The Giver

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Summary: Not bad
Review: This book is pretty good, but not one of Lowry's best. It's about Jonas, a boy who lived in a futuristic community and was becoming an adult member of it. As an apprentice to the Receiver of memories, he learned about the individuality, color, and variety of the past. That's when the boy and old man knew that things needed to be changed. It was cool to learn about another world, how Jonas received memories of sunshine and snow. It was sweet how he cared so much for the baby Gabe that his Nurturer father brought home. A blessing and a curse is that the book is so easy to understand. Like some sci-fi novels, it doesn't confuse, but it could have more depth. Why doesn't Jonas reflect more on his new discoveries and feelings? Maybe he and the Giver(as he calls his mentor)could've done more to open the community's eyes, but their decision was a start. The book does serve as a caveat about what any society in the world could mutate into. This is a young adult book, so you wouldn't expect it to compare to Isaac Asimov. At least the story does have a happy ending. It would be interesting if there could be a series about young Jonas' adventures and what happens to him in the future, but speculating is also fun. Definitely read some of Lois Lowry's other works like "A Summer to Die", but this one is worth checking out too.

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Summary: The best at its genre...
Review: This book is probably one of the best in its genre. It provides such an amazing storyline and settings of a perfect society but with no feelings, memories, differences, or even colors. The society was erased of memories, feelings, differences, and colors to ensure an society of no crimes, dangers, and horrors. A society where everyone shall come together as one with no complaint, worries, or facing any problems/dangers. But this wasn't the right society, the way of life the world was built up to be. To have peace is to have war, to have good is to have evil, and to be happy is to be sad. The world can't be perfect without mistakes to allow the term of perfection occurs. Jonas, a boy born different than others and who was able to see the world with colors, saw the same purpose. At the age of 12, where kids of age 12 must be sent off to jobs, he was sent to The Giver... And the story of the true perfect human, Jonas, begins...

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Summary: This book is about a boy assined a job as the giver!
Review: This book is really a good book for 11+. I am 0+ and I like imaganary worlds. This deffintly is an imaginry world not to mention an almost perfect world. This is a very fun book and one of my favorite books.

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Summary: This is the Best Book!
Review: This book is really confusing at first. You think its boring then "POOF!" everything starts to unroll and you really get into it. It's great. The Best book by Lois Lowry

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Summary: The Best Book since Alice and Wonderland
Review: This book is really good because it takes you into a whole new world like alice and wonderland. Well this book is a really creepy book because its a distopia world because they think they're living the perfect life when they're really living a sick life and take away the true colors of life by taking pain and pleasure from life. I'm sure if you read it you'll love it!

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Summary: My favorite!
Review: This book is really good. I read it in 2 hours. I'm in fourth grade and I read it, and I would recomend it for ages 10 and above. This book is really cool, and I like imagining me as the main character, Jonas. While you read it your mind escapes complely, you become a part of Jonas and Fiona and Lily. You gradualy become to know the charecters like old friends and love hearing about them. This book is awsome!

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Summary: A good book for thinkers
Review: This book is really great for people that think about things in a different way then most people would. I think this book would be pretty confusing for smaller children. The first time I read it, I was even sort of confused! It is about a world where everything is the same. There is a special commitee that makes all of the choices for the people. They choose the people's occupation, spouse, children and other things. In the community is a boy named Jonas. When it is his time to recieve what job he will take on he recives the one called "The Reciever" The reciever is the one person in the community that has memories of all the things of our world. When Jonas learns the truth of things, he decides to put things right in his community. This is a very interesting book that really makes you think of things in a totally different light. I hope you enjoy "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.

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Summary: Really good
Review: This book is really interesting. It shows how sometimes that life isn't what some people really image on how it's going to be. To me, the position that he is in isn't something that I could see myself in but maybe it could happen, because you never really know.

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Summary: one of the best
Review: this book is set in a futeristic land, where everyone is the same. you are asigned jobs, spouses, and children; a boy and a girl.this book illistrates the necessity of choices.

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Summary: An intriguing book in a futuristic setting
Review: This book is set in a futuristic setting where there is no crime and the world is just perfect.I suggest that you read the book a couple of times before you will begin to understand the concept.