The Giver

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Summary: The Giver........quite nice...
Review: hi! The world of "The Giver" seems to be perfect, until Jonas discovers its dark secrets: The community isn't what it looks like: the people have been genetically manipulated. Lois lowry's novel can be seen as a foretelling of what might be. It's easy to understand and you can imagine the world of the community very well. I think it's a great story. =;o) SKV

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Summary: Great
Review: Hi, my name is Andrew Tucker and I'm in the 7th grade at Cadillac Middle School. My class just finished the book, The Giver. I thought the book was very well written with a lot of detail. My favorite part of the book was when you described the memory of snow. I liked the way you described it using words like: crisp and cool. As I read further into the book the more I wanted to read it. I thought the part were he is at the ceromony of twelve and gets his assignment was a good part because you didn't know what was going to happen. Toward the middle of the book you started to see that his world was very diffrent from ours. I think you should write a sequel to The Giver because at the end of the book it just left you sitting there thinking about what could happen. I guess that is good because you can use your imagination. I think that this book deserved the Newberry Medal.

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Summary: I thought it was a great book!!!
Review: Hi, my name is Ashley Dean. I am a seventh grader at Cadillac Middle School. In the past month I have read a book of yours. I thought The Giver was a great book, especially at the end. My favorite part of it was at the ceremony of twelve when the Chief Elder skipped Jonas. I think it would be a good idea to make a sequel to it. It was very tempting to read especially at the end, but I wish it would have told what happens to Jonas and Gabe.

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Summary: The Giver was a good book.
Review: Hi, my name is Brooks Trump. I read the book The Giver. It was a weird, but sad book.

The Giver was weird because the people would have to do assignments, and I wouldn't want to suffer bad memories. I think it was sad because of the twins process. How the lightest baby has to die. I wouldn't let that happen if I was the Giver. I liked it because it was agood book.

I think the author should write a second book of The Giver.

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Summary: Very weird,and funny in some spots.
Review: Hi, my name is Gary Neeley.I'm writing to you because I read two of Lois Lowry's books this year.The names of those books are: THE GIVER and NUMBER THE STARS, both great books. I think she should write a second part to The Giver because alot of people would like it if she did.I would like to read the end of the book. At least make a second book that is about 100 pages or more. I read the book every chance I get because it's a great book. Next, I would like to talk about Number The Stars. I think she did just fine but maybe she could write a sequel to it with all of the charcters from the book but about Desert Storm.

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Summary: strange
Review: Hi,I'm Mary Anne Vallee from Cadillac Middle School in Michigan. I'm in Mrs.Bartelson's seventh grade english class. We have read your books Number the Stars and The Giver.Number the Stars is a really awesome book. I think it's better than The Giver. That book left me confused.

Iwas wondering if you were going to write another book that explains what happens to Jonas and Gabe.

It was discusting when Ifound out what ''Release'' meant. But anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I thought you were a really cool author.

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Summary: The Giver
Review: His spirits and strengh lifted with the momentary warmth and he stood, again Gabriel stirred against him as he began to climb.
That is part of Lois Lowry's book, "The Giver". The main characters in the book are Jonas who is twelve and smart, his father a nurturer, his mother who works in the department of law & justice. Another is Asher who has trouble with langauge, Fiona is a good caretaker,The Giver is a honored

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Summary: Th Giver
Review: How can you live in a world with so many different rules?. I thought that the novel was a very interesting story. I enjoyed reading "the giver" I couldn't really picture what would happen next, it would always surprise me in some way.I liked this novel because it was different from all of the the other novels that I had read. I really learned alot from this novel,I learned that we are very fortunate to live a life so free.I also learned that we are very luckey to be able to see colour and feel pain and love.I really enjoyed this novel and I think that you would too!.

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Summary: The Giver
Review: How would living in a flawless world of sameness feel like? In Jonas's mind it is a perfect place. No pain. No secrets. No war. It is just as if living a dream. Everyone has a role in the community and is placed in training at the age of twelve. Each year prior to twelve, there are ceremonies. For example, at the age of nine, the child receives their first bicycle. Then at age seven and eight, sweaters are given to teach the child how to put it on and eventually how to button it. Every one of these gifts is meant to teach proper life skills for the future.
Well, it is time for Jonas's twelve ceremony. Everyone is excited to see the jobs chosen for each child. As he stands nervously awaiting the announcement of his name, the announcer mysteriously skips his name and moves on to the next. Come to find out, he is chosen for the most difficult and rarest job in the community, to be the next Giver. So, later he begins his training. Jonas works with the Giver and finds out about what the world was like in the past. The Giver tells him that nobody has feelings or emotions, that the only one who can hold the memories and pain of the entire community is Jonas.
By transmitting the memories to Jonas, he experiences life like no other. At first it is true pleasure feeling the warmth of the sun melting over head. Then the brutal bloody scenes of war approached. Jonas starts to see that sameness is not good. His friends don't understand why he acts out against them when playing a game of war. They're curious about what is happening to him and his odd behavior. When it is just too much for the Giver and him to take, they devise a plan. Will Jonas make it out of the sameness community? Or will they track him down and have him punished?
The Giver is probably a science fiction combination futuristic novel. This book has a very good sense of creativity and suspense. The only weakness is the ending. It does not imply much about what is to happen next. Lois Lowry's writing style is phenomenal because of the excellent detailing work and all around eagerness. I would recommend this novel to ages 12+ only because of the vocabulary and understanding of it.

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I absolutely love this book. It not only provokes thoughts and ideas, it touches the people reading it. Utopias are interesting subjects to read about. Imagine a world without any pain, hardship, or public death. However, there is also no love. The main character, Jonas, realizes this as he receives memories. I can't describe what some parts of this book make you feel. I would recommend The Giver to anyone over the age of 12.