The Giver by Lois Lowry Book Review-Nate Roth


    The Giver is written in the view of an 11-year-old boy named Jonas. He lives in a society very different than ours that has cut down and removed all negative emotions like fear and pain. All the families consist of a mother and father with one girl and one boy. Each year from ages 1-12 the children have a ceremony in December for turning a year older. Jonas is reaching his year 12 ceremony where the elders choose a job for his adulthood. He receives the honor of being the next Receiver of Memory. The Receiver keeps all the memories of life before the community to keep the negative emotions from the rest of the Community. The Giver was the Receiver of Memory before Jonas and transfers every memory to him. To not spoil too much, I will just leave the quick summary there.


    The setting gives the story its uniqueness from any other story. The grey no colored world with only some emotions controlled and governed strictly differs from others I have read. They are governed for a convenient life with no hassle. They do not think of death as they instead "release" those who break or don't adapt to the rules of the society, flawed newborns, or joyful elders from society in what is called Elsewhere outside the community. Essentially letting them die away from everyone else. 

     Lois Lowry does a great job with the descriptions of Jonas's work with the Giver. Jonas's work with The Giver and his arc as a character make the book so good in my opinion. Jonas's arc brings the themes of individuality. He discovers himself through emotions given with the memories of The Giver. His individuality and emotions play into the rising action and climax of the book.  

    Overall, I highly recommend this book. The plot is very unique and different from any book I have read before. It was a great experience and everyone should read The Giver at least once. 

Rate 9/10


-Nate Roth

Comments

  1. Coleman C.September 18, 2020 at 5:47 PM

    The book truly is as great as you describe it. You are absolutely correct about its uniqueness and fascinating setting. It executes on its premise amazingly. The writing is great and I agree that everyone should give it a try.

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  2. RoseSeptember 18, 2020 at 6:52 PM

    I read this book a few years ago and enjoyed it. Its general atmosphere is very creative on the author's part. I did find the book somewhat depressing, with its black and white, emotion-less world. However, it was an interesting idea. The author experimented well.

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  3. Maya ViswanathanSeptember 19, 2020 at 11:12 AM

    I also read this book and really liked it. I like how you mentioned the colorless world with no emotions. I think it is really interesting that in the process of trying to get rid of negative emotions the world became more gray and lacking emotions in general. I agree about the uniqueness of the book. The world was very different than anything else I have read about. Good job!

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  4. Grace ToSeptember 19, 2020 at 11:15 AM

    I was required to read The Giver in class in around 4th through 5th grade. I agree that the book was really well-written and that it is really unique. Like any other dystopian, it shows a lot about how the world could end up being in the future.

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  5. StocksBloggerOctober 8, 2020 at 12:09 PM

    I read this book when I was in fifth grade, and I don't remember much from it. After reading this review, the book seems really interesting; I will probably read it again very soon. Based on this summary, it seems like any other dystopian but I feel like this is a lot more relatable to us, especially since the main character is a similar age to us.

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  6. Aryan SOctober 12, 2020 at 4:19 PM

    I just read this book for my blog post, and it was a great read for people who like dystopian fiction. The plot was very developed, and it left us on a cliffhanger making the reader want to know more. Great job on describing this book.

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