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Summary: The Giver: A Review
Review: The Giver is a page turner; it was so good that I found myself reading it for hours at a time. Obviously, I liked it very much. The book is set in the world of the future, a world that looks almost perfect on the surface, but which is very difficult for some within it. The central characters are Jonas and the Giver. Jonas is a sensitive boy of twelve who is the Receiver of Memory. It is the Givers's job to pass theses memories along to Jonas. When Jonas gets most of the memories, it is very painful for him, because he can see the real pain that happens in the past while others in his community can't. Great efforts are made to keep the people of the community free from things that can be "difficult"-- such as snow, sun, or any other extremes of weather. The people are also given pain pills frequently if they feel any discomfort at all. There are no racial tensions because the people in this society can't see color. Some believe this is the best possible society. However, Jonas and the Giver realize that to make things "perfect" incredible sacrifices are made. For example, old people are put to death, and families don't have children-- they are given to them from the Nurturing Center. Babies who aren't perfect are "released," which means they are killed. One of my favorite scenes in the book is when Jonas escapes from this community at the end of the book , and makes a run for his freedom from this very controlling society. I was so glad for him, because I wouldn't want anyone to live in that kind of place. This book makes the reader realize that not having everything "perfect" is a very good thing after all. I gave The Giver the highest rating possible because it was written in a way that kept me interested, and because it is really important for people to realize that a "perfect" society isn't worth striving for. It is much better to live in a world with lots of different people in it from lots of different races, and just do the best we can to help those among us who aren't "perfect," -- in other words-EVERYBODY!
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Summary: Excellent!!!
Review: The Giver is a phenomenal book about finding your place in the world. Jonas, the main character, is living in a futuristic society and is unlike anyone else in his community. Many rules have changed since present day and the people of Jonas' community don't own as much control over their lives as we do. One of the major changes is that Elders choose your occupation when you become a "twelve." Since Jonas is not outstanding in any of his day to day tasks, he finds himself being placed in a job that is very remote from his society, yet is highly honored. This job allows Jonas to view and experience what our world today was like and even before today's world. These "memories" are transformed to Jonas through the Giver. This is the occupation that Jonas will someday fulfill. However the memories come in many different attitudes from sad, mad, hurtful, happy, fun and many other moods. These have a major effect on Jonas' way of thinking of and seeing his society. This makes Jonas very isolated from everyone in his community. As Jonas sets out to change the world he also finds and changes himself!
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Summary: My Giver Review
Review: The Giver is a pretty good book to read. I recommend it for advanced readers so that they understand it. It is about a boy named Jonas who has an important job. He is the Reciever of Memory. Jonas recieves memories that his Community never saw. There are a few things that the Community doesn't have that Jonas saw before. There is one bad part. The book describes a release. Overall, The Giver is an okay book.
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Summary: The Giver Review
Review: The Giver is a pretty good book. It had exciting parts in it. It is about a community that has no color or pain. Everyone is equal there except the Giver and Jonas. They have to experience pain and suffering. Then one day they think of a good plan. Jonas leaves so that the community can experience the pain and memories. Jonas found out what they did when people got releast. He was horrified when he found out that they were killed with a poision. He didn't want that to happen to the baby that lived with him till it wouldn't cry during the night. So when Jonas left the community, he took the baby with him. He pedalled for days and days. Sometimes he had to hide from jet-planes that flew overhead looking for him. He pedalled till it snowed and finally reached a place called Elsewhere where no one ever went to before. The ending kind of leaves you hanging. But it is still a good book.
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Summary: MJ Holliston The Giver Review
Review: The Giver is a quite possibly the best book that I have ever read, I could not put the book down. The whole concept for "sameness" is a great idea and the book is riveting. The ideas are so interesting and thoughtful that it made me appreciate what I have, choice. The rebellious Jonas was quite inspiring as he dynamically changed. From his once bored, predetermined life, he became human, showing real emotion.
The story has many intellectual concepts as well. "Seeing beyond" and "hearing beyond" are some of them. Jonas's first memory as the "Receiver of Memories" is he on a sled, atop a hill, while it is snowing. Ironically that is how the book ends. Could Jonas have the mental capacity to see his future? I thought this is a very interesting concept.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver is a really bad book to read because when I was reading it I did not understand what the book was trying to tell me. If you're a student, I suggest not to read this book. There are many other great books you could choose that would be much more interesting. I just felt this particular book didn't keep my interest and you shouldn't waste your time with.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver is a really cool. It is about a boy who is chosen by the elders of his Utopia type community to have one of the most honored, but painful job a the reciever. He must recieve all the memorys in the world. Memorys of good times, memorys of war, unknown to his somewhat "perfect" community. But when he realizes these are mere memorys, he desides to pursue his own life, not chosen by a bunch of old people. So one night he escapes the community with his baby brother "newchild", Gabe. He rides on his bike through the woods, encountering strange animals unknown to him, and terible snow storms. Then, he looks over a hill and he sees a city. But not just any city, a NORMAL city.
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Summary: The Giver is a really good book
Review: The Giver is a really good book, which displays science-fiction, and fantasy. It is about a boy who gets chosen by the elders (the committee people) to be the reciever of memory. The Giver has to give memories to him. The memories of the utopian society is kept with them.
The community is perfect, but there is no color or feelings of pain, sorrow and love. So in the future they got rid of their past. Jonas made plans to escape to "Elsewhere" and went taking the baby, "Gabe." I can't explain everything because there's a lot to explain. Jonas' community has "sameness" which in other words means that everyone is almost the same. Their "family units" have to have four people.
Anyways, at the end the author leaves the ending in suspense leaving you to imagine what happens next. I rate this 4 stars out of five.
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Summary: The Giver: A Moving Story for All Ages.
Review: The Giver is a remarkable story about a young boy who discovers a life totally different from his own.
Jonas finally turned a 12 and was very anxious to find out what his role in the community would be. After much exessive worrying, he soon learns that he is to be trained as the new Reciever of Memory, one of the highest ranking jobs in his community.
Throughout his many meetings with the Giver, he learns of a totally new world. Through the shared memories of the past he can longingly look apon a world with both love, sadness, pain, family, and feeling.
But now, because of his new discovery, he looks apon his world with less and less favor. Shortly afterwards an opportunity arises for him to leave his solitary community and become a member of the new world. He is faced with a difficult decision.
This is an extremly powerful novel through which the author expresses courage, love, and friendship. I can confidently recommend it to all ages.
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Summary: My Review on The Giver
Review: The Giver is a remarkable story which tells what life might be like if our world was perfect, although there are some flaws in this world. The story follows the life of a singled-out individual named Jonas. Jonas was selected to be the next Receiver of Memroy for his community. His job is to contain all of the memories of the past. The memories will include everything from a peaceful picnic, to a hateful war. After his selection, Jonas begins to notice the flaws in his world and decides that there needs to be change. The book includes happiness, sorrow and loneliness as Jonas is beginning to feel separated from the rest of his community. I've heard that this novel has been banned from some states in the U.S. and personally, I think that is absurd. Most young adults can deal with another person having affectionate feelings for someone and the needle-in-the-head issue is not as big as it seems. I give this book 5 stars, making it my personal favourite novel.
Braydon Mercer
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