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Summary: The Giver Is A Good Book Report Book-Yet A Bad Freetime Book
Review: For all of you out there "iffy" on getting the giver-don't. It's great for a once a month book report or something, but never for fun. Believe me. It bored me to death. I mean, who wants to read about killing babies, vomiting and living in a world with no color. Your probably thinking, "Yah yah yah. It's just one bad review". But it's not. My brother and all my friends read it and we all hated it. So there. I'm really sorry to all these people that have to listen to this crap and even more I'd like to thank Barnes&Noble.com for publishing this review. Thank-you.
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Summary: Jennifer Schmalhofer from Germany, Dec.15,1999
Review: For me it was the first time reading an anti-utopian text and so the plot was a new experience in literature. But nevertheless I am fascinated. The Giver tells the story of a community, the story of a boy and while the reader is informed about this perfect world the boy's eyes are opened. In my opinion this book would be a nice x-mas gift for younger and older ones. The Giver is such a well written bock and so I enjoyed reading it every second.
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Summary: A book of Humanity
Review: For those who have ever felt like the world was missing akeyelement; for those who have felt special, The Giver is a book abouta young boy named Jonas who recieves the truth. The society in The Giver shelters its citizens. This book shows, through Jonas' relationship with the Giver, how humanity is meant to live. Rules and government that restrict feeling, whether they be positive or negetive, is harmfull to us.
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Summary: boring book
Review: For us, the book "the giver" is written very well because the characters are well defined. But the story is boring from the beginning till the end! We would never read it again!!
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Summary: An unreal novel of a Utopian fairy tail!
Review: For years when I browsed the library shelves I was intrigued by this book, yet I didn't pick it up until so many people recommended it, I decided it was worth a shot. This book is the story of a boy who lives in a perfect world, free of choices. One day he recieves a job that changes his life...and causes him to see the truth about his supposedely innocent society. The Giver is a riveting novel about one boy's journey in a world that's supposed to be perfect. One of my favorite books!
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Summary: The Giver- Not just a children's book
Review: FROM A UNIVERSITY STUDENT:I originally had to read this book for a children's literature class that I am taking. As I got through the book I realized that this "children's" book had made me reevaluate how we look at what we would consider to be a "perfect" society. Many people criticize the societies that we live in now and would even suggest that the norms and values practiced in this book would be ideal. The Giver makes us realize that though there are consequences to having choices in a society- choice is freedom from imprisonment of conformity
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Summary: Surface and Symbol
Review: From Oscar Wilde's Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray: "Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril." A good pick for readers at both the middle-school level and the high school level, Lowry's prize-winning novel takes her audience beneath the surface of Jonas' world. When he begins to see beyond and beneath the perfect exterior of the Community, Jonas as well as the reader must make a difficult choice. This is a very good book to spark discussions about our society today, our future, and our choices. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book, especially in a classroom setting. Lowry's gifts of characterization, symbolism, and emotion make this a truly great find.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: Giver Review The Giver by Lois Lowry is a terrible book. It is interesting for about the first four or five chapters but then is very boring. This book is not worth your time to read. It is a very distinct and interesting topic but I think the book could have a different storyline to make it interesting. For some cultures, this community might not seem so farfetched. This book receives a half star out of four. It is a book not worth reading.
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Summary: The Giver
Review: Giver
The Giver was a very interesting book. I said this because the book was odd which would keep you interested in it. Some parts of the book were hard to understand and other parts of it were easy to understand. Most people thought that the book was weird but I thought it was really cool. The book told you about a world that is totally different. They had a lot of rules were we have some rules but not as many or as strict as theirs. I think in all the book was a very good book because it made you think and I like books that make you think a lot. I would suggest who ever is reading this paper I just wrote should read the giver.
By Dan Coleman
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Summary: Giver
Review: GIVER The giver was an exciting book to read. It was a little weird at some times because the culture in the giver is not the same as our culture. I liked the book because it made you want to keep reading it. I also did not like the book in some parts of it because there was no action. The culture in giver had lots of rules that we don't have in our culture. In our culture we have the freedom to do almost what ever we want. In the giver they aren't even allowed to travel to another community.
By Will lindner
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