Hello, all! :wave:

Last summer for school I had to read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. Normally, "summer reading" books STINK, but this one is my favorite book of all time! :eek: It's SO awesome!!! Has anybody read it? If you have, what do you think? :confused:

Right now, I'm reading "Gathering Blue", which is by Lois Lowry, too. It's a "companion" to "The Giver", but I really have no idea what that means. It's a great book, though. I'm about 3/4 of the way through, and it's getting really good! Has anybody read this one? Opinions?

Thanks a lot! :D

Later. :bye:

~Lauren

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While 'The Giver' is far below my reading level 'now', it's one of those books that are still worth reading. I loved it the first time I read it, which was probably in 5th grade, and the second time I was a year or so older, and I got an even deeper meaning from it. It's a great read for middle school grades...It's theme is rather odd...and frighteningly similar to OUR lives TODAY.

I read The Giver in 6th grade. It was a really sad, yet weird book. I didn't understand why they were killing off the old people...I guess I wasn't mature enough. But, it was a really good book.

I read "The Giver" in 6th or 7th grade. I remember I read it all in one sitting! That was back when I was still a bookworm. Nowadays the only books I read for fun are Harry Potter, lol. But yeah, it was a great book. Definitely memorable. It kind of reminds me of 1984, if you've read that.

Kristen

I think I had to read it for 9th grade - yeah, I loved it too. My aunt's a librarian and she's getting Lois Lowry to visit her school.

I read "The Giver"! In 7th grade. It's pretty good.

Glad to see I'm not alone! :D

I just finished "Gathering Blue" today! It wasn't as good as "The Giver", but it was still awesome! :lol: If anybody's looking for a good read, and you already read "The Giver", go for this one!

Later, dudes! :cool:

~Lauren

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I hated The Giver.

Originally posted by TradingMooses
I hated The Giver.

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I was only in 6th grade though, so maybe I wasn't mature enough.

I liked The Giver, I thought it was an odd book but it was still good, imo.

It stinks that some of you guys didn't like The Giver. Sometimes, when a person reads a book that they're too young for or don't understand, it ruins it for life! :( I was going into 7th when I read it, but words are my "thang", if you will. :lol:

If you appreciate good metaphors NOW, try it again. It really was awesome! :D

~Lauren

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I think I've read The Giver 5 times. I loved that book, but then i sort of stopped liking it.

I read The Giver in 7th grade.

Originally posted by *Marilyn Monroe*
I think I've read The Giver 5 times. I loved that book, but then i sort of stopped liking it.

Yeah, I gotta read it again. It was just so good, AND I have no other reading material! :D

Later. :bye:

~Lauren

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