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Summary: Groovy Baby!
Review: this was a groovy book that got you thinking, I couldn't put it down, it got more and more exciting, I love Lois Lowry's books!
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Summary: A pretty good book
Review: This was a pretty good book but it is very simular to brave new world and i think that book was a lot better. But i think this book is good for kids who would not be able to hadle that kind of stuff. i noticed a lot of people didn't like the ending but i thought it was good because you can decide for your self what happened.
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Summary: Powerful
Review: This was a truly great book but I didn't like it because of the story. The most powerful book I've ever read. This book makes you think and wonder about your life and pain and also about your happy feelings and the question rises what is worth what. Everyone should read this powerful book.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This was a veary nice book
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Summary: My thoughts of The Giver
Review: This was a very interesting book for me. It was unlike any other book I've read. It was exotic in a way. The people in this book were all the same. They all wore the same thing, did the same thing, ate the same thing, and basicly did everything everyone else was doing. When he was the Reciever of Memory, I was very happy. He was very nervous too. I expesially liked the part when he and Gabe left and found a new place to live. It was very heartwarming.
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Summary: It had high potential
Review: This was a very interesting read, despite the extremely simple language Lowry used, as it is on a relatively low reading level. The Giver appeared to be used as a tool to point out things in our society that we take for granted and also to show what life would be like if we were to try to create the world in this book. Many people dislike pain, however Lowry shows through The Giver that pain is a necessary evil of life and something that cannot just be done away with. She indirectly shows the importance of differences in our lives. Another very important aspect is the reader's shock when he/she comes across things and ideas that are expected in this fictional world, but happen to be the characters had never heard of. The Giver is, in my opinion, a very good book with many different levels and should not only be read a younger age but also by older readers so that the full value and concept of the book can be understood. Lowry presents a very important message about our society and culture and the dangers of assimilation in a very unique way. Although I feel that the ending could have been far better, for there were so many things the author could have done, I believe it was an overall well-written book.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: This was a very well written book that I would suggest to most people, except for people that don't like ending that leave things ambiguous.The Giver is the story of a 12 year old boy named Jonas who is selected to be the Reciever by his comunity. The Reciever's job is to take in all of the memories good and bad that have been passed down for generations. The person that is to give Jonas these memories is called the Giver. Once Jonas starts recieving the memories and seeing what his community would be like if they had these memories he decides to give the memories to everyone. His plan is dangerous but it works out. This is a well written story but it doesn't work out that everything is alright and when I read it I was not in the mood for bad endings.
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Summary: Kris - Elementary School Teacher
Review: This was a very, very good book. While it's great for 5-6th graders, I wouldn't hesitate to use it with even high school age kids. It's a very interesting commentary on human existence and what if we lived in a world with no choices, no decisions were ours to be made, a world of "sameness". While the community in the book is perhaps at the extreme end of the spectrum it does in some ways parallel the lives that some live in other parts of world. The book makes you appreciate the fact that you do have free choice and that your life is your own to do with as you like, albeit within the realm of the law. The book makes for an interesting discussion about communism, life, and the human condition. It was a very powerful book and it really made you think. I couldn't put it down! I highly recommend this book to any teacher as a read-aloud with their classes or for any middle school/high school teacher as well.
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Summary: A great book!
Review: This was a wonderful book about a boy that lives in a community that is very different from the kind we live in. It is an exciting journey as the Giver helps him to understand the community and sees things differently. This book was great and it makes you think about your surroundings and makes you have a greater apprieciation for them. I would recommend this to teens or anybody!
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Summary: The Giver
Review: This was a wonderful book. I read it because it was on the reading list for the classes I am to teach. I feel this is a great book to use to teach children how unique we are as individuals and how wonderful it is to be this way. I also like how Ms. Lowry left the ending open ended. You don't know, really, what happened to the children. You can imagine it in a couple of ways. The only thing that was attractive in the community to me was that careers were chosen for the best reasons. I wish we were able to evalute or own strengths and weakness better in this area as people. I think some children may have a problem with the concept of "release". This might disturb some that are younger.
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