A Reading Guide to the Giver (Scholastic Bookfiles)

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Summary: A world without pain
Review: I would recomend the book the Giver for all young people above the age of nine. The Giver is a complex book about a boy named Jonas living in what he thought was a perfect world. When Jonas becomes a twelve he is assigned the job of reciever. When given memories of the real world, Jonas doesn't know how to handle it. Join Jonas as he learns what kind of a world we live in. Lois Lowry does a nice job or describing the world around us in a book.

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Summary: OK
Review: I thought that this book was OK. In parts of the book you would just think, "When is this going to end?" But then towards the end of the book it got a little better and more interesting. In this book Jonas doesnt know of any fear, pain, or war. I think I couldnt get into the book because I couldnt realate to anything. Nothing in his world was like ours.

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Summary: The Giver
Review: I liked "The Giver", by Louis Lowry very much. I recomend it to everyone. It is about a perfect world where everyone is the same exept for Jonas, the main charecter. I liked the idea of a perfect world, but his was not perfect in my opinion. Jonas thinks outside the box and tries to understand the reality of his life. I think we as Americans should try to do this also. We thought that no one could harm us, and Jonas thought that his life would always be the same. We were wrong as was Jonas. If there ever is a sequal it will answer many questions.

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Summary: The giver
Review: I liked the Giver because it was exciting. I liked the adventorous things Jonas did in the book. I thought that Jonas being selected as the Receiver of Memory was cool because he is the only child in the community who is special. I was scared at times when Jonas was feeling pain from the memories. I wish that Jonas would have set out to look for the other communities a little more. I hope that there is a sequal to The Giver. I recommend this book to anyone.

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Summary: A Book With No Ending
Review: At the age of thirteen, I read "The Giver." I thought the "Giver" was a great book. It is a bit of a fantasy story, but I liked it anyway. It was a confusing yet interesting book by Lois Lowry about a boy living in a community, in the statge of "sameness." I couldn't put the book down once I started reading and getting into the book. All together, I loved this book and I recommend this book to anyone of any age.

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Summary: Thrilling page turner
Review: If you want a book filled with suspense and surprises read The Giver. At the end of each chapter ,the author, Lois Lowry leaves you questioning and wanting more. I liked this book because it gives you a shocking look of what the past or present looks like. After a few chapters it seems like you really are in their "community". The book was little slow in the beginning because I didn't understand it, but then it really picks up and you can put it down. I recommend this book for all ages.

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Summary: no
Review: The book the Giver by Lois Lowry was one of the best I have ever read. If you like fiction this book is a must! I have read many books in my years. The plot is cool, and I won't give it away. The ending is a little sketchy but you get to understand it if you think about it. I gave the book only 4 stars because of the ending. Don't "dis" the book because it's fiction or because its weird. That's the point- FICTION. Not real! Just read the book. Its good- it lets your imagination go free. But then that's just my opionon.

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Summary: The Imaginitave Book
Review: I think The Giver by Louis Lowry was a great book. If your an imagintve person this is the book for you. This book makes you curious. This book leaves you off your seat. It's a book that makes you think. It's a comuunity that you would never imagine. I guarentee you'll love it.

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Summary: Interesting
Review: The book The Giver is an interresting book. It's about a young boy named Jonas. Who is chosen to become the reciver of memory. This book is very interesting the rules are very strict in this community. You don't get a bike until your nine. The book is weird because it goes beyond your imagination. Everything is diffrent.

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Summary: A Different Culture Than Ours
Review: This is an adventurous and interesting book. This book is about a unique and different society that humans have never adapted to and will never adapt to. I thought this book was interesting and different than others that I have read in the past few years. I feel that this book should at least be put into some libraries around America.