The Giver

You wake up and all you see around you are the different shades of gray, black, and white. Living in a house hold with a pair of parents one sister or brother; your complete family tree. As you age they hold a ceremony to give an item or assign a task to you.By the age of 12, your considered to be an adult with an assigned job depending what the elders of the community think is best suited for you.
You're chosen to be the next receiver of memory, said to be painful but a great honor.Your task is to receive all memories from generations way before your own. After receiving all memories from The Giver, your new task is to read books for the rest of your life and assist those in need.

The Giver, a dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry draws out the reason why we will never be all loving, peaceful people that are treated the same 99.9% of the time. I and many others have wished for a perfectly peaceful world and that is exactly what you get in this book.
This book is a great dystopian to read to show us that we should be grateful for the world/life we have. Without any disasters or any bad moments, there are no good times. Speaking on the behalf of the LGBT community, I can truly say it was a very painful day (June 12, 2016) but in the end, it brought our community together and helped us grow stronger. I picked up this book and was so mind blown I couldn't sleep until I finished the book.

For once he had for choice. Then, when he had a choice, did he made the wrong one? What are his consequences? That is something we have to ask ourselves when we make choices.

This is why I reread. I feel like rereading is a lost art. As you grow and change, so do your perceptions.

The first time I read this book, I hated it. But to be honest, it's been so long, I don't really remember why I didn't like it. I read it in 7th grade. I don't remember reading a whole lot I enjoyed in middle school, though. Maybe I was just perpetually annoyed.

Whatever the reason, I'm glad I tried it again. This time, I found it simple but enjoyable. The plot is this: futuristic society (or possibly a past one?) in which everything different has been removed and everyone has their specific place in the community. Jonas is an eleven-year-old about to turn twelve and get his assignment for his job in the community. In a twist, Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memories.

Turns out, the community doesn't have real feelings, emotions, or memories. The Receiver holds all of them for the community, so that only one person has to bear the burden of remembering things like pain, hunger, loneliness, grief, etc. But, once Jonas begins to receive the memories, he can no longer be satisfied with his life of sameness. No one else can feel what he feels, sees what he sees, and it makes him lonely and sad. Plus, he finds out about some shady goings-on in the community.

Some pros: interesting ideas, agreeable characters, sick twist, excellent writing. Cons: predictable, not that inventive, not really that much information on the community. I would have liked more of an in-depth look into the community as a whole.

All in all, I'm really glad I gave this one a second chance. Now I can see why everyone says they love it. If you didn't like it once, either, give it another read. Why not?

Every time I read this I get something new out of it, but it always breaks me by the end.

I read this book when I was 12. It was a pretty heavy book then. I understood a little of what was going on. I understand all of what was going on now. It takes a few years for things to really sink in.

I really want to read this novel again. Get a fresh perspective.