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Summary: Great Book!!
Review: I am about 13 years old and i loved this book. At first it was confusing but it got really good after the first part. This is probaly 1 of the best books i have ever read so far! Anybody who says this book is stupid has'nt read the book. Read this book, it wont be a waste of your time. I guarentee it.
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Summary: The Battle Against Conformity
Review: When I first read this book, I wasn't too impressed. It seemed to me that it was another story of pure imagination and little reason if any.
After a while, I started to realize the message that Lois Lowry was trying to convey. She was stating the dangers of pure conformity and tradition. They had left individuality, and even justice, to distort it to fit their conformist beliefs.
In that society's beliefs, killing the old or handicapped was not only normal, but right. Only the Giver understood the pain of loss, the value of human life and individuality, and everything that had been left behind by society.
The Giver contained a lot of imagination, but now that I look back on it, I see the reasoning.
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Summary: Moving Picture of the Future
Review: A psychologically terrifying book by Lois Lowry. I was addicted to this book and was never able to put it down for more than ten seconds. I read it in one day. It's about a community where there are no feelings, no color, no pain. Jonas, a young boy preparing for the Ceremony of Twelves. He is "apprehensive", as he puts it. He is given the task of being the Receiver of Memory, to be trained by an old man known only as the Giver. It also features a variety of secondary characters: Asher, Jonas' best friend and a confused malaprop: Fiona, a red-haired girl whom Jonas has a crush on; and Lily, Jonas' precocious little sister.
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Summary: Giver
Review: It is thought to be a society of perfection, peace and comfort at first glance, but this so believed utopia of the culture cannot be bear by Jonas who is appointed to be the new receiver of the town. Until he learns the truth of this society, evilness and suffering cannot match those of joys. Pain and sorrow triumphs society when little freedom of choice is neglected from the people. Before, he was never capable of understanding the truth of "releasing", now that he knows the truth he is determined to rebel and escape from the evilness of this society.
This book is a must read for all age over 12. If you enjoy reading this book, also consider reading "Anthem by Ayn Rand".
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Summary: A must read for all!
Review: If you have ever wondered what it would be like to live in utopia, this book is something you should take a look at. The Giver is one of my all time favorite novels because it brings me to a new world. I find that every time I read this novel, I enjoy it even more than the last time. The story of Jonas and his journey to become "The Giver" of his particular society. The story becomes interesting when Jonas has to decide whether or not he can deal with this great honor. I loved the novel as a whole, but I have a problem with the abrupt ending. It just goes to show that nothing in this world is perfect. -Ernest Bennett(Avon High School) ;->
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book had a great plot, and message context. I felt that this not only told the story but also showed it to me in my mind. It had a terrific beginning, which started, at a very crucial part of the life of the character in this certain place. The wording in the book was easily comprehended. I felt that through out the book it deserved a perfect rating, but i also felt that the ending was a tad bit plain. It needed to go further in depth of what was happening to everything around the character and the rest of the subjects through out the book.
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Summary: Great Book to Read Into
Review: Jonas is a kid that seems to have a normal life. However as he starts to grow older he realizes that his town isn't all that great. He notices differences that he's never seen before. His perfect little town seems to come to start losing its appeal when he learns more about the "outside." This is a great book for children to read, and a great book for older kids to look into the "hidden" meanings. I encourage people of all ages to read it.
-MM, Sunapee High School.
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Summary: A Tale of Secret Memories
Review: In a community where people know nothing about real life, Jonas must learn the memories of humankind that have been hidden for generations. His simple, yet new and amazing, discoveries open his eyes to the miserable, opressive conditions under which people in his society live, and his relationship with the giver develops into a strong bond as the novel progresses. An excellent piece of juvenile literature, The Giver provides a warning for civilization not to become too "civilized."
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Summary: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Review: The book "The Giver" is an excellent book! I have read it twice, and I am not tired of it at all. In fact, I could probably read it over and over again, because there is so much emotion in it. When I read the book, I became overwhelmed at how society could become so uncaring, how all of the memories from the past could have been eliminated and forgotten. Sometimes, the society in the book didn't seem that far off from our society today, which is a little scary! I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good narrative story that is a little out there and that really makes you stop and think, "Wow, could this really happen today?"
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Summary: Things That Make You Go "Hmm"
Review: Lois Lowry's, "The Giver", is the best book that I have read in a long time! I couldn't put it down and I read it in less than a day! It is thought provoking and original!
In our world of war and contention it is a major eye opener to see a picture of what could happen if we became overzealous in our efforts to "purify" our world from the affects of pain and suffering. This is a great example of the consequences that come from trying too hard to completely separate ourselves from the sometimes-horrifying world we live in.
This is a book that I will read over and over again. I would recommend this book to anyone for a class project or a plain ol' good read. If you haven't read "The Giver", then you are missing out! Run as fast as you can to the nearest bookstore or log on to the first website you can find and purchase this book. You won't regret it!
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