The Giver

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Summary: I think that the novel The Giver is a excellent novel.
Review: I enjoyed reading the novel The Giver because it had sevral excellent ideas to show how familys should learn diffrent skills to help them later in life. One great thing about the novel was the annual ceremonies of twelve. The ceremony was an important event that begin at the age of one and ended at twelve. At the age of twelve the children recied their first assignment as a reciever. I think this is a great idea so that when they get older they can decide on a career that they can handle. Also, the family had family rituals where they would share their dreams and ideas.They shared their family rituals everyday.Some children had good dreams and others had terrible dreams They shared dreams everyday so if there were a problem about a dream the family can help solve it. I think that dream sharing is a great idea. I think the novel The Giver was a very excellent novel. I had sevral good ideas.

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Summary: A book of shared remembrance
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. Not only was it interesting but it was also an easy read. In the beginning, it started of by giving some backround to the story and their beliefs of the community. Then as the story goes on it shows how the boy learns that there is more to what he was brought up to know to be true. Towards the end of the book, he becomes rebellious as he starts to realize the truth. The giver's job was to give the memories of life to the receiver who turned out to be Jonas our main character and with those he felt that everyone should have the memories that the giver has fed to him. The only part I did not like to well was the ending. It was sort of a cliff hanger.

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Summary: The book was adventurous and fun to read.
Review: I enjoyed the book because I really could relate to it in my own life. Because I am really like Jonas and I love reading books. So Irecamend this book to anyone who enjoys to read!!!!!

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Summary: A different book, one for the open-minded reader.
Review: I enjoyed the Giver and all the memories he had to share with Jonas. It made me realize the things that I take for granted everyday such as seeing colors, feeling love, and making my own choices. Jonas had an important choice to make in the story and I wonder if I would have made the same decision in his situation. I never did figure out the end of the story.......

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Summary: You'll either love it or you'll hate
Review: I enjoyed the Giver emmensely. Most of the charechtors were fake which once you read the book you will realise why that is a good thing. It is written in first person and that weaves a beautiful taspetry of words. Th e plot is very well done. But I believe that some people find it threatening. I would not recomend this book for anybody under 10 because it is very insightful book and it would be hard to really get what was going on. Not that a 9 year old couldn't understand the words its tht may have trouble grasping the concept.

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Summary: Perfect society is not so perfect!
Review: I enjoyed the story of The Giver. The character of Jonas is a great one especially when he becomes the new Receiver. Reading the story gives you the impression of a perfect society until you realize what the citizens gave up for perfection. The book could have been a little longer--what happened to Jonas' family? What happened to the Giver? And the ending was very vague. What exactly happened? I would have rated the book 5 stars but the ending was anti-climatic and hard to understand. Altho it was a good read.

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Summary: 2 thumbs up
Review: I especially liked how the book was written. I like the point of view. The Giver, like 1984, gives an impression of what the future could be like. In The Giver Jonas is selected as the Reciever of Memory. This position give him the training to get all of the memories that the other people of the community don't have. The others don't have feelings, can't see color, and everything is planned out. Jonas decides that he wants to be free of the community and go to the "elsewhere". He steals the child that his family was caring for and escapes. He does this without preperation bacause the child was scheduled for release, to be killed, the following day. This almost cost them their lives. At the end of the book Jonas finds the sled in his memory and slide down the hill.

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Summary: A MUST READ!!!
Review: I feel that Lois Lowry's The Giver, did not really effect me in any way. It was a very interesting book that questions everything that society doesn't like to talk about. This book lets the reader re-examine their beliefs and ideas. This book is mainly about a boy named Jonas and how he was chosen for something special. This special something as it is referred to, leads Jonas to a man only known as the Giver. This book deals with such touchy subjects as: conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice towards others, and inequality among people.

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Summary: I thought it was great!
Review: I feel The Giver is an excellent book. I enjoyed because i read it is 7th grade and in eigth grade. I got something more out of it every year I read it. I fell if your bored and looking for something to do go out and get The Giver because I think you will enjoy it!

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Summary: The Giver
Review: I feel this book is great for older people. I really like this book. It pulls you in to it.