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    The Giver Graphic Novel
    The Giver Graphic Novel
    The Giver Graphic Novel
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    The Giver Graphic Novel

    By Lois Lowry and P. Craig Russell

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    The Giver is a modern classic and one of the most influential books of our time.
     
    Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is accompanied by renowned artist P. Craig Russell’s beautifully haunting illustrations. 

    Placed on countless reading lists, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, The Giver is the first book in The Giver Quartet that also includes Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

    In this new graphic novel edition, readers experience the haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas and his seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment, through the brilliant art of P. Craig Russell that truly brings The Giver to life.

    Witness Jonas's assignment as the Receiver of Memory, watch as he begins to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community, and follow the explosion of color into his world like never before. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateFeb 5, 2019
    ISBN9781328631824
    The Giver Graphic Novel
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    Lois Lowry

    Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver.

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    • 4/5
      Serious story.
    • 2/5
      A good teenaged-read.
    • 5/5
      It really makes you think about the choices you make and how they may effect future generations.
    • 3/5
      I first read this book in high school, but I'm glad I picked it up again to read.At the beginning, the author throws you straight in, which can make the reader feel like an outsider and not sure about anything.The copy I had (e-book) had a number of missing spaces between words, and weird line spacing (where the line would finish, then the next word would be on the next line). Both of these happen multiple times which sometimes may for some frustrating reading.There are a number of things that happen in the book that happen in real life,"But the committee would never bother The Receiver with a question about bicycles; they would simply fret and argue about it themselves for years, until the citizens forgot that it had ever gone to them for study."There are a couple of times where the author moves forward (or back) a length of time without indicating it to the reader, which comes across as confusing.When I finished the book (which I did in one day) I'm not sure if it ended on a positive or negative note. I was almost in a haze for the rest of the day."Jonas frowned. "I wish we had those things, still. Just now and then."""It's the choosing that's important, isn't it?""The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain, or past."
    • 4/5
      Summary: Little kid living in a community, starts to see things differently and has to make some hard choices about his future and his relationship with that community.

      Things I liked:

      * Short and powerful: I like it when a book delivers in a couple of hundred vs. 1000 pages.
      * Sparse descriptions: reminds me a bit of the glass bead game and Kafke's 'The Trial' I like the style as I find myself focusing more on what is written and why. With more flowery prose I sometimes find myself skimming.
      * An enigmatic ending that had me guessing down to the last crumb. I remember thinking towards the end that if Jonas and Gabe die in the snow, it might be an interesting validation of the whole community vs. individual argument. Either 'he broke away but as a result he starved to death' or 'he starved to death but at least he died free' both would make for interesting feeling/reading.

      Things I thought could be improved:

      * I think the section of the plot with the Giver and his plan to leave all occurred a bit to quickly, I would have liked a few extra scenes to justify Jonas's decision to flee with Gabe. For example the Gabe argument was a great one but was just thrown in on top (part of the reason he stole his Dad's bike). I felt that could have been a whole scene.

      Highlight: The bit when he revealed that the whole community had literally been seeing things in black in white I remember I was like 'woah' a bit like the sixth sense reveal.
    • 2/5
      Future in which emotions and choices are minimized. Careers and families are assigned. One person is assigned to be The Giver - the only one who holds the memories of humanity's past. It's meant for kids, even so it seems overly simplified.
    • 3/5
      This story is very extraordinary. It is a tale of a perfect world whereeveryone is the same, and one boy if chosen to be receiver, to hold all the terrible memories of the past so the rest of society will not have to. This boy is Jonas, the main character. It also tells of his friend Asher, his mother, his father, the giver, the previous receiver, and Gabriel, a little boy Jonas’s father has brought home to give extra care to. This book made me realize how lucky we are to have diversity and all the simple things we take for granted such as color, weather and even love.
    • 4/5
      Every moment of Jonah's life is orchestrated and controlled in this dystopian society. A world where even colour has been eliminated and any imperfection is quickly erased. At the age of twelve, citizens are assigned to their career paths and Jonah has been chosen to be the next Receiver of all memories. However, when Jonah begins to learn the secrets of his society, he plans his escape and that of his "brother" in order to save their lives.A well-written, spellbinding tale.
    • 4/5
      So much to take away from this book. I have had so many discussions with people on what the story is actually about. For me, the theme that stood out is 'everything happens for a reason.' I was so captivated at the end of the book when he was at the top of the hill looking down. This resonated with me and where I was in my life at the time. I know if I read it again I will take away a something different, so I think I'll go do that now!
    • 4/5
      This was assigned to my kids for summer reading. They read it, begrudgingly, but liked it. Like many books, it didn't immediately draw me into the story. I had to work for the first couple of chapters to really care and I never felt invested in the characters throughout the book (the only reason I gave it 4 stars). The plot, though, was captivating. It unfolded at a nice pace. The ending was not expected (which I love) but was very warm and gratifying. It left an impression on me that lasted for days. Well done.
    • 5/5
      Summary:This story is about a Jonas an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred. The society has also eliminated choice: at age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible spouses, and each couple is assigned exactly two children each. Personal reaction:I liked when we read this book in grade school. It was an interesting story.Classroom extension ideas:1.The class could hang sheets of different colored paper around the room with a notepad next to each color. Have students spend 30 seconds at each color, writing down the emotions the color inspires in them. 2.The class could come up with a list of common emotions anger, fear, joy, excitement, etc. Ask students to compile personal memories they associate with each emotion in a journal
    • 4/5
      A very thought-provoking book, allowing the reader to imagine the "what if's" and "what if not's" of a so-called utopian society, where the world is created in a way to avoid unhappiness, and thus, true feelings, both good & bad. The ending is left open to the reader's interpretation. This was a book club read, so I'm anxious to hear everyone's interpretation of it.
    • 4/5
      I’ve finally read it. After years of wanting to read The Giver, I have finally bought it and read it. I am so happy that it’s finally happened and that I liked it. It is so good. My only complaint is that it wasn’t longer. I wanted to be in the world longer. I need to get the rest of the series. I need the pretty box set with the pretty covers. Have you read the other books? Are they as good? You guys need to let me know.
    • 4/5
      i didn't lyk it. i was forced to read it by my english teacher
    • 5/5
      A short and sweet dystopian novel. The Giver teaches young people from children to teens the lessons only dystopia can teach.
    • 5/5
      The Giver is a great book for any age above 10 or so. It is engrossing and causes the reader to question the community in which they live, as well as their day-to-day routine. Though the book deals with morally challenging issues, Lois Lowry writes tastefully and if anything her novel provides a great opportunity for readers young and old alike to discuss what it means to be human. I read and loved this both book as a fifth grader and as a college student.
    • 5/5
      Summary: Imagine a world with no pain, no hurt, no hard choices, no crime, no war, no human suffering at all. Now imagine a world where all the knowledge and memories of pain, hurt, hard choices, and knowledge of crime and human suffering are carried by one human being: The Giver. Now that Jonas is twelve, he has been assigned his career by his community and that is to be the new Giver. Can he handle it?Use and appropriateness in a HS classroom: The utopian-turned-dystopian theme of The Giver makes it a perfect companion to '1984', or as a substitute to '1984' for students who aren’t quite at the reading level that their classmates are at. It can also be used well in literature circles when analyzing it for its utopian and dystopian themes. While I might not use 'The Giver' in a high-level English classroom, its structure is perfect for either younger students or lower-level readers.
    • 5/5
      I loved it! I loved watching it come alive. Was this a movie? I think I've seen something similar. Anyway, it was great. I'm making my son read it next!
    • 4/5
      This is a short read and listed as YA but don't let that fool you. It packs quite a punch in imagining what a world would be if everyone was the same. And if everyone was the same what would happen if you were faced with knowing the world had differences. It would be akin to describing color to the blind or music to the deaf. If we were all blind and deaf the scariest part would be seeing and hearing for the first time. Our brains would have difficulty in comprehending and processing the new stimuli. This is the dilemma our main character faces.The aspect that frustrated me was that the way this world came about was never really explained but I can forgive that because it wasn't the focus of the story.Spend a couple hours to read this little gem. It is well worth it.
    • 4/5
      One of the things I love about this book is that it can be read in so many different ways, and it opens itself up to conversation. Every time I've read, I've come away with a completely different feeling towards it. And yes, like so many, I first read this book as required reading in Junior High, and it's one of the few that stuck with me.
    • 5/5
      An apocalyptic story. The Sameness was created to help the society live peacefully. At every year mark, all children receive the same item (coats with buttons, bicycles). At 12, you are given your career (helping the elderly, sanitation, teacher, etc.) Family units are created not biologically, but by the elders who decide who your partner will be, as well as your children. Jonas is determined to be a Receiver (the keeper of memories). This novel is a young adult, but could be a cautionary tale about the unintended consequences of wanting everyone to be the same.
    • 5/5
      Everyone needs to read this book at least once.
    • 5/5
      another lesson filled book garentied to make you well up in tears by the end. The Giver is set in the future where everyone is assigned a job. One resently graduated student get the job of takeing in all the memories of thier society through the giver. This is a great one on society,future,and a little philosophy thrown in. A great one for anyone thats read Tuesdays With Morrie, The Gosspel According To Larry, or Farenhight 451.
    • 4/5
      This book fascinated me when I was a kid. I read it sometime in middle school, but I'm not going to bother figuring out what year it was. Apparently it fascinated a lot of other people as well, but it's one of those books that sticks out from my middle school years.
    • 4/5
      I've never been much into science fiction, it's always been more fantasy for me, but this was certainly a story that makes you think. Kind of makes you afraid to get old.
    • 5/5
      A believable fictional character? Pretty tough to do in any genre. But with fantasy? With Jonas, the story's protagonist, Lowry pulls it off! And she does it with very little elaboration on the society in which Jonas lives or about him specifically. Like Animal Farm this is a book that you read, analyze, and dissect for conversation sake. One book for everyone. Succinct, yet overwhelmingly powerful.
    • 3/5
      I read this short novel last night in a couple of hours. It was quite engaging, although the protagonist's internal thoughts seem sort of forced sometimes - things we (even YA readers I think, with no problem) could pick up inferentially are spelled out. Rather than showing, the author tells, which feels patronizing or simplistic. However, overall this book was interesting and much like "Those Who Walk Away From the Omelas" and other utopia-with-a-price stories in the same vein.
    • 5/5
      The Giver was first published in 1993 but I feel that it is pretty timeless. The main character, Jonas, is only 11, but his life experience is much more mature, which is why he is chosen to take a very responsible role in their community. I definitely enjoyed this book, just as I enjoy books where the structure of society is questioned.
    • 5/5
      This book was really sad and very confusing. i would reccomend reading it because it had alot of good lessons to learn. I Didn't really agree with some of the stuff, but i did enjoy reading it. it kept my attention
    • 4/5
      I liked this book. This book is kind of like the City of Ember. The book was good but when you are reading you really have to think.

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