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Summary: An amazing world of fantasy (VHS class)
Review: Looking for a quick read that you just cannot put down? Well sit back and prepare to be emerged into another amazing world of fantasy. Author Lois Lowry has created a place in our hearts and in time where conformity and sameness rules all. Welcome to a world where you can not choose anything, not even your spouse or your job. To a place where strong emotions, like tears, anger, pain, and even love, are kept from you. Imagine living in such a place, not knowing anything about the way we live now. Then, imagine receiving all of the knowledge: of war, of peace, of pain, of hunger, of love. The Giver takes you inside a life like this. You follow a young boy through all the pains and joys of our own lives, learning and growing along side him. This magical fantasy is ridiculously thought-provoking. Prepare to open your mind to new possibilities, to ask yourself: "what if?" This most enjoyable book will leave you with heart-warming experiences and a story you can play out in your own mind. I strongly suggest this book to those with great imaginations and those who are ready to be captured into a solemn truth of growing up and entering an entirely new world.
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Summary: Review of The Giver (VHS)
Review: Louis Lowry's the Giver is offers an extremely interesting look at a possible future in a Utopian society that is both well written and philosophically interesting. Of these positive aspects the most significant are the philosophical problems and ideas suggested by the work. Most notable of these is the balance of safety and elimination of the negative aspects of the world with the elimination of the truly beautiful and wonderful things exist as well. These along with other musings on individuality form a novel that is intellectually stimulating as well as simply enjoyable. The book is plainly written and should be easily accessible to anyone over the age of twelve or even eleven (although they may not quite grasp the full implications of the novel). I would recommend this book to readers of all ages.
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Summary: wonderful
Review: Louis Lowry's The Giver is such a classic literary piece that i hardly find it fitting to write a review for it. This book is so thought provoking and magnificent that one you read it you will love it. I'm not sure what else to say about it, for if you havent already read it you are for sure missing out on a book that WILL make you think and let me say that it is a book that, although comprehinsive to younger people and teens, anyone, anyage will be able to read THe GIver without feeling like they're reading a book that belongs to their child. Amazing book, you will love it.
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Summary: fantastik new world created
Review: Lowis Lowry is magnificent. She makes her world really come true. She makes you think about the possibilities of genetic engineering. This is definitly worth a read at 180 pgs. It's fast and interesting.
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Summary: Review
Review: Lowrey's "The Giver" deals with the story about the 12 years old boy Jonas.In a perfect world with no crime, poverty and feelings, Jonas is choosen to be the "Receiver Of Memories". An old man, called the Giver, transmits his memories to Jonas, who discovers the truth about the utopian world and its hypocrisy. In my opinion everyone should read the book, because it is very interesting to see what a society can be like.And also Lowry's ideas, how the society is characterized, are very interesting.
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Summary: A great book
Review: Lowry did a wonderful job at both creating a fantastic story while having a rarely thought about theme about how controlled and standardized should everyone life's be. Of course their should be some control, but how much? This story definately shows that too much is a bad thing. With shocking revelations, numerous unexpected events, you can't put this book down. It has mostly realistic events and concepts, and excellent descriptions so it seems like the story could possibly happen in the future, which i hope never does. You must read this book!
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Summary: Facile Fable about Utopian Dream Turned Nightmare
Review: Lowry does a good job of writing a fast-paced dystopia novel where society, making a sort of deal with the devil, trades in their humanity--their choices, their capacity to error, their inclination for diversity and adventure--for a safe cozy womb-like existence where a false perfection kills the human spirit. Jonas, the main character, is a twelve-year-old boy who, like Jim Carey in the Truman Show, must re-evaluate what freedom is and act on his courage to change his destiny. A society that seeks to remain ignorant in the name of a utopia is a great theme that is explored effectively in this novel. For some companion pieces, I recommend H.G. Wells' short story In the Country of the Blind and two films: the aforementioned Truman Show and Pleasantville.
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Summary: Not recommended for children
Review: Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually the 12 year old boy,Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price.Parents should be cautioned it has detailed murder of an infant and any sane minded parent should not let their children read such a disturbing story I as an adult was shaken by the contents of this book and makes me wonder how Newbery awards are granted ?????
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Summary: Review of an interesting book
Review: Lowry writes in the novel 'The Giver' an interesting style about a way of life that is totally different from ours. Jonas is a boy who lives in a community of sameness. In the beginning everything seems to be perfect, but then you got the information that there are rules for everything you can imagine and everything is controlled by the elders. After he is chosen to be the new receiver, he gets memories of beautiful things. Now he sees that it is not fair that he is the only one who is able to have them. Now you can see that the life in the community isn't as perfect as it seems to be before.
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Summary: Future fantasys
Review: Lowry's book about the future is very fascinating, because it shows very realistically what a future society might be like. It is written very easy, so that someone like me, a stupid pupil from Germany, can easily understand it. The first part, in which the community is described, is a little bit boring, but after chapter eight it is very impressive and interesting. I can only recommend the book,which I read at school, because it allows a completely different look at our society and shows what it might be like in the time to come.
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