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The Giver

Lowry, Lois (Book - 1993)
Average Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
The Giver


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Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

Author: Lowry, Lois
Title: The giver
Imprint: Boston : - Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 180
Series:
ISBN: 0440219078, 0395645662, 0553571338, 0606069909, 140461690X, 060628608X, 9780395645666
Language: English
Awards & Distinctions:
Newbery Award, 1994
Rebecca Caudill Award, 1996.
Lexile Number: 760
Notes: Reprinted by Bantam in 1999 with the ISBN 0553571338.
Statement of responsibility: Lois Lowry
Characteristics: 180 p. ;,22 cm.
Author (Original Script): Lowry, Lois
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I hated this book. I was forced to read it in school! But hey some people liked it maybe you would?

May 01, 2013
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  • gihane rated this: 4.5 stars out of 5.

@ beth429. I dont know what you're talking about, this book was AUSOME! After i read half the book, i coudnt put it down. I had to finish it.

Apr 27, 2013
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  • beth429 rated this: 0.5 stars out of 5.

DISCUSTING book, if I never see, or hear of it again, it will be too soon. The only reason I finished and read it to begin with, is because I was forced to at school. UGH! Hard to follow and plot is overall stupid. Also not well thought out, also doesn't flow in between thoughts.

I was fourteen when this book came out, and I think I missed out on not being able to read it when I was a kid. So much of the story’s impact is lost when viewed through adult eyes. While I can see what all the fuss is about, and why it (deservedly) won so many awards, the story seems rather ho-hum to my grown-up self.

Apr 20, 2013
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  • Andy22407 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

The Giver was a fantastic read. I'm an adult and cane across this book in the library by accident. I'm mad that at my school they didn't teach this book :( It was fascinating to read how the author was able to portray a perfect society and slowly surprise the reader that the community is really a horrible way to exist. I'm going to read the two follow-on books.

Apr 16, 2013
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  • rknash10 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

This has been my favorite book since 4th grade. It was amazing to meet Lois Lowry in person, and to read the sequel to The Giver, Son.

Wonderful, lovely book. I still hold the belief that this is one of the best works of dystopian fiction that I have ever read. There's basically no fighting and no battles whatsoever, but the plot is interesting enough that it holds your attention without that sort of thing.

Nice, very descriptive. Good plot too.

I was apprehensive about reading the giver at first because I had always heard people read it in school and had to analyze it so I thought it was going to be another boring book most kids are forced to read. After the first chapter I could not put this book down. The way the community is set up and run in this book it is very different from our current society but the similarities are very interesting. The story follows Jonas, a Twelve who does not know what role he will be assigned to in his community. At the ceremony where he will be given his Assignment he is skipped over and he thinks he was forgotten by the community. It turns out that Jonas was given the most important role in the community so they saved him for last to give him special recognition. Jonas got the role of The Receiver. Being The Receiver Jonas had all of the memories in the world of past generations. Common people were not allowed to have these memories to protect them from pain and anguish so one person is selected every few years to become the new Receiver and to get all of the memories from The Giver. One person holds all of the memories so they know what the world used to be like and so they can be called upon by the community leaders to make decisions that they cannot because of their lack of knowledge. Only The Receiver knows and can feel all the pain and suffering, and even colors and love that used to be in the old world.

Mar 02, 2013
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  • SakuraNight223 rated this: 4.5 stars out of 5.

"The Giver" is a captivating and astounding novel, very climatic and suspenseful. I highly recommend this book.

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May 01, 2013
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Aug 23, 2012
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  • usmanbaig rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

This book's summary is where a memory has to be transfer to another person

Aug 15, 2012
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  • Blue_Baboon_132 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

This book is mainly about a boy named Jonas, his sister Lily, Mother , Father, Friend Asher, Friend Fiona, And The Giver! The ceremony of 12 arrives jonas is the receiver for now then he'll become the giver by receiving memories of all types. I know that the ending of the story is hard to say what happened but what happens is that when he takes gabe the baby and run away because he doesnt want them to release him first thing in the morning. The giver helps them to run away because he agrees that he want not just one person to have the memory of the past that they dnt get or see now but to share the memories with everyone to know the past and their history. they arrive on the sled they glide down on the snow there is a light that they see at the bottom they hear singing colorful lights and trees and they knew that they were waiting for them to arrive. What at the other end is CHRISTMAS!! they probably went back around the community and when they came back its wasnt how it was before because he was in a new society. So they joined the circle of people a began singing christmas cherals with them. So that means that they did not die!!!! this is a must read the book u'll get sucked in to it :) ;)

Jul 28, 2012
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  • chrisgotstacks rated this: 4.5 stars out of 5.

I LOVE THIS BOOOK THE END IS VERY TWISTING AND DARING I ALMOST CRIED

Jul 13, 2012
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  • JessicaGMei rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

The Giver is a dystopian children's novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of "Receiver of Memory," the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. When Jonas meets the previous receiver—The "Giver"—he is confused in many ways. The Giver is also able to break some rules, such as turning off the speaker and lying to people of the community. As Jonas receives the memories from the Giver, he discovers the power of knowledge. The people in his community are happy because they don't know of a better life, but the knowledge of what they are missing out on could create major chaos. He faces a dilemma: Should he stay with the community, his family living a shallow life without love, color, choices, and knowledge, or should he run away to where he can live a full life?

Jul 10, 2012
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  • Yavril rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

In a world with no decisions, one person keeps every memory of the entire world. He is the Receiver. But he does not live forever, so a new Receiver must be selected, and the old Receiver becomes the Giver, and passes on the memories. When Jonas is selected as the new Receiver, he doesn't know what to think. The rules that come with the job are different than the way he has lived his whole life. But he must submit, or face the consequences.

The Giver - Book Review The Giver is about Jonas, his family, The Giver, Asher, and Fiona. It’s about the community that they live in. The community is different from ours because it seems to be “perfect”, and it supports all the needs of everyone. Some themes that stand out are Memory Concept of Release Emotion Growing Up Responsibility Lois Lowry writes in a strange science-fiction style. In my opinion it seems like it is for 10-12 years of age. She uses a variety of complex words in her book;there are also statements and expressions for children/teens that are easily relatable. However, I found it difficult to relate to the characters in the book. Lois Lowry writes for people just around the middle age group between kids and adults, but leaning just a bit over to the kids’ side. I 100% DISagree with the idea of the whole community in The Giver. I feel it isn’t right to have changed the whole community this much! Taking away color, brightness, and basic human experience like joy and pain must be very difficult! But that’s not the way the world is supposed to be! On page 94, The Giver states, “Once, back in the time of the memories, everything had a shape and size, the way things still do, but they also had a quality called color” (Lowry, 94). I recommend this book to anyone wondering about how a brain works, or anyone who thinks a lot. The first time I picked up the book, the cover didn’t appeal to me. Someone had recommended it to me, but based on the cover it didn’t look very interesting.

Jul 09, 2011
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  • LuluY rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

In a so called Utopian society, young Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memories of the real world. Bit by bit Jonas comes to realize the cost of living in a "perfect" world- the loss of humanity itself.

At his Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas is given the assignment of Receiver, and keeps the memories of his society's past. He has memories no one else has: color, feeling, sunshine... but also pain, sunburn, hunger. Then Jonas is able to see there was more to life than the utopian society life he'd been living in. And lastly, when little Gabriel is welcomed into his family for a while and then may be Released, he dares to do something he'd never thought of before, helped by the Giver. Deprssing book, with a cliffhanger ending. Slightly imaginative, but Lois Lowry could do better.

Jan 23, 2009
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  • heatherlynn rated this: 3 stars out of 5.

Characters: Plot: DARK and DEPRESSING ending.

" Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas became the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives." (Novelist Review)

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  • MaryBar74 rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

Other: Dark and frightening at times

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Violence: This title contains Violence.

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Violence: This title contains Violence.

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  • VaderandZurgRULE rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Jonas had not been assigned. He has been selected.

Dec 17, 2012
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  • LazyNeko rated this: 3.5 stars out of 5.

"The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared."

Aug 25, 2012
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  • tt14 rated this: 1.5 stars out of 5.

"That's it Asher you're released!

Aug 23, 2012
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  • usmanbaig rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”

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  • Blue_Baboon_132 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Understandable!!

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AMAZING

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  • JennComishen rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

"No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals." - Lois Lowry, The Giver, Ch. 3

Jul 17, 2012
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  • JennComishen rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

"For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure." - Lois Lowry, The Giver, Ch. 1

Jul 16, 2012
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  • kenzb97 rated this: 4.5 stars out of 5.

Even trained for years as they all had been in precision of language, what words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine?

Jul 16, 2012
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  • kenzb97 rated this: 4.5 stars out of 5.

It's the choosing that's important, isn't it?

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