The Giver

The Giver
By: Lois Lowry
Reviewed by: JNoto, 14
Rating: It was amazing!

Sameness. That’s what rules Jonas’s world. The world where children have the same birthday, are colorblind, and have no individuality, much less know what independence is. But when Jonas becomes a Twelve, he is selected to be the Receiver of Memory. During his training he discovers what the world used to be – all the sadness, happiness, regret, loneliness, even color. And the more he learns, the more he wishes to escape to Elsewhere. But can he do it? Can he break free of the monotonous lifestyle he’s grown up in? This book is very perceptive. I’m sure that everyone has, at one point of their life, wondered what the world would be like if everyone thought the same. This book covers one possibility of that notion, and it’s very well written and developed.