I had to read this book in middle school. I thought I was going to hate it, but I loved it. It's very well written and one of the best plot lines I've ever read.
If you read this book and love it and you had not read the sequel or trilogy (sp?) you need to the sequels Gathering Blue and the trilogy is Messenger they both are awesome be warnd that it might not make since till you finish both though
i had to read the book for my english class this year. it's a good plotline, and i liked the idea about the community Jonas is in, but i didn't like it much. for some reason, it didn't spark me very much, and i wouldn't read it again.
Ive read the book and have seen the play. Its one of the best books i have ever read before and i think anyone looking for a good book should read "The Giver"
I agree. I read it as one of the books for my end of the semester book reviews and I loved it. Jonas's naivety is very compelling. I cried throughout. I woulod reccomend this to everyone.