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Nicholas | Howell High School, Grade 11
Rating: ****
The Giver was written in 1993 by Lois Lowry and it centered around the main protagonist Jonas. Jonas is a 12 year old boy who through his 12 years of living, hasn't been able to experience much emotion. This is due the higher ups of the society Jonas is in. Everyone who lives in the society has been forced to convert to sameness, to take away pain. Even though sameness can be seen as a good thing, since no one can really feel pain, it also takes away many emotions and senses that the average human being has. Through Jonas' journey in the book, Jonas learns the truth about the society he lives in and he is left with a choice of what to do with his newfound information and abilities.
The Giver was an AMAZING book that is very different. At first it may seem that it starts off slow but if you push through the beginning you will definitely love it. The Giver really shows you how important it is for humans to feel emotion have their basic senses. It shows life without these emotions and feelings we humans have. If you don't read The Giver you are definitely missing out.
Llyod | Marlboro Middle School, Grade 7
Rating: *****
The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a boy named Jonas, who lived his life in a community that believed everyone should be equal. There are no yearly celebrations on one's birth date. Instead, the people move up a number, on a designated day. It all depends on when you are allowed to be out of the hospital. The government controls the community, and makes everyone take pills in the morning so they stay calm and stay the same. When someone is born and after the government makes sure they are a good baby, parents can adopt them. Later on, when Jonas becomes a 12 he ends up being a big part of the community, and The Giver has to train him to hopefully take over his role one day. Through this training, Jonas starts ri realize that everything is not as it seems
I recommend The Giver to anyone with a wide imagination, from 6th grade and up. The Giver may be advanced, but the author makes it understandable. Throughout the story, there are many cliffhangers, which keeps you on the edge of your seat. Lois Lowry wrote the book The Giver to be interesting and intense. It is now a part of a trilogy. Lois Lowry makes the reader realize that everyone is different and there is nothing wrong with that.
Valentina | Howell High School, Grade 11
Rating: ***
The Giver, witten by Lois Lowry is a sci-fi novel that plays on the idea of how choices in life are not an option. The main character, Jonas, is living in this futuristic society where everyone and everything is bland. There is no diversity. Everyone is always nice and polite. Ordinary, is how I would put it. But that is not enough for Jonas. Everyone just sees black and white, but Jonas is able to see much more than just that.
In my own opinion, I would definitely say this book was good and very interesting to read. Jonas's world was made up of secrets and lies that are created because of the trapped memories from past occurrences. In the book Jonas says, “If everything's the same, then there aren't any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!” This really makes me feel bad for him because he deserves to live the normality of life that we live. But what is even more upsetting, is that not one understands him except for The Giver.
Shreya | William R. Satz Middle School, Grade 8
Rating: *****
In society, everyone goes to school until 12 when they get their job they work until they retire and decide to die. At the job ceremony Jonas is skipped over. Murmurs ripple throughout the crowd. At the end it is revealed that he was chosen to be the Receiver of Memories. As the Receiver of Memories, he is the wisest in the society. Because he is the only one with memories of trauma, happiness, suffering, joy, hate, and love. His father who takes care of children, brings home Gabe, a little boy who has until the end of the year to develop or else he will die. With his new acquired friend and memories, he learns the secrets, shut out by the society.
I read this book for school, and I really liked the book, it talked about conformity and taught us about the dangers of trusting too much in others. This book taught how not having memories and not knowing how to develop and understand feelings, can be dangerous. I would recommend this to everyone.
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