The Giver

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Summary: The Best Book Ever
Review: I loved this book. It was so orginal and imagitive. I recommand it to everyone I know. They all loved it too.

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Summary: Loved IT! Bad Ending
Review: I loved this book. It's great for all ages and is a fun quick read. My class and I just finished it and mostly everyone liked it. (We are in 7th grade) I think this is a good book for anyone looking for a fun, short story. But, i have to say the end (excuse my language) Sucked! Lois if you're out there i'm sorry but try again.

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Summary: Thoughtprovoking,disturbing,controversial,innappropriate...
Review: I must admit, this is one of my favorite novels. However, this should really not be for kids. If they were even able to understand it, there are some questionable material. Example: release, aka "putting to sleep";lack of trust in family, and this little dream that the main character has. However, for older kids, reading this book can be quite enjoyable. My friend and I each checked out a copy from the school library, read them, and then had a big debate. The book has many themes, most social comments. The society the characters live in is a perfected form of communism. There is also the argument between life/quality of life. The paradox is that mankind gained the latter by giving it up. The major theme that I picked up was opposition. By taking way sadness, can happiness be obtained? Yet no one in this society actually felt happiness, for they didn't know sadness. Many of the book's issues were quite controversial. I was reminded of the movie "the Matrix." When Jonas (the protaganist) learned the truth of his society, he could no longer be happy there. I read some of the reviews, and I agree with them, both bad and good. This book might be boring to those who do not analyze it, but then again, what you will find can be quite disturbing. My friend and I discussed the ending, and we do agree that the book ended, but again with a controversy. Could Jonas have also lived a happy life in this strange society? I highly recommend this to more mature people who will bother to study this, but I cannot guarentee you will like it.

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Summary: Extraordinary
Review: I normally only read novels that I know will have adventure in them, and only read The Giver because it was assigned to me in school. However, The Giver has surpassed everything I've ever read. It's now my favorite book because it compels you to think, particularly about aspects of life that I had always taken for granted. I won't tell you what they are for fear of becoming a spoiler, but I will tell you that The Giver is something I intend on reading again and again in the future. This brilliantly-written book deserves every one of those above five stars.

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Summary: A Beautiful Book, Not Just for Young Adults
Review: I originally read "The Giver" a few years ago, not expecting much and was completely blown away by it. At the time, I almost didn't read it because it was marketed as a "young adult novel", and I thought it might be a bit mindless. But I was intrigued by the plot. This book is a gift , that succeeds in being both an emotional story and a compelling, somewhat realistic Sci-Fi tale. "The Giver" is a story that is good for a ten year old, as well as adults who will see the many metaphors and understand it. It may be written simply, but its' message is a universal one that all people should hear. It is THE best book I have ever read, and should be read by everyone

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Summary: My review for "The Giver"
Review: I personally don't like such typs of books, but the Giver which I read at school is an exception. The well described world in which Jonas lives is an reason for that. The other reason is the open ending so that everyone can choose his own end. What I don't like is that the inhabitants of the community don't realize what happened with them. In my opinion it is a book that every pupil should have read during his schooltime.

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Summary: makes you think of the emotions taken for granted everyday.
Review: I personally think that this book makes you think about the emotions and actions that you take for granted everyday. I LOVED this book! it forces you to comtemplate THINK.

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Summary: Review The Giver
Review: I picked the story The Giver because it was challenging to me.It
would talk about how they were controlled in ways that were not
fair. Yet, I still liked the book because it developed mood,
chacter, and setting .I also picked The Giver because of the tittle .It even gave me a sense it was good .I reconmed that you
read it!

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Summary: A young adult masterpiece
Review: I picked this book up to see if it would be appropriate for my precocious nine-year-old, and was blown away by Lowry's daring plot and wonderful prose. The book takes on themes that are incredibly sophisticated and examines them in ways that even a bonehead like me can wrap his mind around. Every bit as daring as 1984 and Brave New World, Lowry forces us to look very closely at what it is that makes us human, and what the costs and benefits of conformity really are. The conclusion of the book is--I hate to overuse the word, but it's the only one that fits--daring, forcing the reader to decide for him or herself just what has happened. Either way, the moment is transformative.


Beautiful as this book is, it ISN'T appropriate for my nine-year old. Not because of the very mild and beautifully drawn budding sexuality of the protagonist, Jonas. Rather, the themes are deep and disturbing enough--and the ending open-ended enough--that I don't think a preteen would be able to take it all in. But for a teenager--or an adult--I think it is a wonderful, provocative read.

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Summary: Awesome, simply awesome
Review: I picked this up in the library of the middle school I was teaching at to read while my kids were at an assembly. It was spellbounding. I was suspended in time while I read this. I read the entire book in a setting but it deeply affected me. Sometimes even now, I will recall something from the book and it stops me in mid-sentence. It is thought-provoking and intelligent.