The Giver

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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I don't know how many times I've read this book; I have lost track. I have about three copies, and I think it's one of the best books ever written. I do not know how anyone could possibly not like this book.

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Summary: The Giver, an awakening for me
Review: I don't know what it is about some books but I tend to fall asleep reading them. There have been only two books that I have not fallen asleep on and "The Giver" is the second one. I wish I would have heard of the book earlier. "The Giver" is an interesting book on life in the future. I liked it due to that I couldn't put the book down. There was that sense of "oh what is going to happen?" type deal. Got to love suspence. It kept me awake, which is hard to do, and left me on the edge of my seat.

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Summary: Why this book made the shelves, I don't know!
Review: I don't recommend this book because it was boring! I thought it made no sense. It was very weird that his world had no color, and so many rules! In the book I felt that it put down pregnant woman. It had no choice to it, meaning that the people of this community had no say in who they were going to marry, their jobs and they didn't even have their own children! BUT alot of people also enjoyed the book, but I don't recommend it.

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Summary: The Fake Utopia
Review: I don't totally understand how I feel about this book. Ibelieve that on the outside The Giver is about utopia, the ideal placeto be. On the inside, however, their community is cruel. I do likethe fact that everyone is equal but what about individuality? I mean how can everyone stand to be alike? I guess it's because they don't know any better but only knowing their one way of life isn't fair. They need to be more educated with life and the outside world. This book kind of reminds me of a cult with their rules, and the way they dress, and getting jobs appointed to them without their consent. I guess if I think about it, the book had to be a good one because I actually read it. I never read books EVER but I did enjoy reading this one; it just aggravated me. I can't stand to be like everyone else, well it's not that I can't stand to be like others, I'm just not your average teenage girl. I just don't totally understand how people couldn't realize that they weren't themselves. They were almost as one person. I keep complaining about the book but I did like how the Giver gave Jonas memories and how Jonas could give them to Gabe. I also liked the Ceremonies for the children. However, I didn't like what they referred to as "release" and I didn't like how their lives were just planned for them. They had no choice in anything. I couldn't live like that! END

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Summary: I don't usually read but I loved this book!!!!
Review: I don't usually care to read and don't have time, but in the seventh grade when I was forced to read this book, I LOVED IT!!!!! I recommended it to everyone I know and will never forget the eye-opening issues that it brought to me that i wouldnt have even cared about before. I read another story excerpt from her today and thought it was so good that i actually looked at the author and immediately remembered the book i had read in seventh grade when i connected the two. I suggest you should read this if you can read. It pleases any type of reader.

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Summary: Awesome
Review: I don't usually just get sucked into reading books... I usually just read chapter one and put the book down. This book has depth, and I really enjoyed its interesting features throughout the entire novel. I think the age level should be at about 12+ because of its content.

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Summary: excellent!!!!
Review: i dont read very often, but i took the time to read this one. i absolutely loved it. if you are into science-fiction you will enjoy this. i still to this day read, and re-read this book. it is possibly my favorite book i have ever read.

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Summary: I was a kid when I read this
Review: I enjoyed every part of it. It's worth buying

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Summary: I enjoyed this book.
Review: I enjoyed reading The giver because it talks about how horrible life would be without the things God has given us. It talks about being trapped in a community with ALOT of rules, you cant see color, nor feel love or anything you can do in real life. I LOVED this book..yet the ending was quite odd than other books.OVERALL, Great Book!

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Summary: The Giver, a mysterious book
Review: I enjoyed reading The Giver, the content was always moving along nicely, and was never dull. The writing was witty and had a nice touch of realism to it. The story wasn't to hard to understand but it was very bizzare: a young boy living in a controled community, the community controls everything, no colors, no lanscapes, no animal, no nothing, they don't have this stuff because those type of thoughts could mess up the peacefulness of the community. This boy has ben given the task to have the memories of the outside world. He will get these memories by a man that already has the memories who transfers the memories to him. The only problem I have with this book, is that it rushes into everything too quickly, and seems to not talk to detailful about what is going on. All in all though, it is a great book.