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by Lois Lowry (Author)
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In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 Newbery Medal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.


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Winner of the 1994 Newbery Medal, this thought-provoking novel centers on a 12-year-old boy's gradual disillusionment with an outwardly utopian futuristic society; in a starred review, PW said, "Lowry is once again in top form... unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers." Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Giver - Utopia Bust!, Feb 26 2005
By Tsuppi (O Canada...) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Giver (Mass Market Paperback)
Try to imagine a huge idea of a team of twisted scientists come to life: solitary, colourless, perfect communities. No one is stressed, no one is hateful, and everyone ACTUALLY uses precise language ( Eh-hem, unlike some places now... ). However, all this changes when one Utopian citizen, Jonas, is selected to "recieve" memories of the past, when pain was inevitable, and love was treasured, not called "obsolete and general."

I am 12-going-on-13, and have read The Giver for 7th Grade. But, oh, how it has touched me. There is something about Lowry's admirable writing that is slightly sci-fi and simple, but extremely beautiful. I've probably read this book 6 times over already, and my teacher has indicated my potential as being a Receiver of Memory, like Jonas ( don't ask ).
This book is UNDENIABLY thought-provoking and an amazing treasure. It will keep you thinking about our world again and again, how such SIMPLE things like hugs and music and COLOUR should be treasured. The Giver definetely deserves 5 stars of 5!
P.S: Read "The Face of Love" by Apple Pie on Fanfiction.net. I SWEAR, you are NOT a Giver fan until you've read it.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A book, Oct 19 2007
This review is from: The Giver (Mass Market Paperback)
My class, Scott Bateman Middle School in The Pas, read this book and we thought it was great! It's very different compared to some of the books I have read. I recommend it if you want a book that is kinda like a fantasy book. However, I thought that it should of continued because it seemed like the book didn't end.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good read for Adults too, Mar 8 2007
By TJ "BOSS Book Club" (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews
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This is a bit of an basic book, but a good discussion for a Book Club. It is a very quick and easy read; full of interesting thoughts about what a `perfect' society would be like. It had the answers to all of our difficult questions. "What role do I play in society?" "How do we handle heath care?" "Who will look after us when we are old and unable to?" "Will I find a life partner?", etc., etc..

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking
Highly recommended! This book was a re-read for me but I read it long enough (7-8 years) ago that I didn't quite remember all the details. Read more
Published on Oct 17 2007 by N. Manning

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This was the best most awesome book ever! I felt like I was in the book as Jonas when I read it. It was a great powerful story! You gotta read it! NOW!
Published on Nov 28 2006 by Jessy

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect story
At the world of the book the giver only has the colour of black and white. But the only one who knows about colours is the giver. Read more
Published on Nov 25 2006 by S. H. KWON

4.0 out of 5 stars Review for the book The Giver
The giver is an exciting, unpredictable, can't seem to put down novel. Jonas lives in a world much unlike our own. Read more
Published on May 17 2006 by 123

2.0 out of 5 stars Love it or Hate it
This Tale of a fantasy village is a distortion on everything we have learned and practiced throughout our lives; (I admit I typically dislike fantasy anyways) but I have to say I... Read more
Published on April 9 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant dystopian novel
This is a complex, beautiful book that offers a look into a futuristic dystopia in which there is no color, no aberation, no hot or cold, and no personal choices. Read more
Published on Jul 15 2004 by pmegan

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant dystopian novel
This is a really brilliant book, which everyone should read.
Published on Jul 15 2004 by pmegan

5.0 out of 5 stars The Giver
Kiddoes, I just finished rereading this book for about the eighth time, but I'll try to transport my mind back in time to when I first read it. Read more
Published on Jul 8 2004 by Theatre Kidd

2.0 out of 5 stars Predictable
The main character Jonas isn't happy with the form of government in his community, so what do you think he will do, run away? Well that was hard to figure out. Read more
Published on Jul 8 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Such a Touching Book!!
When I started reading this book I thought this is going to be one of those strange books I can't understand, but I was wrong this book was amazing!! Read more
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