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Oct 24, 2013
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From the back cover: Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
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The utopian world in which Jona ...more
From the back cover: Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
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W-O-W. What a book. It made me smile, made me laugh, and made me cry. Written for junior high/high school, I would imagine; regardless, a book that should be required reading at some point in everyone's life. It makes me thankful for the world I live in but at the same time makes me revile our world and the pain it causes. I can't say enough wonderful things about The Giver, The Receiver, and everyone in between. I will most definitely be reading the other books in the series, the sooner the bet
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Found on the floor in my son's room and its been a long time since I read it. Quick read -- only 180 pages & so very powerful. Despite some "controversial practices" in the book, you should check it out again.
" . . . the worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared." ...more
" . . . the worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared." ...more
Jan 25, 2010
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It's easy to see why this book has won so many awards. Lowry has created a perfect dystopic (oxymoron intended) where everybody's like if planned out for them. There is no emotional pain. There is also no love, no compassion, no animals, no music and no color. But 12-year-old Jonas has never known anything different and has no reason to question his life in the "community." Then he's chosen to become the next Receiver of Memories. Think Dumbledore's pensive, except that all memories of the past,
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This book felt nothing like The Willoughbys, the first Lois Lowry book I ever read. The world within the story felt very cold and unfeeling -- with any life beaten out of children from birth. The path of self-discovery and breaking past the mold was well-written and engaging.
I would absolutely recommend this to others and mature adolescents. Although the language itself isn't difficult to read, the concepts are a lot more cerebral and esoteric than the writing.
Side note: As a person who has been ...more
I would absolutely recommend this to others and mature adolescents. Although the language itself isn't difficult to read, the concepts are a lot more cerebral and esoteric than the writing.
Side note: As a person who has been ...more
I read this in fifth grade - possibly three or four times! It was the first book of it's kind that I had read (utopia/dystopia) and the possibility stunned me. Gave my kid self a lot to think about!
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Part of a trilogy by Lois Lowry - good look at a future society which has made everything the same. No one has any differences and all things are decided by the community. No worries etc but very bland. A wonderful treatise on the value of differences. Highly recommend.
Just reread this via audio book - it was equally as good as before - perhaps I liked it even better - can I give it 6 stars.
Just reread this via audio book - it was equally as good as before - perhaps I liked it even better - can I give it 6 stars.
Really good book. Can't believe I hadn't already read it. I was missing out.
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May 24, 2010
Jane(Janelba)
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it was amazing
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