Rating: 
Summary: A Very Good Book
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry provides readers with a disturbing look at a world without ardor or happiness. Lowry draws the reader in with the enigmatic workings of this world, and ultimately reveals this seemingly utopian society for what it truly is: a cold and cruel place where people are forced to conform or be destroyed. This is a fantastic novel which captures the reader's interest and does not relent. Perhaps the only drawback to the story is that it is too short. There are a few major plot threads left untied at the end of the book which left me curious about the aftermath to the events which played out within the novel.
Rating:
Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry should be on all reading lists for middle schoolers because it inspirs its readers. With every new chapter, there are new suprises that await the reader. For example the main character had no idea he would be chosen to be the Giver. This book deserves a four stars because in some places it was just a little too confusing for some yonger readers. Some of the confusion comes from the advanced vocabulary and complacated plot. On the other hand for older readers the advanced vocabulary and plot only add to Lois Lowrys spectacular novle.
Rating: 
Summary: Get Hooked on The Giver
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry takes place in a "perfect world." For kids of every age, something happens to them. At age 9, they can ride a bike. At age 10, their hair gets cut. There is a naming ceremony for newborn children. Every person has a role in this town. There is a house for the old, and if they get too old or are not the kind of person that should live in this town, they are sent away. This goes along with babies, too. This year, someone will be selected from the 12 year olds to work with "The Giver" who gives him facts and images from the past. But who will it be and what will he/she do with it, and how will he/she react? This book is a great novel. The story flowed easily and at the end of the story, you are left in suspense to what happens next. The only thing that I didn't like was that the story was fiction, this kind of community would not exist ever, or maybe it would sometime in the future. I recommend this book for anyone who likes suspense, because this book will have you hooked on it until you finish it.
Rating:
Summary: A High Schools Students Opinion
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry was a fairly simply, straightforward book about a boy named Jonas living in a community where sameness is everything. In fact, it is desired. He's content with this sameness until he is chosen to become the communities new Reciever in training. There, the Giver awakens Jonas to the possibility that everything does not have to be the same. Colors, music, emotions, and pain do in fact exist and are very real. I liked this book, simply because it was a quick read (Only about 180 pages)and presented the theme that sameness is not ideal. There is no such thing as the perfect society. You cannot feel satisfied as a human being by living without love or pain or anger or truth. The Giver was an excellent novel about trust, awakening, and love. This book reminded me quite a bit of Aldus Huxley's "A Brave New World" much in the way that everything in Jonas's community is regulated and controlled with a fear of difference. A good read for a book report when you don't have much free time.
Rating:
Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry was a great science fiction novel wonderfully written. The language and symbolizim that was used made the book even more compelling, and the way she contradicted herself in some instances. The book also made you think if even some of the thing s she discribed in her book were even feasible. The ending made the you think about lots of things and what they ment, the clifhanger at the end left a lot of things unclear but my general opinion was I loved it. The Giver was a book that could grab your interests and leave you guessing I think that everybody should read this book .
Rating:
Summary: I could hardly put it down...
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry was an excellent, powerful book. When I first saw it, I thought it sounded kind of strange, but since a lot of my friends liked it, I thought I'd give it a try. (Actually, one of my friends thought it was disturbing.) I picked it up, and after a few pages, I was hooked. It really shows in detail the sharp contrast between our society and a perfect world or "Community." The details were great also, and they added to the clear picture I got of the story. I could really feel the cold snow blowing against Jonas's face in his first Memory. The book had a good meaning, but parts of it were disturbing. I won't mention them because I don't want to give it away, but I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story that makes you really think about life. Kudos to the author, Lois Lowry, for creating such a spectacular work of literature!
Rating: 
Summary: I don't know what to think about this book.
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry was captivating and interesting through out it's content. The setting is familiar, yet not, and so it kind of makes you use your head to figure out just exactly what is going on. The main characters are interesting enough but towards the end they get to be redundant. The plot left a little something to be desired too. I was very disapointed at the ending, to me it was a let down. I read this book in three days and it wasn't a big waste of my time. I liked it a whole lot better when I was in the middle of it though, then I just couldn't put it down. Latter I got to the ending and it was very disappointing. It left me with a bad taste in my mouth so to speak. Read it for yourself and let me know what you think, obviously not every one has the same thoughts as me on this book.
Rating:
Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry, was a refreshing change in reality. This young adult novel is about a boy named Jonas, who lives in a "perfect" world. But soon Jonas finds out the world is not so perfect. I liked this story, it was fun and easy reading. The Giver allows a person to leap into their imagination and see the world in a different way. I recommend this book for young and old readers. The Giver is a unique and powerful novel.
Rating:
Summary: A Great Book
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry, was and is an excellent book. I have since read it twice and about to begin my third time around and everytime it gets better. This book is enlighting, and makes a person really think about everyday things that society takes for granted. What if all people couldn't see color? What if you couldn't choose your own spouse, or job? If everything was choosen for you, life would be boring, and almost not worth living. This book is an eye opener. It really makes you think. I believe that every person out there should read this book and not just to say that you read it, but to say that you learned from it. Mary Gere Newport, NH
Rating:
Summary: The Giver Book Reveiw
Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry How would you feel if you never knew your mom, you couldn't see colors, and it never snowed, rained, or got hot? You might not like it, but the people of the Community never knew anything else. In the community, everyone is perfectly equal. There is no crime, no poverty, and everyone thinks that they are happy. When Jonas is assigned the job of Receiver of Memory in the Community, he learns more than he could have ever imagined existed. The Giver of the memories in this book is a rescuer, because he helps Jonas out of the lie that he had been living in. The Giver had to be brave and intellegent, or else he would not have his job as the person who held the memories of the Community. I think this is an important book to read because its message is that real happiness can not exist without some insecurity. The Giver is a great book becasue it makes you think. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes reading, and if you don't, read it anyway.
|
