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Summary: Excitment! Fast Read! You won't want to put it down!
Review: In the future life is perfect, or is it? Experience this perfect world through Jonas's experiences as he discovers another side of this perfect world.Jonas lives in a world that is perfect, or so he believes. There is a purpose and a role for everyone community. When Jonas turns 12, he receives his special role. That role is The Receiver. He will receive from The Giver, all the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Jonas will experience the truth of life, unlike the rest of the community. This is an exciting, riveting story. The reader is taken in to a new world where everything is "nice" and "appropriate". But there is a cost to this perfect world and Jonas after being chosen as "the Receiver" finds out just how much the community is really paying. This was a delightful page turner, readers won't be able to put this book down until it is done. Well written. Good for reluctant readers.
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Summary: What price are you willing to pay to have a worry-free life?
Review: In The Giver the reader meets a young boy named Jonas who lives in a utopian community of harmony, peace and contentment. No one is hungry, no one is unemployed, all have shelter and security. The reader follows Jonas as he goes through a very important ceremony. Upon turning twelve, all boys and girls are given their lifetime job assignments. Jonas is bewildered and astonished to learn that he has been selected for the prestigious job of the new Receiver of memories. As Jonas receives the memories of the world from the old Receiver, now called the Giver, several astonishing truths become clear. Jonas's community is peaceful and content, but this peace comes at a steep price. The Giver's memories open Jonas's eyes to a wonderful new world of weather and color and love that the community is totally ignorant of. With the awareness of these joyful things Jonas must also learn of the horrors of starvation, agony and war. When Jonas learns that the baby his family unit has been caring for has been scheduled to be killed, he must decide, based on his new wisdom and knowledge, if he can find a way to save the life of the baby he has grown to love. In this Newbery Award Winning utopia (or is it a distopia?) Lowry excellently reframes the eternal question of safety versus the freedom to choose for oneself. This is one of those books that hits you like a ton of bricks, and then sticks in your head for days. Very thought-provoking and well done. One of my personal favorites.
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Summary: A stimulating book you can't put down
Review: I love this book, it ranks up there as one of my favorites. It makes look at the world in a whole new light, for every bad, there is something that is good. To get rid of all bad we would loose our freedom. The book is about a little boy name Jonas who lives in an a supposed utopian society, but really is a dystopian one, everything is control by a council from emotion to what you wear. They killed people off and make it sound like a good thing "realease" is the term they use. There is one man who knows all truth he is the giver and Jonas has been chosen as the new giver. He learns about the realness of emotion and he discovers that choices are better than the bleak existence without love, color and most importantly choice. The end is ambiguos, it leaves you to make up your mind about what happens. This is an excellent read and a note to all those who said this was a difficult book to understand, I don't get it because it was crystal clear for me. The book is pretty straighforward, and if at the first chapter you don't know what they mean you will certainly know by the end.
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Summary: This book's great!
Review: What would you do if you lived in a world with no color, no fear, and no pain? Jonas' world is perfect until he turns twelve. He receives special training from the Giver. The Giver has memories of before, before there were cures for everything. The memories that are now Jonas are of war, of sickness, and of fear. Jonas has never experienced such things before. Will Jonas quit or try to find that other world?
The author, Lois Lowry, is telling the reader that even though you're scared of things that you've not experienced, don't give up for what you want. I rate this book five ***** because it's suspenseful. You don't know what's going to happen next. It's one of those books that you just can't put down. So if you want to know more and find out what happens to Jonas read The Giver.
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Summary: One of the best.
Review: I chose to read The Giver for a school project. I finished it the day after I started it. This is one of the best books I have ever read. I had heard a lot of good things about it, but didn't know if it was all true. I was happily surprised when I read it; it was as good as everyone said. I am not a huge fan of science-fiction novels, but I loved The Giver. This novel really made me think. It makes one think of what we take for granted, such as seeing in color and listening to music. I would recommend this book to nearly anyone. It is a classic story that should make a lasting impression on anyone who reads it.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The main characters of this book are called "The Giver" and the "Receiver." Jonas is a 12-year old boy who was chosen by the community to be the next "Receiver." This isn't your average community, this community is runned by the Council. They run it by advice that is given from The Giver. The one thing I liked about this book was that Jonas got to work with The Giver. I thought it was really cool that Jonas got to experience seeing colors, riding on sleds, snow, sunshine, sunburn and pain. Things that he never even imagined. That was one of my favorite chapters. The Giver's job is to pass along memories, emotions, feelings of pain, joy and happiness onto Jonas. Jonas' job is to receive them. One thing that I really didn't like was some of the Community rules. They were only allowed 2 kids per family. I think that kind of sucks that you get your kids assigned to you and you can't just have your kids yourself. They assign you 1 boy and 1 girl per family. They believe that any more would ruin the community. I feel sorry for most of the kids because they can't ride bikes until a certain age. You can't really do anything until they, the community, feel you are mature enough to do it. Overall, it was a great book and very interesting to read.
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Summary: The Giver By: Lois Lowry
Review: The Giver
By: Lois Lowry
Reviewed By: S. Chang
Period: 5 The Giver is about a boy named Jonas, who lives in a community that doesn [] let you have choices, with nothing like love, hate, music, color, emotions, weather, fear, and family. Everything is rules, rules, and rules. People live in the same routine, nothing new, no freedom; everything is the same and plain, even the weather. In this community, there is the [] Ceremony of Twelve[], a ceremony that chooses a twelve-year-olds job. Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory¡[], the most honored, painful, and rare job. Through this job, he is able to see the memories of the past, which shows him everything he doesn¡¯t have in the Community. He learns about emotions, weather, color, and family. Then he finds out what a controlled place he [is] living in.
The plot was very interesting and made me attached to the book and is very touching. Although I really enjoyed reading this book, it was too confusing. While I was reading The Giver, my mind became unorganized. It never really gives us an explanation of the Community, as if it assumes that we know about how the Community works, which we don[]t.
I didn¡[]t even know there was no color for the people in the community until I read half of the book. I realized for the first time that the Community didn¡[]t have color when the Giver said, []Once, back in the time of the memories, everything had a shape and size, the way things still do, but they also had a quality called color.¡[] I also didn¡[]t know there wasn¡[]t weather in the Community until Jonas thought, []Suddenly the perceived the word from it: sunshine¡[]. My favorite part of the book is when Jonas first receives the memory of family and love. It finally gave him emotions, and it made him more like a person. I think the basic emotional needs are love and family. What is the difference from a robot from a human if there is no love and family? In the community, they erased love and family out of their lives, the basic emotions of a person. When Jonas received the memory of love and family, it made me think of Jonas more of a person.
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Summary: A review of "The Giver" by a student
Review: "The Giver" is an intriguing science-fiction novel that is extremely hard to put down. It is a fast, interesting read for adults, teens, and children.
The society portrayed in "The Giver" removes many vital traits from the citizens that make us human. Some of these are the ability to make decisions, the ability to make mistakes and learn from them, difference and individuality, love, and to a certain extent, intelligence. The people of the society are like robots, they are "programmed" to work, raise a family, and be released. The society believes that when you are released, you go to a different place. About 3/4 of the way through the book, the reader learns what it really means to be released. The truth will seem disturbing to the reader, but for the 'people' living in the Giver's society, it is simply how life works. They do not know any other way, and therefore do not speak out against it, or for that matter, against anything else that happens.
Jonas, the main character, becomes the "receiver of memory" for the society. During the story, he goes through extensive training with the Giver (the old receiver) and starts to develop into a real human. He recieves memory of the past that show things such as sunshine and love, that the society is lacking. Jonas enjoys these feelings, he even knows that from experiencing the bad memories, he learns something. Jonas starts to feel alone, just as the Giver has for many years.
"The Giver's" plot is very interesting. Although some details of the society and the characters are missing, the book is well written and enjoyable.
I recommend "The Giver" to anyone. I loved the book!
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Summary: I thought this book was very enlightening.
Review: (...) I didn't know what i wanted, so i asked my best friend.... who has probably read every book in the library by now. anyway, she said that the giver was an excellent book and that i should read it. i decided "well..... she looks like she knows what she is talking about when she says to read something" so i checked it out immediatly. i got home and i started reading it. i admit, it starts a little slow, but once you get to chapter 3 you just can't put it down. i'm sure someday they will make a movie about it, so if you aren't a book fan then you could wait until then, but if you read for the fun of it, BUY THIS BOOK IMMEDIATLY!(...) i have also heard that gathering blue is the capanion, so if you buy the giver, make sure you buy that too! i hope you find this review helpful. hope you read it! read more of my reviews!
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Summary: The Giver
Review: This book can be pretty confusing but I still love it. About a boy named Jonas who becomes a Twelve and get a assigned job. See this community is perfect. Jonas gets assigned a special job. He meets a man that becomes his true friend. There's twists and turns but it's great. Lois Lowry writes very different than most writers. That is what I love about her. And this book shows her creativity. And if you read this book and finish it, you might want to read another book called "Number the Stars" about a girl named Annamarie in 1943 and her friend is Jewish and the Nazi's a trying to kill them. So Annamarie must protect her friend until the war is over. These two books are works of art!
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