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Summary: The Giver Review
Review: The Giver Jonas lives in a so-called perfect world. Everyone believes this because they don't know any better. Jonas believes this until he is assigned Receiver of Memory. This means he receives all memories from the past. When Jonas starts receiving memories from the Giver, he starts to find out that the way the world was is better than the way it is now. My teacher told me about how schools in the U.S.A. particularly, are banning this book from libraries because it shows affection, suicidal ideas. To me this was not a issue. I found more important issues in the story. I found that this book gave me strength and that the world I live in is better then I thought. I would definitely recommend this book for children 10 years old and up. I gave this book a well deserved, well written 4 stars! Great Book Mrs. Lowry. Have fun reading!! By: ...
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Summary: The giver
Review: The Giver This novel written by Louis Lowry, shows how people could live, if they didn't have their individual characteristics as people. This book tells us of a world where no one has color, no one raises their own children and no one has anything special about them except the Giver. The Giver is the one being that holds all the wonderful and happy thought outside of this community. But he also holds the reality of the so-called "REAL WORLD". This is a great book, it demonstrates how our world would be if we didn't not have freedom to express ourselves. Jonah Breaks this ongoing circle by running away, and not choosing to accept his new position as the giver.
This novel contains Irony in a way that it does not tell you the exact meaning, but you have to attempt to translate it yourself. It gives you the hard evidence but in the book you have to think and explore your imagination to get the full meaning. The Theme of this book is to look outside of the box. Don't judge people for being themselves or for being unique, because without that what is the world other then nothingness.
The Tone of this book is sad but in a way you can rejoice about the way Jonah starts to think. There are many different times in the book when Jonah is confused and doesn't know what to do but he always makes it through until his death. Even in his death he finds a peace though. He learns a lesson and teaches one as well.
I would recommend this book to anyone that feels that they don't fit along with everyone else. It might change the way you think of your self and the confidence you have for yourself.
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Summary: Remarkable
Review: The Giver By: Lois Lowry Once you pick up The Giver you can't put it down. Lois Lowry made this book so good it will keep you guessing until the very end.
The main character, Jonas is getting really nervous. Why you may ask? He is getting ready to turn twelve. In his town when you turn twelve you are assigned a job. If you don't do the job to the best of your ability you are released. Jonas is assigned to the most important job in the whole town. He was assigned the Receiver. The Receiver before him was released. So it was up to him to the very best he could.
Jonas is allowed to ask questions. So he asked what happened to him when you're released. The person who trains him, The Giver, shows him a video of what happens. Jonas was shocked. The Giver also tells Jonas that when he applies for a spouse, he can't tell her anything about what happens at work. The job is also painful. Those two things may drive Jonas to do something nobody expected.
The Giver is one of the best books I've ever read. I would definitely recommend this book.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The Giver In this book Lois Lowry the whole city is controlled and organized. There is a yung boy named Jonas. He went to the ceremony of 12 were there is a celebration of getting a job assigned to the new 12s. Jonas is assigned the most honorable job in the community, he is the new recieve. His job is to carry the memories from so long ago. he now knows suffering, famine, burns and color. Jonas goes to an annex after school and receive bit by bit of the memories I liked this book because it gives me an idea of what it would be like to live in a totally controlled and forced environment. Not making choices, having everything assigned to you, your kids how many of them, your job, your bikes and your houses. Its also very interesting how my teacher read it to us.
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Summary: Not Good
Review: The Giver The Giver was sort of a desturbing book. For example, while the old man was giving up his memory to Jonas, he was losing his own memory. I didn'n really like it , because it wasn't interesting enough for me. The book, however, would be interesting to some people, because of its mysteriousness. The book makes the reader think about our society today as you try to figure out what's happening.
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Summary: A World of Sameness
Review: The Giver This is another excellent selection by Lowry. Herdetailed description and vivid writing guide the story along verywell. The Giver is a quick book because once you start it, you can'tput it down. Personally, this book was well worth my time and I reccomend that all of you consider reading it. It's about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community in the far away furture. The world he lives in is perfect. No one has a choice about anything from whom their spouce should be to what job they should choose. They don't even make their own children! A person is selected to do this job. Every one is the same and every one develops the same. Children even have their birthdays on the same day. The rules are very complicated because they don't want the world to go back to the same state as it was long before their time. When Jonas turns twelve, he gets the highly honored job of keeping all of the memories, the painful and wonderful feelings of the past. He recieves the memories from the Giver who recieved the same memories from another giver generations ago. They are passed down in a continuous cycle from one Giver to the next. It is important that only the Giver recieves the memories so that the community isn't overwhelmed by all of the feelings which they never knew existed. If the memories were to excape the Givers, whether it be through death or release, the community would go back to its wretched ways of long ago. Some of the memories are painful but some are also joyful memories of things such as colors, birthday parties and love. This is a great book that I think deserved the John Newbury Medal, which it was awarded. The people in this world do not see the colors, they don't have love, and they don't know of war and death. If there were such a world, I would fear that it would be too fragile if anything abnormal occurred. I would much rather have a more prepared and experienced community like we have today than to sacrifice the pleasures of life for a delicate world of sameness. When reading this inspiring story, it makes you think, "What has the world come to?" Although, I do believe that it is a rather critical point of view for such a real-life topic, it still makes you think. It is almost immpossible to imagine a world without violence or crime. An infalible world of sameness.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: The Givers plot and characters pull you into the book, you find yourself unable to let go. The lives of the characters are so real you'll find yourself realting to them and thinking of what you would do in their situation. In my opinion I believe this is the best book ever written
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Summary: The GIver- a book with meaning
Review: The Gover written by Lois Lowry deserves three stars. This book gives you a lot to think about. At the beginning it can be boring and slow paced but then it gets very exciting. Jonas lives in a community where there is no color and everything including your job and clothes are chosen for you. JOnas, when he is twelve is given the job as the reciever of memory. He is given memories by an old man-the giver. He gets memories of color, war sledding and many other things. Jonas thinks the rest of the community should have these memories too so he leaves the community. We are left with many questions at the end of this book and it leaves you thinking.
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Summary: Brilliant Idea, Poorly Written
Review: The idea behind The Giver is clearly a unique perspective on things. It is the type of book where, you are placed in the middle of a totally different area, and you are left to figure out how it works. Gradually, you learn more and more, and things you thought were obviously true, weren't. However, there are some things in this book that are unacceptable. For instance, this society is very complex, and yet, there was still only one active plot throughout the entire book. There was not a single scene that did not contain the main character. This book has the potential to be alot more entertaining to read, if it were to have more subplots. Also, the book is very simply written when it comes to the grammar and choice of vocabulary, thus, you do not have to be "mature" to understand this book at all.
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Summary: Not convincing!
Review: The idea of this book is really good, but the result of the idea does not really satisfy. The idea of creating a new world without any feelings,colors and no pain at all is very interesting. But because of the open end, there is no end and so there's no result how this would work in the reality.
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