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Summary: The Giver
Review: Lois Lowry does a wonderful job creating a futuristic/utopian society. There is one person chosen in the society that has to hold all of the memories from the past. The chosen one is a 12 year old boy named Jonas. Once the Giver has successfully passed on all of the memories, Jonas alone will have all of the infomation from the past- good and bad. When Jonas starts to feel the true pains and pleasures in life there's no turning back. He has to make a decision based on his limited knowledge at the risk of hurting everyone in the society. Maybe living in a utopian society would be nice. Being told how and what to do at all times, but how do you deside who is in charge? Is it possible to let someone else controle your every move? This is the kind of society that Jonas has lived in for 12 years. How would you react if you suddenly had the freedom to think for yourself? You will have to read the book to find out what he decides.
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Summary: A Perfect Society?
Review: Lois Lowry does not give us the perfect society, she gives us a society of everyday people who have become morally lazy because they live in a comfort zone. I read this book in junior high and loved it. It's a novel about sacraficing emotions, art, and morality for the comfortable life. The characteristics and crimes of this supposed eutopia are intregueing. Lowry has an impressive imagination and vivid writing style. Her original take on the eutopia topic will be well appreciated by everyone from age 11 upwards.
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Summary: The most enjoyable, addicting book ever...
Review: Lois Lowry has an incredible imagination. This book was addicting like crazy. The way their whole lives were... it kept me asking the question, "what if?". But it probably is impossible... or improbable. Oooh!! Heh... And the way she ended it when they find the normal city... or something... i forget, i read it a long time ago and i just remember i though it was outstanding. One of the best. Congradulations, Lois, you've created gold.
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Summary: A beautifully written story of interest to teens and adults
Review: Lois Lowry has crafted a book that is as challenging for adults as it is appropriate for middle-schoolers. THE GIVER is touching and thought-provoking. It is a wonderful opportunity for parents and children to read a book that they will both enjoy and find moving. It opens many avenues pof discussion including religion, morality, mortality, diversity vs. sameness....Thank you Lois Lowry
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Summary: A powerful book
Review: Lois Lowry has created a book about the future, but unlike other books about the future, this one does more than just talk about huge television sets and weird cars. Lowry had created a whole new world for her readers; a world of Sameness; a world where no one can be hurt--except for the Receiver. The Receiver has to hold onto all of the memories from the past--all the wars, all the bloodshed. But the Receiver also holds onto all the joys that his Community gave up when they went to Sameness: music, color, and beautiful weather. When Jonas is chosen to be the next Receiver, his normal world is turned up side down. And to make things worse, baby Gabriel is about to be killed. When Jonas leaves the community with Gabriel, he makes a hard decision. In this powerful book, Lois Lowry creates a world where everything is safe and secure--except for one person. I really enjoyed this book, and I would gladly recommend it to anyone of any age.
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Summary: I was forced to read it but now I think this book is good
Review: Lois Lowry has created a book about the future. Lowry had created a whole new world for her readers; the world "Sameness"; a world where no one can be hurted--except for the Receiver. The Receiver has to hold onto all of the memories from the past: all the wars + all the bloodshed. But the Receiver also holds onto all the joys which the community gave up for "Sameness". When Jonas is chosen to be the next Receiver, his "normal" world is turned up side down. When Jonas leaves the community with Gabriel, he makes a hard decision. In this wonderful book, Lois Lowry creates a world where everything is safe. I really enjoyed this book, and I would recommend it to anyone of any age (17)PS:Servus Wunsch
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Summary: Intelligent and Haunting
Review: Lois Lowry has created a marvelous novel in The Giver, one that received deserved attention at the time of its publishing (1994) and has only grown in reputation since. This book addresses both the pleasure and pain of having the freedom of choice in society and society's constant need to force people to conform. It has shades of 1984 and, especially, Brave New World but has much that feels new and potent. The main hero, Jonas, is a marvelous creation and captures the reader from the start and carries them through to the exciting climax of the book. This book will live on and will be endlessly debated by children for decades to come and will remain in the memory of every adult who ventured down this terrifying path in their childhood.
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Summary: The Giver Review by Girl with long last name @ BJH
Review: Lois Lowry has done an extraordinary job with the book, The Giver. It is well written and full of exciting plots. I really liked how she introduces and showed the true meaning of Release. My favorite part of the story was when Jonas ran out of the community because it was thrilling. How she describe was great. The part I disliked was the ending. It left too many unanswered questions like what exactly happen to him? Or what happen at the community after Jonas left? Another reason I didn't like was that she makes to many mistakes in her book. An example would be like she said that the people in the community didn't know what were animals, yet they knew what was salmon. Other then that the book was great. I really recommend this book to kids about 10 years old and higher because if younger kids read it, they would understand it that well. Hope you will get a copy of The Giver after reading my review!
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Summary: Destined to become a literary classic for our times!
Review: Lois Lowry has given us her vision of the future of mankind, and we should heed her warnings. This novel is usually recommended for young adults
(it won the Newberry Award), but I have recommended it to many adults as well and have always been astounded by the positive and energetic responses it evoked. The ending of this novel is classic, and it should provide hours of discussion and interpretation. Great choice for a book group to delve into
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Summary: Maybe for a Proffessor of Grammar...
Review: Lois Lowry has put together a choppy and strangely written
chronicle of conformity. Young Jonas lives in a community of samness and safety--- that provides the extremely dull basis for the first few chapters.
Maybe it would be better if the action started sooner, the
detail might please, oh, how about a professor of grammar? BORING! For a kid, defintely too physcological.
The character were quite realistic however.
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