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Summary: a must-read for all ages
Review: although simply written, the giver has the makings of a classic. jonas's world is eerily believable and forces the reader to reflect on his/her present life. lowry has noted all the things we sometimes take for granted--the ability to see colour or feel love,for instance--and has created a land that seems a utopia at first, but is ultimately something frightening. the giver is truly thought-provoking, and its lessons will remain with you.
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Summary: This book is awesome
Review: Although some might disagree with me, i find this book of the best ever. This book put me in tears. And no it is not some mushy book. I read this book 2 years but i can still remember the details and suspence it put me through. This book is about how people worked and acted in a diferent world. They had different feelings then we would about the same things. This book is a heart wencher that I would recomend to anyone. Because I loved this book and was touched deeply.
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Summary: A Book for All Ages
Review: Although written on a 5th grade level, "The Giver" is a book for all ages. It illistrates the importance of having and sharing memories with one another. Jonas, the Giver, and the community learn a great deal about learning what it means to trully live, love, feel, and see. The story proves that without pain there is no passion, and without hate there is no love. I trully enjoyed the book and I recomend it for everyone to read. After reading the book make sure to sit down with a family member and share an intimate memory. The Giver recieves two thumbs up and five golden stars.
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Summary: Amazingly Written
Review: An absolutely wonderful book. This book takes so many thingsgoing on in the world, and brings them almost "secretly"into the book. This is one of the best books I have read. Very different I give it 5 plus stars.
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Summary: Nice Science-Fiction Story
Review: An exciting book which makes you think about the world around you. You're pleasured about things like music, love and colors and feelings you are able to have. On the first view the story seems to be boring and uninteresting, but after some chapters you notice that it is a very complex system. That explains why the book is not appropriate for people without imagination. However, the open ending can be quite frustrating!
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Summary: The Giver
Review: An exciting story about a modern Utopia. Would you sacrifice freedom for safety? See how the story unwinds, when Jonas, selected to be the receiver of memory realizes that he lives in a world without feeling. No one will ever know the vibrance his life has taken on. Freedom or safety? You be the judge!
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Summary: It's a good book!!
Review: Analysis of THE GIVER After I had completed reading The Giver, by Lois Lowry I began to think about life in a different perspective. The ways society was run and how the people were selectively placed in their family groups, was all very thought provoking for me. I felt that it was interesting how the community determines what job each individual would perform once reaching the age of twelve. It was obvious to me that the state of government in this story was run entirely by communism. This made me realize how much I take for granted how appealing it is to live in a democratic society. This aspect where every citizen in the community is tightly controlled and limited to almost everything they chose to do frustrated me. It was like there were no freedoms given to these people at all. The memories received by Jonas from the Giver really added an important factor to an important theme to this novel. This part of the novel was very enjoyable to me. These memories passed on by the giver made me realize the things in life I take for granted so frequently. I really felt sympathetic to Jonas and to the other people of the community that had never experienced the simple things in life, which the Giver was giving to Jonas. Although this present state of life within the community revolves around protecting its citizens from receiving unfavorable memories, in effect restrains many enjoyable memories, which these people can't experience.
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Summary: Another personal favorite
Review: Another personal favorite since when I was little. A tale that stretches your imagination to another world and another way of living. Touching relationships between the young and old, the coming of age of a young boy, a story you can read over and over again. Stightly disapointing in the end, but the rest of the story makes up for it.
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Summary: A Book For Everyone
Review: Any reader of any age can find something appealing in "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. It is the tale of a young boy, Jonas, who lives in a world of sameness, free of pain, but also missing color, individuality, and true emotion. When Jonas is selected by his elders to become the next Receiver, the most honorable position in the community, he has no idea what to expect. As his training progresses, he learns of an entirely different world, of an Elsewhere, filled with pain and delight, misery and bliss.I read "The Giver" as a child, and was spell-bound by the story it told. Reading this book as a child, I was able to relate it to experiences in my own life: my own happiness, my own sorrow, my own pain. I recently read "The Giver" a second time, now as a senior in high school, and the book has taken on an entirely new meaning. I could relate the story to my own search for individuality as I head away from home and into the world. I would highly recommend "The Giver" to anyone of any age. This novel can be read a hundred times, and each time it will mean something different to the reader.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: As a book of fiction The Giver is great. I find that because it shows you to be careful what you wish for. In The Giver the characters can't see any color or are unable to hear music. They have no freedom of choice in their world. All because some one made a wish and it came true. The part that effected me the most is reading about Jonas because he was the receiver of everyone's memories. He ends up receiving all their pain, but at the same time he also receives their beautiful memories at the same time. At the time the character Jonas is twelve years old so he's pretty young. In the end the decision that Jonas makes is important about himself but to find out about that you have to read the book. I think that if it left me feeling what if this really happened in our world, I think that you would wonder to.
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