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Summary: My name is nish and i hate this book!!
Review: This book had foul moments of terror! I read it to my brother Ackmed and my 5 cousins Hockmoud, Backmoud, Ockmod, Mah, and Dod. They are 7 each of them are 7 they were scared of the book! I do not reccomend this book to anyone!!
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Summary: Not just for children anymore...
Review: This book had me drawn in from start to finish. Lowry did an awesome job of making you think. The ending is very open and you may not like that about this book, but it leaves alot of room for discussion in or out of the classroom.
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Summary: What a book!! Less YA More Adult!!
Review: This book had me going with the word..."Start". I had never given thought to this book and passed it off "For Kids", labelled and put it somewhere in the back of my bookshelf. Till, I wanted to read it and I am so glad I finally found the need to! The Giver is set in an era of Sameness - in short a world that has no colour, no memories of the past, all that it has is sameness and a sense of serenity till a boy of the community named Jonas turns twelve. The community has a rule that anyone who turns twelve is asigned his/her profession - and Jonas is the chosen one to "Receive Dreams and Memories of the past" by the "Giver". The Giver is an old man who has all memories of the world. The crux lies in what Jonas learns and what he must do to gain or rather attain his individualism. An Excellent Read!!
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Summary: Not Great
Review: This book has a really good plot, but at a lot of points was really hard to understand. You might say it got too "deep." I've talked to a lot of people who have read this book, and all our opinions were the same: boring! Nothing much happened throughout the story, but I should say that the cliffhangers were pretty compelling. The end was really hard to understand, too. It never explained things real well, so I had to keep looking back to figure out what was going on.This book isn't for everyone. It got into some really topics that I don't think should be in a kid's book. If you like to really get into what you are reading, you should read this.
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Summary: One of the Greatest Books Ever!
Review: This book has an amazing storyline. It touches your heart too. This was a wonderful book to read. I can read it over and over. A great book.
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Summary: My Favorite with a Sad Ending
Review: This book has been my favorite sad book for a long time. I reread it a few years ago. I think I realized something very important to the book: Jonas, Gabe, and the Giver die. I thought this because jonas reverted to his favorite memory as he died, and since Gabe was with him, he died as well. When it spoke of Jonas faintly hearing music comeng from where he had been (the community), I think it meant that the Giver had died as well and that meant that Jonas also got to receive the memory of music.
This sad ending made me think. For me, the book did not end there, it was merely a beginning.
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Summary: amazing!
Review: this book has got to be in my top 10 favorites. it is so realistic and moving...i have read it over and over and it never fails to please me. i think this book is a must read for all kids. a definate book for people who love to read.
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Summary: realizing what it means to be human - not what humans aren't
Review: This book has such vivid details of an unfair world. Sure, everyone is employed, fed, and cared for, but our daily treasures - snow, family, choice - is gone. But when Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memory, he learns what life should be. This life is not the life that existed in his Communtity, but the life that existed before - and still should exist today.
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Summary: review by Olivera in Chris Constantine's grade 7 class
Review: This book has touched me deeply. The world that Jonas, an average 12 year old boy, is living in, is supposed to describe 'utopia.'However, Jonas is not a child anymore, and just like every 12 year old he gets to be assigned a job. In the big auditorium everyone is anxious, and excited. Suddenly big gasp fills the room as a mistake is noticed, the numbers went from 18 to 20. The elder has made a mistake. How can this be? At the end of the ceremony, the elder told everyone that the number "19" is very important. Jonas has been 'selected' to be the Receiver of memory, and the Giver is giving the memories to Jonas.
This has Jonas frightened, because everyone heard that it is going to take physical pain for this job. However, Jonas is a brave heart, and didn't let this bug him. Unfortunately, other things have disturbed him greatly. Finding out how that is world isn't all that perfect, having to inject a deadly needle into your body so that you vanish from this black and white world. Not being able to have the freedom to love. Jonas and the Giver decide to do something about this, making a plain to seek their future, they go on a life to death adventure. Where in this world does their journey lead?
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Summary: Fabulous Read...The Giver
Review: This book hooks you from the beginning and you don't want to put it down! Every reader cheers for Jonas as he finds free will, yet your heart aches for his not being able to use it. I only gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I thought the ending was severely lacking. The conclusion came too close to the climax of the book. I just like to KNOW the ending of a book without drawing a million conclusions out of imagination. Still a must read book:)
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