The giver

Lowry's book is a piece of nationalist propaganda, using oversimplification, emotional appeals, and dualistic morality to shut down her readers' minds. More troubling is that it is aimed at children, who don't yet have the critical faculties to defend themselves from such underhanded methods. Unsurpr Leggi tutto

I've taught this book to my 6th graders nine years in a row. Once I realized that the book is actually a mystery, and not the bland sci-fi adventure it seemed at first skim, I loved it more and more each time. Nine years, two classes most years... 17 TIMES. I've come to see that the book isn't the s Leggi tutto

I think I'm missing something. Everyone loves this book and I liked it too, but it wasn't amazing or anything. The Giver felt like a very sparse story to me. First, there isn't much characterization, so I didn't form an emotional connection with any of the characters -- not even with Jonas or the Giv Leggi tutto

Jonas is an 11-year-old boy living in what he believes is an idyllic community. Crime is low, and everyone is assigned jobs that they love. When Jonas turns 12, he will finally learn what role he is to fulfill in the community. When I was a child, I read The Giver, and I loved it. As an adult, I read Leggi tutto

This book is perhaps the best refutation that I have seen in some time of a common philosophy of pain that is sometimes found in the popular media and in some versions of Buddhism. According to this philosophy, pain is the ultimate evil, and so, to eliminate pain and suffering we must give up desire Leggi tutto

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4.5 HOLY STARS! I don't remember reading a book as fast as I read this one.It was a great read.I couldn't put the book down for hours.And I must say is different from other books that I have read so this review actually is going to be somehow different from others.So let's start. I enjoyed the beginni Leggi tutto

Stirring. In a futuristic utopian world, Community has reached maximum peace and stability. With all types of emotions eradicated from daily life, people live in perfect harmony, and without any kind of pain. Everyone in the Community has everything they need and a designated purpose in life. On t

If there are no wrong answers, can we really say that something has any meaning? It is very easy to start an interesting science fiction story. Simply begin with a mystery. Don't explain things to the reader and leave them in a state of wonder. In this way, everything will seem interesting, intriguin Leggi tutto

*******SPOILER ALERT******* “I don't know what you mean when you say 'the whole world' or 'generations before him.'I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” Read the book, watch the movie, experience the synergy. We don’t live in a dystopian world, but we do have a growing numbe Leggi tutto