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	• The Giver Lois Lowry Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 37 reviews view larger image
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How would you like to live in a setup community? The giver is written from the point of view of Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy living in a setup society that has no pain, fear, war, and hatred. which is kind of cool because you dont worry about anything There is no prejudice, since everyone looks and acts basically the same, and there is very little competition. Everyone is polite. The society has also ended choice: at age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible spouses, and each couple is assigned exactly two children each. The children are born to Birthmothers, who never see them, and spend their first year in a Nurturing Center with other babies, or "newchildren," born that year. When their children are grown, family units dissolve and adults live together with Childless Adults until they are too old to function in the society. Then they spend their last years being cared for in the House of the Old until they are finally "released" from the society. In the community, release is death, but it is never described that way; most people think that after release, flawed newchildren and joyful elderly people are welcomed into the vast expanse of Elsewhere that surrounds the communities. Citizens who break rules or fail to adapt properly to the society's codes of behavior are also released, though in their cases it is an occasion of great shame. Everything is planned and organized so that life is as easy and pleasant as possible. this is a very interseting book.

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The Giver was a good book, but isn't my absolute favorite. It tends to be a bit boring in the beginning, but once the pace picks up, it's a great read all the way until the end. Books that talk about a Utopia, like Jonas' are a nice contrast to our society. I think everyone should read this book or a book like it to know that not everything is always as it seems. There are always things that affect us and our society, even when we don't notice it. As a twelve year old boy, Jonas has to realize these things. He realizes what is good and bad about how his community is run. He discovers new and beautiful things along the way. But is it enough to keep him grounded when he realizes activities and happenings that just don't seem quiet right, and some that are completely chilling? I loved Jonas' discovery journey all the way until the very end. The book has a great ending, I loved it. Even though in one moment everything seems to go bad, there is always a good ending to everyday.

Brittany Clevenger,
A Virual High School Student.

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Good reading

My 13 yr old son read this book he really liked it. He told me all about the book. It really made him realize that we live in a world where you can still pretty much make your own decision. He says it was easy to read and was interested in finding out what was happening on the next page. I think if it was able to keep my 13 year old intereseted it's got to be "good reading".

The best page-turning book you'll ever read

The Giver is about a city where everything is controlled. This city is a dull, lifeless place where there is no love, joy, happiness, family, and laughter. However, very rarely, there is someone who does have these feelings, which one of these gifted ones is Jonas.

At the age of twelve, everyone is assigned a job, according to their skills and talents. Of course, Jonas is the Reciever, the most honored, yet painful job in the community. His job is to keep all the endless memories of the world. Jonas is trained and taught by the Giver. Soon, Jonas realizes that there might be this place where love, family, sorrow, pain, joy, and colors still exsist. Will he find this place? And does this place even exist? Read this book to find out!

I admired the way this author paints a vivid picture in my mind. There was nothing I disliked. This book is one of the most well written books I have ever read. The author knows alot about psychology and applys it to this book so it's always making you constantly think. If you enjoyed this book I strongly recommend other books such as Gathering Blue, The Messenger, and Number the Stars, that are written by Lois Lowry.

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An exciting look into a collapsing Utopia.

The Giver is a book of epic creativity. Lowry offers an indepth look into a society unlike any ever imagined before. Jonas, the protagonist, is a young boy in a colorless (literally!) world who is selected to become "The Receiver," or the person who receives the memories of the entire human race. From birth to death, war to peace, animals to gods, et cetera, all is made aware to young Jonas through his mentor, "The Giver." Once receiving these memories his world is flipped upside down, and you would have to read it to truly enjoy it's astonishing events!

Overall, I would highly recommend buying this book. Whether it be for yourself, your child, or your younger brother, I am sure anyone would appreciate the quest that Jonas has to endure in this classic piece of literature.

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