The Giver By Lois Lowry

I loved this chapter book because it is very unique. This piece of literature opens the minds of it’s’ readers. Reading this book made me realize that some bad aspects of life are what make the good aspects so amazing. Living in a society where people are not allowed to make their own choices, feel pain and true love would not be a life at all. Without feelings, good and bad, life would have no purpose and no color. In addition, this book sends the message that being different is not a bad thing. The main character, Jonas, is one of the few individuals in his community that has pale eyes; everyone else in his community has dark eyes. Jonas also risks his own life to give people feelings. This book is very imaginative and paints visual images with written words. This book also reminded me of similar plots in A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. Both of these books are unique in their own ways but they all provide hypothetical situations that make readers appreciate life.