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Summary: sorry, but no
Review: This book is silly. The characters are unreallistic, the setting is impossible, and the premise is stupid. First of all, the concept of color. If a communist state can make people genetically colorblind, then why not just make colorblind people not colorblind. And how could they allow a genetic sport to occur. Why would they allow that individuality if they placed such emphasis on communal culture. And it is terribly obvious that this book was not written by someone raised in a communist government. The conditioning even in the USSR, which did not have nearly as controlled an environment as the society in this book, was nearly complete. It was rare to find someone who did not have fanatical devotion to the point of suicide. On top of that, the real problem with communism is an economic one that I won't get into. Communism is in a perpetual spiral toward economic collapse. No communist society could ever survive as long as this one did. Now, this mysterious ability that the "Giver" and the "Receiver" have to pass on and receive memories. I will not attack the ability, because I believe in reading a book on its own ground. But if this ability is not genetic, then why wouldn't everyone have it? and if it is genetic, then why aren't the people with that genetic capability identified at a young age so that the can begin preparation for their training? There's more I could say, but I don't think that this book is worth the effort.
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Summary: A good dystopia style book
Review: This book is similar to many of the anti-utopias such as Orwell's 1984, Zamyatin's We, and Huxley's Brave New World. This book is targetted more at younger audiences than the other anti-utopias, but it is still a very interesting book. It is about what life is like when you have escaped from freedom in the name of happiness. Much like We, the people in this community of sameness are proud to have surrendered differences and freedoms, because noone has ever been as consistently happy as them. If you like The Giver you should definetely also read We and probably some other dystopias as well.
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Summary: Simplistic political ideoalogy for fools
Review: This book is simplistic and sounds like it was written by some child. The ideas present within this novel are unformed and not clearly thought out. This book tries to be another 1984 written in the style of Albert Camus' The Stranger, but winds up sounding like the Unabomber's Manifesto written in the style of Dr. Seuss.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This book is so alwsome! you can read it a million times and still get something new out of it every time! I myself have read it 4 times and i'm only 12!
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Summary: Good for its age
Review: This book is still one of my favorites. I recently finshed reading Brave New World and I began to make comparisons between the two. I believe that Brave New World had a much better premise and scope of a possible future, even though it was written in 1932, but The Giver is the better book. The Giver is great for the fact that it has so much meaning in just a few pages and just seems more like the kind of utopia I can see in the future. I recommend it for anyone too young to read Brave New World, and to the majority of people who have read BNW.
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Summary: THE WORST BOOK I'V EVER READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Review: This book is teribal!!!!! I read it because I had to not because I wanted to. I would not have chosen this to read eventhough I am always reading. I do not recomend this book. A lot of my friends hate it too. We were talking about utopia ( a perfect place) Our teacher thought that the place in this book was an exaple of a utopia. I dissagree. They kill people with shots if there are too many or if they are too old. They can't see color. It is stupid. When I first started reading this book it seemed boring. After a few chapters it was pretty good for a little while. Then it kept getting worse and worse. The ending seemed like the author got tired of writing so she just wrote any thing. I can't belive this book has been published. I think the people that gave this book the award picked a random. It does not deserve it. I think the people who like this book are crazy.This book could be improved. The subject is ok. If a lot more detail was added and color then it would be better. The book seams only half done. The ending should be changed. I do not recomend this book to anyone. The ending is just Jonas standing on a hill. DON'T READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: WOW
Review: This book is the best book you will ever read if you ask me!. I mean this book has everything you want in a book and its for all ages there is nothing bad in there really unless your child doesn't know about death yet then you should wait. This book is perfect and it doesn't cost so much money so its worth it! trust me! once you read it you will understand!.
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Summary: it changed my life!!!
Review: This book is the best i've ever read! It really changed my whole life! Cause of the book and its message, i found the sense of my life! I am so happy, that i can see colours and that i have feelings, and emotions. I prefer our to the receivers one, i prefer pain to never have been loved by anyone.
now, i am the happiest human alive,
love to all of you!
your ruth
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Summary: The awesomest book
Review: This book is the coolest and i never would have guessed it was so good if a friend hadn't recomended it to me. SO read it! I wish there were more books just like it.
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Summary: Greatest book by Lowry!
Review: This book is the greatest book that has won the newberry award. This book is fabulous! The action is "edge of your seat" reading! READ IT!!
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