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Summary: A classic
Review: In a time when we are feeling the crunch of our tumbling economy, many are taking a step back to "smell the roses". Appreciating the things one has and being happy where you are. As I call it, enjoying the simple abundance of life.
This book is a great example of being thankful for those 'little' things. It is filled with 'what ifs' mixed with some very realistic and disturbing circumstances. What would our world be like without color? What would it be like to be given memories (good and bad) not to be shared? Not to be spoken of or discussed with anyone. What if humans were disposed of, like animals, if they weren't up to the standards set by society? This book is a fantastic learning tool and a true enlightenment to the world we live in today. The child-like nature blended with adult issues is heartfelt. While many books remind me of bits and pieces of other books, this one is unique. Many authors gloss over their pale tales with glorified vocabulary (or profanity), this one did not.While many classics rotate through classrooms year after year, this one should surely be included. At first the ending bothered me, but as time went on, I feel the book would not be the same without it. Along with the content of the book, it gives the reader lots to chew on. Amazon.comratings scale: 5 stars = Outstanding
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Summary: "Same is not always good."
Review: In a world of sameness, everything is well-organized and it seems like nothing will go wrong. That's what Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy, thinks so far of his community. When he turns twelve, his life changes and he views the world with different eyes. His role in the community is to become "Receiver of Memory," a job that involves taking in more than what's seen with the naked eye. Jonas experiences pains and pleasures of all kind, gaining more knowledge from it all. But there is one thing he cannot not stand: to not be able to share the feelings with everyone else. Only he and "The Giver" can hold the memories and feelings; Jonas wants that to change. He wants the whole Community to be able to feel what he's feeling, what the other Receivers had felt "back and back and back." To make things change, Jonas has to take action... I think this book is very well-written with many thoughts expressed through a boy who has to keep his thoughts and feelings (in this case, when he has them) to himself. This book will make you realize that it is very fortunate in the world for everyone to be "Receivers of Memory."
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Summary: A dreamers paradise-
Review: In a world where freedom and the past mean nothing, a young boy waits for his assignment. Seeing through the memories that he had never known, he realizes that there was once color, animals, love, and war. The community is blind. They are told what to feel and how to live. For anyone that loves the unreal, the things that could never happen, and the memories that make us human, this book delves into a blank mind. It makes us realize that everybody is based on their past and their ability to change their own destiny. This is an awesome book.
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Summary: unfortunately 0 stars don't exist
Review: In a world without feelings Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory. That means he alone has to keep all the memories of the past. Gradually he recognizes that the community he lives in isn't that perfect as it's supposed to be. Together with the Giver of Memory he makes a plan to bring the memories like colors and real feelings back to the members of community...
I didn't enjoy the book very much. It's just one more book of those that "inconspicuously" wants to call attention to the grievances of the world.
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Summary: Utopia? Not!
Review: In his so called "utopian" world that has noloce,colors, piverty, or even choices, Jonas, a twelve-year-old boy,is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory. He receives other people's good and bad memories, which allow him to see colors and have feelings. He decides to run away, so he can change the community. He plans a risky scheme to escape from the community. While he is accomplishing his task, he has to face the hardships or winter, a season that his community does not have. When he reaches his destination, a community with love, choices, and family; he realizes how much better this new community is opposed to his old one. After I finished reading this book, I felt that jonas received what he desered because he was not a foolish kid, and he was very brave. The message that Lowry gives is that nothing is perfect because jonas thought that his world was great, but when he saw the memories, and compared them with his community, he changed his mind. I think that there are a lot of things that happen that way, for example, when you are buying a house, you think this one house is great, but when you see another, you think it is a lot better and choose that one. From my point of view, this is a very intersting book because it takes place in the future, and the author writes the book from her point of view on what the future would be like. I find the charecters very interesting also; when the the people in the community are given their assignments(their jobs), they are given a bunch of rules to follow, so that basically controls how thet behave. For example, if they are told that they can lie, they lie, and if they are told that the can be rude, they are rude. If i were Jonas, I would not have taken the job of the Receicer of Memory because you have to go through physical pain. The conflict in this book is that Jonas wants everyboy to see what he can see and to feel what he can feel. he does not know how to do that a t frist, but then, he decides to run away. He wants to do this because once he is gone from the community, the memories will come back to the other people, so they can experience them. I give this book a five star rating because it is very well-written, and the plot was well-planned. I couldn't put the book down!
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Summary: The Giver Reviewed
Review: In Jonas's community, everything is perfect. There is no pain, hunger, or crime. There are no choices to be made When you turn 12 you are given a role in the community for the rest of your life. when you become to old to live anymore, you are simply "relaeased" from the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is selected to become the Reciever of Memory, a highly respected role in his community. However when Jonas begins to recieve the memorys of the past from an old man, known as The Giver, Jonas realizes that his world is not as perfect as everyone thinks. Jonas can't live in this community anymore. But he can't leave his family and friends who he's known all his life, or can he? He must do something, and fast. I thought it was a great book and recomend highly recomend it.
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Summary: A Very Intriguing Book
Review: In Jonas's society people did not know true feelings. There was only one person in society who had to take on the burden of carrying all of the feelings and experiences of the past. When Jonas became a Twelve, he was chosen to be this person/the receiver of memories. Jonas's training involved much pain, but he continued. Through his training Jonas changed. He knew the origins of the games the children played, such as a war game, and thought them to be cruel. Jonas had access to anything he wanted in society, now that he was a receiver. One day he requested to see a "release" of a new-born child (a twin). Jonas was horrified to see that the child was actually killed because it was a twin. At this point Jonas decided to make an effort to change society and looked to the person who was teaching and giving him the memories; The Giver. The Giver thought about it for a while and constructed a plan. Even though the plan was dangerous, Jonas accepted it. Just as Jonas was about to implement the plan, however, a dramatic turn-of-events took place. To find out the ending I suggest that you read this book. My over-all opinion of the book was that it was very interesting. I liked the way the author set the book in the future, even though their society was more primitive than ours. The book seemed almost scary because the people didn't have feelings. If I had a choice to pick between the two societies, I would definitely choose mine. Although their society didn't have any poverty, I still think that feelings are the most important aspect of a working society. I would recommend this book to teenagers. I think that almost any teen would find this book very interesting.
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Summary: This book is an attention grabber!!!!!
Review: In lang. Arts i got a e my first semester but i got a 85% (B)in the second semester, because it was all about the giver! Most of my class did not even really read the book, but I did! It was amazing, it held my attention from page to page and from chapter to chapter. It is a shame that some of my peers did not bother to read this intestering book, I think it is a MASTERPIECE! As you can tell it is a very good book. I enjoyed reading it very much. Lois Lowry is amazing. Keep making great stories.
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Summary: Very Different
Review: In Language Arts we read The Giver and Number the Stars. I really enjoyed both of them. Lowry has a great imagination. The Giver was a well written book. I liked how descriptive Lowry was. I could really get the picture and idea. I also enjoyed Number the Stars. I never wanted to stop reading at the end of class. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I really hope Lowry will continue to write because I love her style and creativity. When I feel like a good book, I will definitely pick up a Lois Lowry book.
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: In less than two hundred pages, Lois Lowry's, The Giver, presents a chilling view of a future world whose citizens are lulled into the belief that a perfect world can be had with a happy pill. Order and success are the goals of the community that has accepted the philosophy for generations. In Lowry's world, everyone has a place and a function, and all lack the capacity to love, feel, or know pain. The perfect world is without color, shades of gray; all enjoy a sublime sameness. This is an exceptional book. Also recommended: THE LOSERS CLUB by Richard Perez
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