The Giver

By: Lois Lowry

Narrated by: Ron Rifkin

Lois Lowry’s The Giver is the quintessential dystopian novel, followed by its remarkable companions, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

Critic reviews

"A powerful and provacative novel.”
-- The New York Times

Ending could have been more precise

I enjoyed the story and will share it with family and friends. The story although being written for young adults can be used by any person who needs a means of explaining how some people can only see the world in black and white. I actually think the story is better directed towards parents and will think of it often when talking with family and friends about our role of raising adults in a flawed socity.

it was beautiful 😍💓

I can't stop crying 😭😭 it was beautiful 🌻☀⛅🌟⭐I'm going to watch the movie now

Didn't really do it for me

I had higher expectations. Perhaps too high. I hated the ending. Just seemed too simplistic, too predictable. I ended it feeling cheated a bit.

Very good childrens' story

My sister recommended this book to me and I love to read childrens' books so I gave it a try and it is a really enjoyable, thought-provoking story. I really liked it and the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because I found the ending kind of lackluster compared to the build-up of the book.

THE SMACKING NEEDS TO STOP

quit doing that(SMACKING), if you cant stop smacking and doing mouth noises you are going to lose all of your costmers
this story line is good though but to much music