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The Giver (Paperback)

by Lois Lowry (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Collins (9 Jun 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006748287
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006748281
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 151,811 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It is a world without conflict, poverty and inequality. Conformity and happiness are a way of life. But for Jonas, things are different. While his friends are selected to be doctors or teachers, Jonas is sent to the Giver where he discovers the secrets that lie beneath the surface of his world.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The boy and the Giver, 11 April 2002
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This is the best i've ever read,and even though i've read it 100's of times since it was given to me 7 years ago it still holds me in a trance. It contains more knowledge than Harry Potter and deaper bravery than The Lord of the Rings. This book is about breaking boundries and overcomeing ostacles. Jonas is in a bleak world of no feelings, colour or choices, when he is chosen to become the new Reciver he is scared of what he will become and what will be come of him, but he strikes up a remarkable friendship and love for an old tired man, The Giver. As the Giver transmitts to the young boy memorys of before sameness, then together they relise things must change, for better or for worse. Anyone who goes through life having not read this book will never realise how wonderful this world is and even 1 person however young, with determination can change the world.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Please read this book!, 4 Jan 2005
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Can you imagine a world where everything is the same? No colour, no music, no hills, no history. This is Jonas' world - where no-one knows when exactly their birthday is, and when children are assigned careers at twelve, without any choice in the matter. Do you think it would be safer? That's what Jonas thought, until... If you want to expand your horizons from our own world, and see how Sameness could rule, then read The Giver. It'll be worth it!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and easy to read !, 9 Feb 2001
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The book "The Giver" is an interesting and exciting idea of how the human race could live. The story is easy to understand, but without reading it, the reader could not guess what it is about, or what will happen next and that is what it makes so exciting. The charakters, especially Jonas are descriped so detailed, that the readers are able to understand his feelings and to see Jonas's world out of his point of view. This book is not to compare with other books, it is a story, that shows what it means to live without feelings. VERY RECOMMENDABLE !
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4.0 out of 5 stars What is Perfection?
Jonas lives in a perfect society, where everyone is well-fed and healthy and carefree and happy. But is it perfect? Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lincs Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Series
Lois Lowry is one of those unique authors who has won the John Newbery Medal for children's literature twice. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Steven R. McEvoy

5.0 out of 5 stars Intruiging
I first read this book when I was 9 years old because the author had come to visit out school and we all got a free copy of one of her books. Read more
Published 17 months ago by S. Castaignede

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Utopia/Dystopia story
The story is set in a society filled with rules, no real feelings and an emphasis on interdependence. Jonas is an Eleven about to become to Tweleve. Read more
Published 20 months ago by rhinoa

4.0 out of 5 stars don't conform
I have one regret about this one... I should have read it a lot earlier in life...

This is a very interesting allegory on the structure of our society and on the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Belmiro Vilela

5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favorite books of all time!
i absolutely loved this! the part where he figures out what he sees is colors is a revelation, i did NOT see that coming. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2007 by Nida Ahmed

4.0 out of 5 stars a book which is nice to read
In my oppinion the story of this book is very interessting. it made me think about my life in this free world. jonas is like in a prison. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2004 by sveniboy83

2.0 out of 5 stars I do not like the book because of the open and boring ending
I think the book is not so difficult to understand. After I read the first 3 chapters the novel became more exciting because the scenes are not so boring, they are more... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A recommendable novel!
This is a interesting removal of the life of a young boy called Jonas. It seems to be inconceivable to see such a strange philosophy of life although this story shows that the... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars interesting and easy to read
It was an exciting insight into the life an almost perfectly reasoned community. little and little the book betrays slowly the hard regulate and habits of the community through... Read more
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