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Summary: A good book for children, but not a good read for an adult.
Review: Lois Lowry's "The Giver" would be a good read for a child. But lacks the literary greatness that I've come to expect in books. In my opinion, this was just a wrip off of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" produced in a manner that is more up to date and understandable. By now, we are aware of comformity, and with the Soviet scare now longer at our backs, maybe the subject is dead?
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Summary: Who could possibly live in a world without color?
Review: Lois Lowry's award winning book, The Giver, is about exactly what I want to avoid in the future...a totally mapped out life. Jonas, a young boy about twelve, has a very important position in his society. After he turns twelve he and other twelve year olds in his community are given jobs to have for the rest of their lives to serve for their community. The world and atmosphere that they live in is colorless, the children have no real family, and they can see what their future will be on a piece of paper before they live it. When Jonas' special twelve year old ceremony comes around he is appointed the most important job of all... The Giver. The Giver is a person who stores all the memories, colors, feelings, and worries of the blan people in his town. But the Giver is a toughter job than Jonas expects, he is scared to face what lay ahead of him. He has heard of a Giver before that suffered much pain, for she was not used to the real world, only her sheltered one. But can Jonas withold the position?
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Summary: What would you do?
Review: Lois Lowry's award winning novel, "The Giver," describes a utopian society that is far from perfect. In this society every individual is assigned a job or duty. Jonas, the main character of the novel finds out that at the age of 12 he is to become the society's receiver. As the receiver, Jonas learns about the memories that people all around him are holding. He hears memories, which are both pleasurable and painful. Jonas also becomes aware of the beauty that his society is missing out on. The beauty of color, feelings and emotions are held in Jonas' hands. Jonas is not sure what he should do with all of this information he is responsible for. He wants to give it back to his society that has forgotten the important things in life. Does Jonas give these things back to his society? Or is he "released" like the others? The best thing about Lowry's book, "The Giver," is that it is filled with enough detail to make a very unbelievable society, believable. Lowry slowly gives the reader information about the society, so that the reader does not become overwhelmed by such a unique and unfamiliar setting. Lowry also leaves the reader questioning certain things, especially in the end. This gives the reader an opportunity to come up with their own ending, or gives a wonderful leeway to discussion. I think Lowry intended for the book to be written this way, so that it could reach out to different types of people. I think anyone could find enjoyment in this novel. In no way is this book limited to a young reader; it could very well branch out to high school and adult readers. '
I think the thought provoking book would be an excellent choice to read in a social studies classroom. It describes a society that one might hope for, before they actually know what the consequences might be. I am amazed at how realistic Lowry has made this society sound, to someone as young as 5th grade. As an adult, I found myself reminding myself that this book was still a fantasy book. I love the fact that all throughout the book there are plenty of opportunities for discussion questions.
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Summary: Good Futuristic story
Review: Lois Lowry's book "The Giver" is a good written book which shows us how our live can be in the future. The book is about a community where everything is the same. Their lifestyle is called "Sameness". The children are born by special birthmothers and not by their biologic mothers like in our world. The people also can't choose their jobs so that everybody get his proffesion by a special group of special observers. There much more differences between Jonas', the main character, and our community so that it will take too much time to list them all out. The story is not really hard too understand so that the book is a good novel to work with it in the English lessons. It shows us how important it is that we can feel pain and of course love.
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Summary: review
Review: Lois Lowry's book "the Giver" is awsome, i loved it. The whole conseps was facinating. This book is about a community which is vary different than ours today. i dont want to give the book away but the end of this book is vary different.well i suggest you read it because my class loved it, and so did i. So dont even hesitate to buy it because you will LOVE IT!!!
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Summary: Fascinating
Review: Lois Lowry's book "The Giver" is an anti-utopian novel because it takes place in a future without any fear, warfare and hunger but it shows in that way how difficult it is for Jonas and the Giver to live in a perfect world like that. Lois Lowry is a famous author for child-books which are also interesting for adults. I liked "The Giver" very much although the beginning is boring because nothing exiting happens but from chapter to chapter it becomes more interesting and fascinating.
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Summary: A Source of Inspiration
Review: Lois Lowry's book is both disturbing and wonderful. It makes us seriously consider our choice to make everyone the same. This book is not just for young adults. I first read it when I was 18, but it now rests as part of my perminant collection of books. It is a great book for both young and old. It can also be read in a single sitting, which is a plus, because it is hard to put down.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: Lois Lowry's book The Giver is a book based on a community that lives in sameness to avoid conflict. They have no memories of pain nor love which we hold dear. They lived there lives unchanged until a young boy named Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of memories for the community. During his training he begins to see how blind and ignorant the people in his community are only because they have no memories of the past. Jonas starts to understand that you cannot truly learn if there are no memories of the past to teach you. He realizes he must do something to help his community to see the error of the way they live now. This book inspires the mind to realize how important it is to learn from the past but not to try and take away individualism. I believe this book is truly a one of a kind read that will defiantly open your eyes.
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Summary: My Book Crituque
Review: Lois Lowry's book, The Giver, was a really good book. I really liked the way she described the "Community." I also liked the way she put everything in order. She didn't skip around from in the middle of one of Jonas' sessions with the Giver to school the next day. I thought the ending could've been much better though. She left us on the edge of our seats when she ended the book. She never told us how Jonas liked Elsewhere or if he and Gabe even made it to Elsewhere. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SEQUAL! Overall I think the book was really good. If Lois would've added all the parts she left out including the ending, the start of life in Elsewhere for Jonas and Gabe, how the community reacted to all the memories, what Lily's assignment was, and if Asher and Fiona were put together in a family unit, it would've been that much better! 7.3 jrm
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Summary: The problem of creating a painless world
Review: Lois Lowry's novel "The Giver" deals with the prolems which a perfect world -one without pain, hunger or diseases- might cause. I think that this is the most provoking book I have ever read. With echoes of "Brave New World", Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. The story is skillfully written and the theme of balancing the values of freedom and security is convincingly presented. Lois Lowry steps beyond the limits of the life we know and develops new concepts never thought of before. Skillfully she brings the latter into the reader's mind.
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