The Giver

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Summary: Jason Numbers (Holliston, MA) Review of The Giver
Review: I liked this book mainly for one reason. It really gets you thinking. This is a what if book on how things would be if everything were uniform. This book was interesting because it kept taking sharp and unexpected turns. You never knew where the author was taking you. Although I personally did not like how the book ended it didn't take much away from the book. I like much different endings than the one that this book had. I gave it a three because it became confusing at parts and as I previously mentioned I would have preferred a better, but overall the author makes you think about some very intriguing concepts and does a great job keeping my attention. This is hard, because I often like to doze off while reading, which I found really hard to do because I always wanted to know what came next.

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Summary: very good
Review: i liked this book, even wen i first read it in 6th grade. now looking back as a high school freshman i still enjoy it. it was compelling and had a deeper meaning within. jonas was an excellent character and the setting was meaningful. we find that perfection isn't always perfect.

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Summary: Today's world turned upside down
Review: I love science-fiction books. This topic is one that I have never thought about... a perfect world. Life in the community is so orderly and planned out. It is too beyond belief to even begin to comprehend. You can predict what will happen each day. How incredibly boring! In the beginning of the book, it seemed that there was nothing that could be better about this community. Every one was caring, no one was hurt. But after Jonas learns what "release" REALLY is, he realizes that adults do lie. In fact, it is hard to distinguish a lie from the truth, unless you know first hand that the information is incorrect. When I found out that "release" is just a nice term for killing (just as "putting an animal to sleep" is to killing the animal) I learned that this wasn't a perfect world. It is a lieing and cheating world which puts on a crocodile smile to make everything seem as though it were perfect, when in fact, this community is far from it. Everyone is in hiding without the memories, but now that Jonas can release them to the community, they won't have to hide anymore. They can learn instead of following orders.
I think that the end is very abrupt, though, and I would like to see a sequel, and find out what has happened to the community and Jonas and Gabriel.

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Summary: Great folklore and social metaphors
Review: I love the 'Giver'. I've read it as a child and as a teen, and i think the way it presents the neccesity of "memories" and the crime of "Sameness" is really unique. It can be enjoyed on so many levels, whether you want a simple "coming of age" story, or a deeper, metaphorical journey, this book has it. That's why it's great to re-read. Let yourself examine the 'Giver' on multiple levels and discover new things.

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Summary: The is absolutley the best book ever written!!
Review: I love the way Lois Lowry describes everything so carefully. Her ideas were wonderfully displayed! Recommended for anyone with an imagination and an open mind.

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Summary: Great book so rerad it if you haven't!
Review: I love this book it was really odd in the beggining but then I understood the book the second time i read it. It was full of adventures to read and it makes you think a lot! I could relate the differences from the real world and inthe book. Live in that book was not fun. You could not make your own choices but the community did. I am glad I'm not living my life as the people in The Giver.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: I love this book! Its about a boy who gets a "job" with a giver. The giver gives him special gifts.

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Summary: This is the best book I have ever read!
Review: I love this book, and I think anyone else who reads it will love it too.It is a very exciting book. Something is always going on. There is a lot to learn about the community and that makes it very interesting. The plot is great.

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Summary: A stimulating book you can't put down
Review: I love this book, it ranks up there as one of my favorites. It makes look at the world in a whole new light, for every bad, there is something that is good. To get rid of all bad we would loose our freedom. The book is about a little boy name Jonas who lives in an a supposed utopian society, but really is a dystopian one, everything is control by a council from emotion to what you wear. They killed people off and make it sound like a good thing "realease" is the term they use. There is one man who knows all truth he is the giver and Jonas has been chosen as the new giver. He learns about the realness of emotion and he discovers that choices are better than the bleak existence without love, color and most importantly choice. The end is ambiguos, it leaves you to make up your mind about what happens. This is an excellent read and a note to all those who said this was a difficult book to understand, I don't get it because it was crystal clear for me. The book is pretty straighforward, and if at the first chapter you don't know what they mean you will certainly know by the end.

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Summary: AMAZING BOOK
Review: I love to read. My little brother hates to read. I read The Giver in high school, and was so captivated that I ended up reading it several times. My brother heard me raving enough that he bought me the book for Christmas (the perfect gift). Then he--the boy who never reads--actually read it. Even he loved it. Other reviews will tell you why this book is so amazing (read them!). I just want to say that this book will touch you, whether you love books or hate them.