The Giver

Author: Lois Lowry
Copyright: 1993
Rating: Incredible
Pages: 180
Reviewed by: Twinkie

What if everything was the same, day after day? No colors or variety, the same. The Giver, written by Lois Laury, copyright 1995, describes the struggles of a sane person living in an insane world. Jonas is a young twelve year old boy who is the protagonist in the story. In his society emotions are frowned upon and people loose the ability to be unique. At the ceremony of the twelves Jonas is assigned a job unlike any other and from that day on his life will never be the same.

Before I read The Giver I never really thought about a society of sameness . I would think of the differences and the problems that they cause, but I now know that without variation we loose our ability to be people. This is a short book that becomes glued to your hands! It was impossible to stop reading. This is unlike any other book ever written and I highly recommend it.