09-29-2008, 05:24 PM | #1 |
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The Giver by Lois Lowry
Has anyone read ' The Giver' by Lois Lowry? The Giver is about a corrupted utopia. This is a society where political correctness and the avoidance of pain has gone to an extreme. The main characters, Jonas and the giver, have been forced into a different life from the type everyone else has, in that society. Ultimately through struggle they want to help themselves and others get back to a more normal world.
I cannot say more or I might give the plot away which is surprising and thought provoking. 'The Giver' has been out for awhile. It's not new but I cannot recommend it ENOUGH http://www.amazon.com/Giver-Lois-Low...2723412&sr=1-1 Last edited by Zilbanne : 09-29-2008 at 10:56 PM. |
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09-29-2008, 06:41 PM | #3 |
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Hey, thanks for the rec. I've been meaning to read a Lois Lowry for a while now, so I bought The Giver today (& added it to my "to-read" pile ).
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09-29-2008, 06:48 PM | #4 |
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Middle school is a good time to read it because I think it helps teach kids to go ahead and question authority. It's a good idea not to accept what we are taught blindly.
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It led to a surprising mix of feelings inside me. As you'll see some aspects of the utopia are seductively attractive and other events in that society are horrific. Enjoy! Last edited by Zilbanne : 09-29-2008 at 10:55 PM. Reason: spelling mistakes |
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And there's a part in the Giver which is just.. way weird. It's a surprising book yeah.
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09-29-2008, 09:05 PM | #7 |
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I liked that book. I do remember the rest of the class hating it. But I thought it was neat. Go on and give it a read.
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Oh, Mockingbird is wonderful! And the movie is good, too.
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I read the Giver in seventh grade for pleasure. Then we had to read it in eighth grade. I loved it!! I still recommend that book to people. I also read City of Ember in seventh grade, and I also still recommend that book to people.
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I read the Giver in ... eighth grade... for class. I think actually, my teacher may possibly have had an audiobook and we listened to it while having the books in front of us...
I thought it was interesting how they shared the visions and memories... if you think about it, that's not exactly conventional. I think the thing about the Giver that was an odd balance was that though people didn't exactly suffer, but they were denied so many pleasures.
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WARNING DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE GIVER
I just have to say this.. cause it's about the only thing I remember! Like when **** sees **** for the first time What a moment!
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I read it back in the 8th grade... Really enjoyed it... it's one of those books whose meaning stays with you, even if the plot details get lost in time
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I first read this is 3rd grade and LOVED IT. I read it every year and I always can reread it like a new book because of my increase of knowledege. The book never gets old and there is a lot to learn from it, some things (actually most) that I cant put in words. You have to read it for your self.
Read the next two books. You will love them: Gathering Blue The Messanger
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Everyone has read The Giver it seems! Kinda neat. We should make our own thread for people who've actually read it!
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have any of you read the sequels?
Gathering blue The Messanger? ....more to think about...
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There are sequels? I have to look into that
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10-01-2008, 05:06 PM | #17 |
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Yes, there were sequels, I never actually read them. I failed the whole "don't judge a book by it's cover", saying, cause I didnt like the look of the cover... heh heh...
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10-01-2008, 06:11 PM | #18 |
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On The he Cover is Lois Lowry's own close up photograph of the European artist Carl Larsen. Carl Larsen's face is supposed to portray her idea of the giver himself.
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10-02-2008, 05:54 PM | #19 |
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It wasnt the cover of The Giver that I wasnt attracted to, it was the sequal.
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gathering blue?
really...i read that one before the giver and it took me 5 yrs to find out it was its sequel.. lol der!
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