The Giver

[meganxxcooper]

I love love love this book. I've only read 2/4 in the quartet. Does anyone recommend the others in the series?

[peprica21]

I was just thinking about this book today and stumbled upon this discussion. I read this for school many years ago and forgot how much I really liked it. Thanks everyone for the info - had no idea this was a series. I will now need to go pick up a copy and re-read for a new perspective of the story as an adult.

[keisha_jc]

I read this book a few years ago, but it has still left a lasting impression. I really enjoy books such as this one and the idea of the society greatly appealed to me. I really enjoyed the strategic planning of the community and found myself nearly crying at particular moments in the book. After reading the book, I was inclined to read one of the other books in the series by the author. I read Son, but didn't enjoy it as much as The Giver. I believe that this book has large potential for young audiences and really sets a new scene for readers to enjoy.

[jessikaatchley]

I loved this book but was very dissapointed in the movie.

[keisha_jc]

I loved this book but was very dissapointed in the movie.

I agree! I believe that the movie left out the actual beauty of what the Giver stood for and the harshness that the society stood for. It was a really disappointing film to express the book.

[foxyreader16]

It's been so long since I've heard this book be brought up. I remember reading the book when I was in middle school and it really was an attention grabbing book with the topic of society and conformity brought up. There's just something entrancing about stories like this one.

[MadelynNicole]

I love this book. Although personally I preferred Gathering Blue. You can't really go wrong with books by Lois Lowry.

[aimeejean]

I'm really hoping to read this book! I watched the movie, and I was really disappointed with the wooden characters and disjointed screenplay, but I have faith that the book will be a lot better.

[BookishB84]

I got the Lois Lowry boxed set for Christmas, which included The Giver. I was a little disappointed. I mean, the overall story (Stories--they all 4 link together in a distant way) was good and the idea but I didn't like how so much felt left undone. I had so many questions and so many things I wanted answers to. I know some people enjoy being able to make up their own hypothesis but I'm the person who wants finality! LOL
I may give these another read again to see if my feelings change on them in a few years. As of this moment, they're not on my top list of faves.

[Glacier_sky868]

I read this book any years ago when I was in middle school and it always stuck with me. Reading it as an adult gives you such a different insight about if a Utopia is possible. In many ways the world of The Giver is perfect. There is no crime, no hunger, no unemployment, no struggle. People don't have to worry about what they will do with their life, and they experience almost no pain or suffering. All of this however comes at a cost, a cost they don't even realize they are paying. It comes at the cost of passion.

The fact that the people in The Giver do not see in color is so perfectly symbolic of the life they love. They lice a life with no meaning or passion or expression, a truly grey existence. Colors represent emotions and feelings, of which those people had none.

I would recommend this book to anyone young or old, especially if you enjoy a profound dystopian read!

[pinkfroggirl08]

I absolutely love this book. It shows that there are choices and decisions in life and you have consequences to pay for them all. It shows that there may be several ways that people can see things or we can see things equally. It also shows "the giver" being the one with the higher power. This book can be taken two ways of course like most. It shows how people see things, and understand things, and even have feelings (stirrings) not necessarily intended to be sexual and the memorable act of childbearing. But there are those who will take it as sexual and encouraging sex because of the childbearing and stirrings. It can also be perceived as promoting murder because someone, in this case a child, is "unfit". It is a very insightful yet controversial book.

[see_nicole_read]

I just finished reading "The Giver" upon recommendation from a friend. I have read the Divergent and Hunger Games series, but the simplicity of this book drew me in. It's a powerful message about choice and emotions. I was definitely hooked immediately and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series!

[Aclark]

I read the book in a few hours. It was that good! I have heard many people say that the book was slow or didn't have the right amount of action. But I believe that the phycological aspect of the book more than makes up for the lack of action. The story starts out with Jonah believing that his society is perfect. But as the book goes on you see that it is anything but perfect. They have lost their ability to have choices. When Jonah is placed in a job that opens his eyes to the cruelty of his society, his life is going to change whether or not that is for better or for worst you can decided.

[g-fitton]

To those saying they haven't read the rest of the series, I would definitely recommend it. If you enjoyed 'The Giver' you will love the other three as each one casts a completely new light on this dystopian world. The stories don't obviously interconnect and at first the links may be hard to notice, but this means that you never get bored.

[Blubea]

I loved The Giver soooo much! I read it in a day and then watched the movie the next day. I'm excited to read Son and the other sequels (son might not be the first sequel, I can't remember the names or the order). I have them on my shelf but have been so busy with all my other books!