The Giver

[ellsbethwhimsy]

I loved this book. I think I read it in a single sitting and immediately devoured the rest of the trilogy. I didn't realize there was a fourth; I'll have to check it out.

[Nathrad Sheare]

This book became a special part of my life when I was fourteen. Every time I hear or read about it, I'm reminded of the emotions it kindled within me, which were the first of their kind in my world, not that I could explain them in their completeness if I tried. The Giver, himself, is a fascinating character for his great depth and empathetic nature. It was refreshing for me the first time I read the novel to meet with an aged person as he was that didn't have that Solomon way about him. The ending about made me cry, as did the truth about the fate of the community's elderly... Wow... I'm seeing the old images again... feeling those emotions... I need to read it again. This has nothing to do with desire or a craving of any kind... no, it's about need. Oh, and did someone here write that it's a part of a series??? I must have the rest!

[[Kaytlen]]

I agree, the Giver is a must read and a definite reread. Something I find unique about the Giver, in part due to its size, is that once you pick it up you are absorbed into the world. Even though it is a dystopian/post apocalyptic book, the characters feature qualities that can easily be related to the people we ourselves interact with in our daily lives. This book, more than Lois Lowry's other books, captures the idea that too much order can be just as bad as disorder, to the extent that without any disorder, order evolves into blind submission and unrecognized cruelty.

[aliciawilson]

Yeah, the ending is a disappointment, but the book itself was a great read. I couldn't put it down.

[BadWolfGurl]

This book really was amazing. And I am so excited they are making it into a movie now.
I just hope its as good as the book was.

[JRicouard]

I have read "The Giver" multiple times, the first of which was during middle school, and every time I have read it since then I find something new that I love about it. I feel like it is a book that I have been able to grow up with. Yes, it does leave you hanging but amazing their is a second book to it! Also good, but not quite as amazing.

[TheBookMaven]

This too was one of those books I have read several times. I had no idea it was part of a series, so now it is time to reread The Giver as well as find the other books that followed. Lois Lowry is such a good author, I have high expectations for the other books.

[ranunculus]

I read this book for the first time in middle school and then a few more times throughout high school. After going away to college and moving around a good bit, my copy was somehow lost. Recently, I was browsing the books at my local goodwill (my favorite place to get books) and stumbled across a copy. I was so excited that I had to get it, and quickly read it again. I forgot how heart-wrenching and mildly bewildering the ending was though...

[lrmyers4289]

The Giver is absolutely one of my favorite books (even if it is a bit below my reading level now). I hear that there is a movie for it coming out soon, which I hope will do it justice!

[haines_drew]

I read this book in sixth grade and was compelled to read the other books in the series. I enjoyed every second of this book. It inspired my love for dystopian novels such as 1984, Brave New World, and Farenheit 451. Have you heard that they are making a movie out of this book? I'm not too happy about there casting choices but I do hope it turns out well. I would hate for Hollywood to butcher another one of the books I love.

[jreed1694]

I read this for a Utopian/Dystopian class recently. I loved it! It isn't my favorite, but the writing is spectacular and it is such a good story.

[Anxious Educator]

I kind of liked the ambiguous ending, but I'm a sucker for those kinds of things. As much as I would have liked to have known how The Giver ended, would it have been a good move to explain what happened next? I'm no author, but it seems like it would have been very tricky to write a "satisfactory" ending that wasn't "and he lived happily every after."

[calib371]

i didn't really enjoy the ending. it was sorta like a cliff-hanger. Personally, i think there could have been a better ending.
by the way, is there a sequel to the giver????

[oliviagrace81]

I read this book a long time ago, and I absolutely loved it. For those of you stating the ending was a little bit of a cliffhanger or slightly disappointing because you never found out what really happened to him- that's because there are sequels to it. There are several books following The Giver that continue the story. They're also very fantastic, and I would definitely recommend them.

[soccerstar95]

My little sister had to read The Giver for class and I, having nothing to do, picked up the book and started reading. I barely remember the book, but I just remember feeling pretty sad after reading it. I have read a lot more dystopian novels now, though, and from what little I do remember of the book, it was probably the best of the genre.