Lois Lowry

The one book I have read by her, The Giver is amazing. It's a pretty short book, but it's also kind of odd. It took me a while to get into, but it really is an amazing book.

The setting is in the Community, where everything is controlled. There is no pain, no war, no fear. Everyone has a roll in the Community, and you receive that roll when you turn twelve years old. The only way around the Community is either by walking or by riding a bicycle. There are air planes, and cars, but in very few numbers.

The main character is Jonas, and the roll he is given is to become the new Giver. There is only one, and that person is the only one who knows true pain, and true pleasure, and holds years upon years of memories.

It sounds simple, but it's a very deep story. It's actually a part of a Trilogy. Unfortunately I've only read The Giver. But I have Gathering Blue and Messenger on my Amazon Wish List. So here's hoping!

The Giver
Gathering Blue
Messenger

~Thealyn

Sounds intresting. Might get it out of the library (Yay! I live near it).

The "assigned" part sounds a bit like The City of Ember. I thought it was related to that series, but it's better that it isn't.

What exactly does Jonas have to do? Is there some big problem? Must the Giver learn something special?

The Giver is amazing. If you liked that, you should check out 1984. It has the same Utopian themes. The Giver is basically 1984 for kids.

The Giver is a classic. Seriously, I think its started to be listed as a classic, or so it seems. Anyway, another really great book by her is Number the Stars. I remember really enjoying that. It's about a young German girl and her Jewish friend during the events of World War II. Again, more aimed for children.

Haha. All I can think about is how I read Messenger first and was just like, "Huh?" the whole time.
And I thought it was the dumbest book ever because it made absolutely no sense...
But then someone told me it was the last book in the series...
Oops!

*SPOILER*

I think it would have been better if Jonas died, because then he would have truly escaped the boundaries of his "perfect" society.

I thought Jonas did die...?

I didn't know there were sequels! I'm so excited! *goes off to read them*

In the Messanger he's there.

I read the giver and i really didn't like the part where jonas' s father had to kill the baby. I like the book and maybe if i am not to wrapped up with romance books, i will have to pick up the other two.

I was just so shocked at how nonchalant Jonas' father was about the whole thing. But at the same time it makes him the perfect example of what the rest of the Community is.

I liked that Jonas lived, but I was so aggravated when the book ended. I actually cried out, "No! This can't be it!"

Best thing though was that I was in class when I did it. Hehe.

The Giver is actually my favorite book. I loved it so much that I wrote to and emailed Lois Lowry to talk about it. That was one of the things in my life I'll never forget.

I love the Giver, the first time I read it thought I was really little and it seriously creeped me out.