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• GIVER, THE (Yearling Books)
Lois Lowry

Yearling, 1999 - 208 pages

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The Giver

The Giver

The Giver is a very well thought out, original novel. Written by Lois Lowry, it is filled with interesting ideas in every chapter. It's a pretty simple read but with a sci-fi feel. It's hard to know if it took place in the future or the past. When I read it, I was full of questions as was the main character Jonas. At the beginning, Jonas is an 11 year-old boy with unique qualities unlike any of his friends or family. When Jonas attends the annual assignment ceremony, he has no idea what job he will receive for the rest of his life, but he could never imagine the one that he is selected for. All in all, The Giver is a remarkable one of a kind book and I highly recommend it.



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The Giver

The Giver

The Giver is a very well thought out, original novel. Written by Lois Lowry, it is filled with interesting ideas in every chapter. It's a pretty simple read but with a sci-fi feel. It's hard to know if it took place in the future or the past. When I read it, I was full of questions as was the main character Jonas. At the beginning, Jonas is an 11 year-old boy with unique qualities unlike any of his friends or family. When Jonas attends the annual assignment ceremony, he has no idea what job he will receive for the rest of his life, but he could never imagine the one that he is selected for. All in all, The Giver is a remarkable one of a kind book and I highly recommend it.



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two stars for content, 5 stars for narration.

Rifkin does an excellent job as the narrator of this book. his vocal tone and reading style match the story very well. the story itself has various logical problems that i found distracting. i cannot add much to what has already be written by over 3000 reviews. The story has a very interesting if not new theme of a dystopic planned society and the ending is deliberately open. Unfortunately, the story has logical problems that prove distracting to a reader thinking about the subjects raised, and therefore make you aware you are reading a constructed narrative.

i would suggest looking at the Dr van der Linden's review (he rates the book 1 star) as well as the 5 star reviews, as he makes some valid points about the story and suggests other better constructed stories on the similar dystopic themes The Forgotten Door (Apple Paperbacks), Between Planets, Citizen of the Galaxy.


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