The Giver

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Summary: The Giver
Review: I thought this book sucked. We had to read it for school and I practically fell asleep through the whole book thats how boring it was. It was so dull no color or excitement to it.

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Summary: [e-mail] {NIKKI HUGHES
Review: I THOUGHT THIS BOOK WAS FEELED WITH ADVENTURE JUST LIKE MODERN SOCIETY.IT STARTS WITH A BOY NAMED JONAS HE GET ASSIGNED A JOB IN HIS COLOR-LESS COMMUNITY AND HE BECAMES ONE OF THE ONLY HONORED PEOPLE . HE WAS THE RECIVER OF MEMORY. HE GETS TRANSMITED THE MEMORIES OF THE PAST THAT THE COMMUNITY CANT BARE TO SEE. THE COMMUNITY DOESNT KNOW OF THE PAST THEY DONT SEE COLOR AND THEY DONT HEAR MUSIC AND THEY GET ASSIGNED TO FAMILY UNITS.THE PARENTS DONT GET TO HAVE THEIR OWN CHILDREN THEY TAKE PILLS TO FIGHT THE ERGES. YOU GET A MOM A DAD AND 1 BOY AND 1 GIRL. WHEN YOUR TWELVE YOU GET ASSIGNED TO A JOB JUST LIKE JONAS. JONAS FINDS OUT THE HIS FATHER; A NURTURER KILLS BABYS BY STICKING A NEEDLE IN THEIR FOREHEAD. HE ALSO KILLS PEOPLE WHO GET REALEASED.AT THE END JONAS TAKES A NEWCHILD;GABRIEL TO ELSEWHERE SO THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN ACTUALLY FEEL PAIN AND LOVE . SO JONAS TAKES GABE TO ELSEWHERE SO HE WONT BE KILLED;REALEASED.THE PART I HATE IS WHEN AT THE END YOU REALLY DONT KNOW IF JONAS AND GABE DIED ON THE WAY DOWN THE HILL ON THE SLED AND THE MUSIC THEY HEARD WAS FROM HEAVEN. OR REALLY HE HEARD MUSIC AND SAW A HOUSE.

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Summary: I liked this book. because it was different from others.
Review: I thought this book was great! I liked it, because the peoplenever fought. The kids' lives were pretty easy. Jonas got to seethings that he has never seen and things other people didn't want to see again. Jonas' family got to keep Gabriel for a while. At the end of the book Jonas got to snow and in one of the memories the Giver gave him. Five things I didn't like about this book was the people couldn't see in color, they couldn't go to another town. If woman had twins, the one that didn't weigh very much was killed, everyone was told what to do. The children didn't get toys like a bike until they were a certain age. Any one that likes sad stories that end in a happy situation would like this book.

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Summary: Intriguing!
Review: I thought this book was great. I didn't get it at all the first time I read it. After a couple times, though, I really understood it. It really made me grateful for the little things. In the book, there was no color, no feeling, no emotion. It's hard to even imagine.

I recommend this book to everyone!

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Summary: a review by katie from vhs!
Review: i thought this book was great. it really made you think about the freedoms we do possess and what it might possibly be like if they were taken away. like, what would the world be like without emotion, or music, or even color... it would be totally different totally controlled. i think the aurthor had a good sense of how important those freedoms are, and how much they make life what it is and that is why she wrote the book. read it, it is great!

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I thought this book was one of the best I have ever read in my life. I could not put it down. I spent hours thinking about it after I read it. I had a new understanding for life after I read it and how memories are so important. I definantly recomend that you should read this book. It dose not matter if you are 12 or 50 you will love it.

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Summary: Extremely interesting, you can't put it down
Review: I thought this book was REAL good. The way Lois Lowry describes Jonas's sheltered life is amazing. It makes you realize how lucky you are to live in this world, as twisted as it is. The characters are amazing. It makes me glad that I don't get 'released' for making a mistake. I recommend this book to anyone.

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Summary: A book worth reading.
Review: I thought this book was really good. The place that this book is set in makes you think about how things are today. The ending is a little confusing, but if you read it over a few times, it gets clearer.

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I thought this book was really great! It kept on the edge of your seat and was filled with suspense. Perfect book for a suspense thriller to read!

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Summary: This book is well written and has an amazing plot to it.
Review: I thought this book was very well written and very interesting. I like the idea that the author used the future for the setting. I thought is was a little confusing at some parts because the author doesnt tell you out-right that the story is set in the future so you dont know why this environment is the way it is. For instance, when the plane flys above and everyone is amazed/frightened, you dont understand why they would be afraid of a plane. The ending has a alot of strength to it and leaves the reader asking themselves "Did Jonas die or did he really find that 'home'?" The Giver is an amazing character in this book. You feel sorry for all the others in the community because they dont know what its like to love someone or enjoy holidays like The Giver and Jonas do. The Giver is the 'heart' of the community, in my perspective.