What readers think of The Giver, plus links to write your own review.

The Giver is the most compelling story told ever. It enriches the life of its readers and makes me appreciate true freedom and individualism.

The Giver was a very fascinating story of a colorless world with no love; just a few feelings here and there.

This book is AMAZING!!! Lowry, keeps everything such a good secret, that you never see the twist coming. I was extremely shocked when it came. Everyone should read this book!

This book is amazing. It proves that conformity is hazardous to any community. It's an amazing read and I encourage everyone to read it.

At first I was not that interested for the book. I thought it was boring. But after a while I started reading the book in my free times. I always wanted to read more. After I finished the book, I hoped to find the second book. I was a little sad when I found out that there wasn't a second book. After a few chapters I felt so much for the main character. I understood really well what he was living. After reading this book I learned that I don't have to think bad before starting anything else that I've never done before.It may be bad or good. I can decide after starting.

I enjoyed the book. I feel like others would too. The characters in the book are good people and givers.

This book The Giver is very good. My reading teacher is using it for 8th grade but I love it as a 6th grader. I hope there is a sequel to this book!

Unlike I anticipated, this book is not strictly a children's tale. It's meaning goes way beyond the surface of a nice little easy to read story. The people in Loury's tale chose one from among their ranks to shield themselves from the slings and arrows of life on earth and the consequences of their failure to live life according to divine law. In doing so they created a situation for themselves that was entirely unnatural, even robotic. They turned the chosen one, "The Receiver" , intended to be the Inner "Giver" of Wisdom to the people in their everyday lives, into a Taker of the sturm and drang of the people's karma by which they themselves are required to develop their own inner capacity to live spiritually rich and meaningful God directed lives as souls embodied on earth. To me, this tale raises troubling questions about the efficacy of the long held belief in the Lone Sacrificial Bearer of the sins of the people as the way to acquire personal and communal happiness.