The Giver

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Summary: I did NOT like this book
Review: I have enjoyed previous books by this author, but this is one I did not like. Rarely do I dislike a book, but this is at the top of my absolutely did not like list. I will say that it is powerful and thought-provoking reading, but I felt my soul, my being, was being ripped apart, and all that I have believed and hoped in was being questioned

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Summary: Review of a guy who was forced to read this book
Review: I have just finished reading 'THE GIVER'. And I think, in general, that books with open ends are the best. When I read the first three chapters I wasn't very eager to read this book until its end. But I had to (because it was part of our English lessons). I would have missed reading a fascinating book if I didn't read it. From chapter 7 on, I think, I began to like this book because the community had a so different way of life. There is 'Sameness' allover the community, but one little Eleven has the opportunity to change it, to change his robot-life into a real life worth living. A life full of colors, feelings and nature. With his will he'll achieve his aim. He'll achieve a different life for him and the 'newchild' Gabriel, using the memories he got from The Giver. But HOW he achieves his aim is let by the reader's fantasy. PS: I apologize for my mistakes. I'm just a 16-year-old student from Germany... ;-)

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Summary: It was okay
Review: I have just read this book (...). This book was interesting and at some parts it left you wanting to read more and more. But at the begining of this book the author seemed to not have any idea of what she was writing. The begining and the end i personaly thought were terrible. Not so much as the end but the last chapter. The parts that kept me reading were good but still the author might have been able to put more thought into what she was writing. The author had many things that did not fit and things that were badly placed because of the words that she had said before.

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Summary: Good Book!
Review: I have just read this book, and I love it! I usually don't read books, but my school is requiring me to read it over the summer. I just couldn't put it down! I now understand how much we as a society take things for granted. The book's ending, however I didn't like because it wasn't as clear as the rest. I would like to read a sequel to this to see what happens to Gabe, Jonus, "the community", and of course, the Giver.

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Summary: Never Stop Thinking About this Book
Review: I have never stopped thinking about the book, even though I read it seven years ago. It has made me continue to think about how precious liberties and freedoms are. It is a gripping story of a world of regulated perfection, and how easy it is to slip into believing that safety is worth the price of freedom.

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Summary: Awesome!!!!!!!
Review: I have nothing to say but, drop everything and read this book!!!!!!

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Summary: Review - The Giver by, Lois Lowry
Review: I have owned The Giver, a book by, Lois Lowry, since I won it in 8th grade (I'm in 11th now). People always tokd me it was good, but for some reason I never actaully read it until this year. I'm glad I did read it because it's fascinating. It was written for young adult readers (my sister read it in her 8th grade class), but I suggest it for people of all ages because it is entertaining and thought provoking. The book is set in a community where everyone goes through the same routines, and feels no emotions. The main character is a young, teenage boy. The boy is chosen to be the next Giver (you'll have to read the book to find out what that means) which is when the reader becomes more aware of the restrictive communtity that the boy lives in. The book has a fast paced plot, but is not a thriller. It isn't a mystery either, but the reader is given information bit by bit until they realize the dull, restrictive the boy used to lead. I think the book has an underlying commentary about the importance of history in a societym and the dangers of extreme comformity. It's an interesting, quick read for adults, and fast paced and entertaining enough for younger children. I think anyone who hasn't read this yet should definitely give it a try.

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Summary: Another Theory of the Ending
Review: I have pondered about this book along time and I have come up with my opinion of the ending. I think he went in a circle. When he left the community all his memories stayed in the community and he came back to his old memories. The sled was where it was in his dream, It was December (ceremony time, but because of his memories ceremonies are gone) which is winter-snow, It had the lights and tree as in his dream of "love". I also think he may have died.( Some think your happiest memory comes to you when you are about to die and that was Jonas's happiest memory.) There is a paragraph that says "He got off and let it (his bike) drop sideways into the snow. For a moment he thought how easy it would be to drop beside it himself, to let himself and Gabriel slide into the softness of the snow, the darkness of night, the warm comfort of sleep" which I think (I'm only 13 gimme a break if it sounds stupid) refers to death, that he wanted to die and when he fell to his knees he had done so and dreamed his happiest memory from there on.

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Summary: This Books Meaning To Me
Review: I have read and thought about this book at countless hours at a time. The complexity of the story the perfectness of there world. And I wonder in my own mind what it would be like. In their world your job is chosen for you no room for mistakes. Lois Lowry does an absoulutely amazing job of desribing the excitement before the ceremony of the twelve which is where Jonas and the other elevens get there jobs. After Jonas recieves his job there is almost immediate controversy over his postion. And after that everything changes. He can't be with his friends or he can't spend time with anyone after his training starts. But then Jonas Realizes the advantages of his postion. Lois Lowry does a Great Job again in writing another book that is well thought out and a real thinker.

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Summary: Why read The Giver?
Review: I have read the giver and I enjoyed the book emensly. My onlypromblem was That the book didn't develope Jonas enough and justthrough the charecter derectly at you. I recomend this book to all ages for it is an intresting and entertaining book. So my question is WHY NOT READ THE GIVER.