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Sep 25 '06
Pros: A story that delves into important issues; told in an easy-to-follow manner. For Teens-and-adults
Cons: At times I thought I was revisiting the film Pleasantville.
Summary: I read the Giver a couple of years ago. I don't recall if my kids brought it home or my wife. I thought I would give it a try. I found it an interesting tale with some moral value and I was quite surprised when I saw it on a banned book list. The ... read more
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Feb 05 '11
Pros: Meaningful and provocative, yet simple and lovely
Cons: An ambiguous ending which spawned a decent sequel and a less noteworthy finale
Summary: In Jonas' world, there are no mistakes. There is no freak weather, no poverty, and no pain. Each year, exactly fifty children are born, and as they grow older, their new ages are systematically celebrated: Sevens receive a front-buttoned jacket, shedding ... read more
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Nov 24 '10
Pros: unique plot, thought provoking, makes you appreciate your own life
Cons: can be disturbing at times
Summary: "The Giver" by Lois Lowry is a book like none other that I have read before. My daughter and I picked this book up at a library book sale. We noticed it was a Newberry Medal winner. I had heard of the book before, so thought I’d give it a read ... read more
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Oct 08 '10
Pros: compelling story; engaging characters
Cons: somewhat predictable and short
Summary: Oscar Wilde once said that all art is useless, which makes it admirable. The robotic citizens of the futuristic town in Lois Lowry's young adult novel, The Giver, don't even know what art is. They see everything in shades of gray, read nothing, ... read more
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Feb 04 '10
Pros: A book for young adults that explores the human condition.
Cons: Dissapointingly dubious ending.
Summary: I read this book in grade school and it remains one of my all time favorites. We were given this book to read in a unit about ant utopian novels. However, despite the interesting twists and grand world the author portrays, the ending leaves the reader ... read more
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Aug 02 '09
Pros: Easy to read; style/ themes similar to Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Logan's Run
Cons: The end is ambiguous, open to individual interpretation
Summary: In The Giver, Lois Lowry's Newbery-award winning novel set in an alternative future at an unknown date, a young boy named Jonas comes of age to be selected to be the next Receiver of Memory during an annual ceremony in which all 12-year-old boys and ... read more
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Nov 14 '08
Pros: Touching, unforgettable
Cons: Not one!
Summary: When I was a child, I was an avid reader. I read everything I could get my hands on. Some books here and there stuck in my mind, and as an adult, this is one of those books that has still remained a favorite. Children's book, or not, this is a story that ... read more
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Jun 19 '08
Pros: Food for thought; incredibly well written YA novel.
Cons: None at all except the fear that this may one day come to pass.
Summary: Four years after winning the distinguished Newbery Medal for Number the Stars, a book for young adults about the Holocaust, Lois Lowry was again presented with the medal in 1994 for her thought-provoking view of a dystopian future, The ... read more
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Jan 22 '07
Pros: An interesting fictional story.
Cons: A lot was left to your imagination to fill in the blanks of this story
Summary: I am going to try to summarize my take on the book The Giver along with the many already posted here. I have read lots of reviews here on epinions and most of them favorable. There was high praise for the writing, the theme of the book and lots ... read more
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Sep 29 '06
Pros: Great story full of meaning
Cons: None
Summary: Can you imagine life without emotion, colors, seasons, or being able to make your own choices? Not being able to experience good because there is no bad. Well in The Giver the characters live this unimaginable life. There is no such thing as ... read more
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Sep 13 '06
Pros: Where do I stop? Premise, plot, characters, writing, concepts.
Cons: None, except don't think you are guaranteed a happy ending.
Summary: I did not read this book until my mid-forties, but I would have enjoyed it at any age past about seven or eight. Story: Jonas is twelve, and has grown up in a community where there is no crime, no violence, no poverty, and no misery. All of that has ... read more
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Mar 19 '06
Pros: Some good ideas, it's short (Is it really a pro?)
Cons: Lacks of almost everything to make a great book
Summary: I’ve read a lot of reviews of this book when I was looking (and I’m still) for some dystopian novels after I’ve read Orwell’s masterpiece : 1984. Almost everybody recommend it so I said “hmm why not”. It’s when I received my ... read more
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Feb 27 '05
Pros: Beautiful story, intriguing story, fantasy story
Cons: I wish it had been longer. I didn't want it to be over!
Summary: This is a fiction book told by the point of view of Jonas, who is an eleven years old child. He lives in a society in which there are no feelings. People don’t feel love or pain. They never think because other people think for them and tell them what ... read more
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Jul 20 '04
Pros: Wonderful, enticing, and just plain fun.
Cons: I wish it was longer.
Summary: When my teacher told me that I should read The Giver, I did not really think it would be a good book, but when I sat down and started to read, I could not take my eyes off of it. It became my favorite book (well, one of my favorites) Jonas, a normal ... read more
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Apr 04 '04
Pros: Well, a lot...
Cons: that cliffhanger ending!
Summary: Intro Jonas has a perfect world. There is no violence or desputes, no decisions to be made. Every family unit consists of a man and women with two adopteded children: a boy and a girl. Everything is meticuously organized so no one has a desision to make ... read more
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ISBN13: 9780395645666. ISBN10: 0395645662. by Lois Lowry. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Edition: 93
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It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. Thus opens this haunting novel in which a boy inhabits a seemingly ideal world: a wo...
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Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Now, Jonas is singled out to receive spe...
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