also a scream for showing more feelings in our computer-ruled society of today.
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Summary: Not convincing!
Review: The idea of this book is really good, but the result of the idea does not really satisfy. The idea of creating a new world without any feelings,colors and no pain at all is very interesting. But because of the open end, there is no end and so there's no result how this would work in the reality.
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Summary: A fictional school lesson
Review: You can compare this book with an (interesting) school lesson, it is interesting and you learn that our world is better than their community.
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Summary: the giver
Review: I think this book is a intertaning book for others who are intrested in a great book.The Giver makes you think about things you haven't tought in your life. I recomend this book to people because it's a very good book.
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Summary: this book is great
Review: this book is long if you read it by yourself, but I hade a tape so if you want to read it fast you should get the tape. I think that you should read it yourself then you understand it better.
I think that you should read this book because it has a very good story line. Also it can make you think of things you wouldin't think of.
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Summary: Amazingly written... mysterious and thougth provoking
Review: If you are looking for a book that really makes you think and consider the ways of life, this is it. This book can change your outlook on living! The description in this book is simply amazing- Lowry does an incredible job as she describes all of the scenes that Jonas (the main character) experiences. Although the beginning is a bit confusing, once you get into in you're sure to love it. The ending was a bit disappointing to me and i felt that there was not enough closure, but I suggest you read it and decide for yourself!
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Summary: Never Have I Read Such A Book
Review: What would you do if you lived in a world without color, without love, without pride, without choices? It wouldn't be hard if you didn't know it any other way. Jonas's world seems perfect. Everyone has a job, everyone has food, and everyone is the same. But what lays beyond this community? Is there something else? When Jonas is selected to be the Reciever, he learns that ther is a different way. A better way. There could be love, pride, and choice. Jonas holds the community's memories. He has no one to share the burden with but the Giver, the man who transmits the memories to Jonas. But when Jonas finds out of the community's dark secret, he must learn that when you don't know it any other way, you only do what you know. With hate comes loves, with love comes courage, and with courage comes the will to survive.
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