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Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver is a great book. It's not too hard material but it's a little complicated. I would suggest that kids 9-14 should read it. It's a good book for any project since it's very unique.
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Summary: The Giver review
Review: The Giver is a great novel that makes you think. Have you ever wished the world could be rid of all the pain and suffering we all must live through? A world without warfare and poverty would be perfect...and it seemed so to Jonas and everyone else in his community. Jonas was happy, until he slowly learns that living in a world where everyone is equal is not worth what they are sacrificing. Without hurricanes there is no sunlight, and without hate there is no love. He learns ignorance is not bliss and he does not live in a perfect world after all. This book takes you into this "perfect world" and then into Jonas's new one. It is both a page turner and thought-provoking.
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Summary: the giver
Review: The Giver is a great science fiction book for young adults to read because it deals with tales and stories of human society from the past and tries to enlighten them in the present and future. The main characters were Jonas, who was a boy of twelve, has been selected to be the Receiver of Memory and The Giver, who once used to be the receiver and now has to give his power to Jonas. Jonas doesn't think it's fair that he has to suffer the pain of remembering so many secrets of the past while everyone else isn't. In their world, there were no colors, no pain, no love, and there's barely any choice to do what you want. After holding so much power of remembrance Jonas doesn't think that the world he lives in is a perfect world after all. So in the end Jonas and the The Giver makes a plan to escape the utopian world to find freedom and true life.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver is a great science fiction book written by Lois Lowry. This book is about a boy named Jonas and his family in a perfect world. Jonas does not like this world but he cannot leave. When the children become twelve they become adults. They also get their first job. Jonas's job is to become the Receiver of the town's memory. This makes his life even harder. Now he wants to escape. I loved how Lois Lowry described this setting in this detailed book. In one part of this book Jonas receives a memory from the Giver about snow, which Jonas has never experienced. He feels the Giver's old, frail hand touch his bare back. All of a sudden, Jonas feels the room grow cold. He also starts to feel tiny pin pricks on his back. He then realizes that the Giver told him it was snow. I think that is a great setting description for that memory. When Jonas learns about love, the Giver puts his frail hand back on his bare back again. Then all of a sudden Jonas is in a warm room with a fire in the fireplace. Then he sees multiple children and parents. He turns and sees two elderly people. He thinks to himself, "This is an odd family unit." He feels something in the room but can't quite grasp it. Then the Giver says that it is love. I know this makes me want to read the book more. A perfect world is not always good. To make this a perfect world, they had to take out many things such as color, memory, love, hope, fear, and hate. Imagine a world like this. The author might like this world because she wanted perfection but I think that some people would not like this world. I know that I wouldn't like this world. The Giver has a strange ending but has an interesting twist at the end that makes it exciting. I understood this book because of the themes. For example, love cannot be artificial and a perfect world is not always good. I also understood this book because of the settings. Without these in the book, I would be lost. This book has good details and an interesting plot. It was a good book because it made me feel differently about perfection. I give it two thumbs up. You should read this book too.
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Summary: the giver
Review: The giver is a intriguing book about A boy named Jonas, who lives in a perfect world with no crime, war, or disease. When Jonas is twelve he is given the job of receiver of memory, a great honor. I liked this book because the book is full of suprises and because at the end of each chapter you don't want to stop reading.
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Summary: A Mezmerizing Utopian Adventure!
Review: The Giver is a mesmerizing work of utopian science fiction, which presents an unmistakable emphasis on the necessity of a diverse society. This is no mere sci-fi thrill ride. The Giver is packed tightly on every page with human morality and thought provoking questions. The world Lowry has created eerily mimics the world we know today, with more than a hint of surrealism tossed in tastefully. After the first chapter (which is deceptively slow) the reader is irrevocably riveted to this page-turner, unable to abandon it until it has been read from cover to cover. However, the adventure does not end at the closing paragraph. One is left with so much to ponder after reading this powerful work of literature that it is sure to stick with the reader long after it has been polished off. Deep and original, The giver is an amazing book for nearly any age.
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Summary: A favorite of my childhood....
Review: The Giver is a novel I would recommend to any adolescent. It deals with issues that grip we, as people, from our adolesence through the rest of our lives. The issues discussed in this tale are issues that one will remember for the rest of one's life. Lois Lowry's masterpiece is one of the most interesting tales that I have ever read, as a youth, and as a young adult. The prose is fantastically written. It is definitely interesting enough to keep both adults and young adults glued to the pages. I will definitely read this book again and again. I have recommended it to my younger sisters, and I will recommend it to my own children some day. If you are looking for something to read after Harry Potter, perhaps this might interest you. I must admit, Harry Potter got my sisters to read, but this book captivated them in a way that I never saw Harry Potter do. [Now, it's my turn to read Harry Potter!] Read The Giver, you will not be disappointed!
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Summary: Interesting
Review: The Giver is a novel that really makes you think of what the world would be like without originality. You, the reader, are introduced to the "perfect" community where everything is controlled and decided for you. It is a place where you never have to fear for anything. Then you meet Jonas, a young boy, who has a lot to learn...I personally would never want to live in place like this. You lose your identity in the process of trying to be similar. Being an individual is what makes life interesting.
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Summary: Wonderful Novel
Review: The Giver is a one of a kind masterpiece written by Lois Lowry. Jonas is an adventurous, courageous boy who undertakes the perilous job of Reciever of Memories (in training). The old Reciever of Memories keeps all the memories of the town from the old, outside world, inside him, many of which show him great pain, which he must now transfer to Jonas.
A terrific book, Lois Lowry has yet again created a tragic yet wonderfully written fantasy. Caught by the suspense woven into her story, this book took me around 3-4 hrs. to read at an estimate.
The ending came as a surprise, yet was tragically heroic of Jonas. This is a one-in-a-lifetime book. Try it out.
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Summary: The Giver is an outstanding book.
Review: The Giver is a outstanding book about a community that is perfect until one boy changes it. The Giver is moderately simple but awesome. It begins as if everything is perfect until Jonas gets his new job as The Receiver. My story has a little bit of mystery.The mystery is:Is Jonas seeing things? What is going to become of him? The main characters are Jonas and the Giver; they both are virtuous. If you like intense stories you'll love The Giver. It's all yours.
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