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Summary: A world of complete control.
Review: This book, the Giver, is an amazing book. It's a story of a child brought up in a world that's completely regulated and controlled by the rulers. They control climate, color, looks, birth, jobs, choices and even feelings. They don't allow memory of the past or new ideas for the future. Everyone is considered equal. Now, Jonas sees his community safe enough until he recieves the respectful job of the giver. In his learnings he begins to understand that if anything did happen to his commuity no one would be able to help themselves because they don't know anything about the past or feel actual pain or suffering. It is up to Jonas to save his community and himself from whatever comes their way. I rated this book 5 stars because it's extremely original and creative. The details about life with no feeling or memory are vivid. I recommend this book to people for all ages because it makes you think of how lucky you are to live in a world with freedoms.
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Summary: Just ok
Review: This book, The Giver, is written by the well known author Lois Lowry. She is a very talented author and has won many awards for this book. This book takes place in a "perfect" community. It is run by commity of elders. They make all the decisions for the community because they think that they will make the wrong decisions in life. When you become a nine, which is your age, you receive a bike. When you becaome a twelve you will receive an assignment which is just like yoiur job. Jonas is picked to be the receiver of memories which is a very honorable job. The giver must give the receiver the memories. Jonas gets all the feelings that he has never felt before. He desperately wants to see the real world. Overall this book was not to good. It was very hard to keep reading it.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: This book, The Giver, was very entertaining and interesting. I enjoyed finding the ups and downs of a "perfect" world. This book talked about a boy who lived in a "perfect" world, and was discovering throught the special "assignment" given to him-the Receiver of memeories-that the life and world he had always know was not as wonderful as it appeared. He learned that sometimes you need to break the rules to achieve something. Overall, this was a very good book, and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: An Amazing Book. I love it !!!
Review: This book, to me, was another happy-go-lucky book with a perfect society. Until the character "The Giver" exposed to Jonas how cruel the actual world was, and used to be. The truth about release, and how this one receiver carries such a huge responsibility. The last 10 chapters are what makes this book a certain classic. A GREAT book with a riviting and unexpected ending. A must read for anyone who likes books at all
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Summary: excellent sci-fi book
Review: This book,as distrubing as it was, was an excellent sci-fi book that, though odd, makes us all see that there is not, on the Earth we know, a place where everything is perfect as we can not know true happines or pleasure without first expiriancing pain and suffering. Jonas makes me think more, though this is a reach, more about the freedom of choice, for in the Community, there is none. The book striked as a powerful reminder that there is not a better world than that the one we live in, for there would be no happieness if it were the same as the Community, and no feelings. Without feelings, we are not human, and the people in this book scared me that some day there really may be a place that comes around here or in some other life where there are no feelings, color, or, most importantly, love. I also recommend, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and The Price of Immortality (AWESOME BOOK)
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Summary: Vivid, distrubing view of a world that will never be known.
Review: This book,as distrubing as it was, was an excellent sci-fi book that, though odd, makes us all see that there is not, on the Earth we know, a place where everything is perfect.......as we can not know true happines or pleasure without first expiriancing pain and suffering. Jonas makes me
(I am also 12) think more, though this is a reach, more about the freedom of choice, for in the Community, there is none. The book striked as a powerful reminder that there is not a better world than that the one we live in, for there would be no happieness if it were the same as the Community, and no feelings. Without feelings, we are not human, and the people in this book scared me that some day there really may be a place that comes around here or in some other life where there are no feelings, color, or, most importantly, love. :
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Summary: One of the Best
Review: This book....one of the best books ever made. This book is for everyone. This book is for all those who wants to live in another world and the world in this story is wondreful. You NEED to buy this!!!
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Summary: What The Giver gives to you
Review: This books allows students to imagine a world completely different from theirs without them being bogged down with lots of lingo that sometimes goes along science fiction. The characters realness is captivating, and the reader finds himself/herself turning the page with anticipation. While Jonah, the main character, and his friends live in a society very different from any students have encountered, the personalities of the characters are so appealing and believable that they will have no trouble relating to them. This book is excellent for middle grade students as an outside reading assignment or a classroom novel.
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Summary: A great book for all ages!
Review: This books is truly great. It is easy to read and yet wonderfully written. You won't want to put it down because you'll be too interested in what's going on in that place? Why is everything so different? Are there no decisions? What is a giver and why is it so important?
This is one of the best books I've ever read.
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Summary: Pretty boring and non exciting
Review: This boring novel is filled with sci-fi. Only few parts in the book are exciting. Even though strange, it has earned many awards. The author that wrote this book is very talented. It is filled with sadness. The best part in the book is when Jonas (main character) learns what the word released means. Released is when a person is killed that is not reacting good in the community that they live in. In his community there are no automobiles, alcohol, money and many other different things. Instead of driving cars they drive bicycles. There are also no jobs. Instead of money people get things free. Goods are supplied to all households. Over all I don't reccomend this book.
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