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Summary: Book Review
Review: The book the Giver by Lois Lowry is about a community of people that live in a perfect world where everyone has what they need. They have don't have to find there own jobs or have their own kids it all done by someone else. This book is good for people of all ages and really makes you think.
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Summary: Hmmm . . .
Review: This a book that really makes you think. It is made to provoke feelings and to warn. Jonas (the main character) lives in a "perfect" world, where there is no violence, hate, or fear. But to counter that, there is no love, joy, or even anger! All desicions are made for you. You don't have your own children, you don't pick your spouse, and when you have outlived your usefullness, you die!...People are given the job of having children (sexual immorality!) and after three years, they work in slave labor. Not my idea of of a perfect world at all!
Jonas is a 12, and he aprenticed to the Receiver, who is called the Giver afterward. He is given memories of joy, of sorrow, of war, and of pain. He can see color, and he experiences love for the first time. He grows to hate having no color, the monotony. And he decides to try to change it all--at the risk of himself.
This is a book for a person who wants to think for a long time, and deeply. If you like thriller novels, you won't like this. Even if LIKE thinking, you won't like this. But you have to give it a chance.
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Summary: a great pre-teen book
Review: Although adults can certainly enjoy the wonderfully written book, it's best audience is young pre-teens. For those aged 10-13 it's an excellent book to get them to enjoy reading, instead of them simply doing it for school.One of my personal childhood favorites
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Summary: A Real Thought Provoker
Review: Lowry's book is fascinating to say the least. She leaves you to make many conclusions on your own about what is happening. The ability to read into the story your own world view is almost frightneing when you consider that this is a childs book. However at the same time from a sociological and political stand point it raises some very serious questions for the adult reader to struggle through. The theme is one of what would life be like in a "perfect" society where everyone was safe and content but never made decsions for themselves, if the government (elders) were trusted to make the right decision for everyone. It touches on such tough issues as euthanasia, society role or class, and socialism. As you can imagine these are some very deep subjects for a children's book. I would reccomend that any parent read this book before or at least with their child so that they can dicuss these important topics with them. Let us pray that our society never becomes this "safe." Overall a very quick read and worth a couple hours of your time.
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Summary: Good book but some may find the aspect of "release" disturbi
Review: I found the book The Giver to be a fairly good book, but found that some may find the aspect of "release" disturbing especially once they found out it involved the killing, dispatching or execution of infants, the elderly, and the innocent and guilty alike. I am sure everyone has their own idea of an "ideal world" and I could bet most would view that a real utopia allowed the people within more freedom of decision and action.
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Summary: Phenomenal!!!!
Review: Despite the multyiple criticisms of many individuals regarding this publication, I myself found it to be exceptionally well written with an intriguing concept that was a bit difficult to grasp, but with some speulation could be succeeded. The conclusion was truly moving, regarding the great heights Jonas was willing climb in order to escape the deceptive cruelties and lies belied by the utopian exterior. I myself am quite Kafkaesque and thus found this book quite enjoyable, however, not everyone must be in order to do so.
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Summary: My Favorite Book Ever!!!!!
Review: I read this book for the first time in fourth grade and now as a freshman in high school, I still read this book at least once every year. No book I've ever read has effected me so deeply. It has shaped the way I see things in our society and caused me to care about thnigs I otherwise might not have. I think it should be required reading for everyone. If you can't appreciate this book, you're a bonehead.
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Summary: A Touching Story
Review: I thought that this book was extremely thoughtful and very touching. I think I've read it at least 10 times since I was 7! It's a good story that really makes you look farther into life. I recommend it to open minded people!!READ IT!!
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Summary: IT WAS GOOD
Review: I thought that the book the giver was vary intriguing. It was set in a time of peace and health ware the society that a boy named Jonas lived in was perfect. Jonas who was a who was a young boy was given at the age of 12 just like every other child at 12 an ability to get him by in his life kind of like a job. Jonas was given the gift of memories and he was able to feel unlike any other child in his society. The fact that the society was perfect in the book was probably the most interesting to me. That is not of the norm that it grabbed me right away it took me in to the book and made me imagine a society totally and completely different form are own it kind of in a way made me wish that that was how are world worked also because it was so well written. When Jonas was given the gift to use memories and was able to feel like all of the humans in are world feel every day it was kind of like some sort of culture shock to me that every on but him could not dream or feel. It was vary sci fi also and I enjoy books that have to do with the abnormal the interest me the most. It was kind of like reading what another alien type society might be like on another planet. I felt that this book was vary well written any book that can catch a persons attention who normally dose not read that much like it caught mine disserves a great book review. I felt that it was vary exciting from the begging to the end and I never stopped paying good attention to the reading. I enjoyed it a lot and I realized that this book was not like any other of Lowis Lowry's books and was written a lot different it kind of unique in a way I enjoyed it a lot and I give it 4 stars.
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Summary: i recommend the giver
Review: the giver is one of my top ten books. i read it first when i was in fifth grade, and every year I read it at least once. it really makes you appreciate the society we live in now. the ending is left unexplained, and it haunts me when i finish reading. this books will make you think..it is sad and creepy. But I recommend this book to everyone!
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