Do you like the book The Giver?
The giver was such a great book. i finally read it recently and found it fascinating. It really made me think. Did you know that they are making a movie of it?
Is the any other books similar to "FLIPPED" by Wendelin Van Draanen?
okay. i loved this book, too! i've been looking for some simila FLIPPED books, also. but, they're not so similar. i picked books that other readers my age liked after reading FLIPPED. after reading it, i read: THE PERCY JACKSON SERIES TANGERINE SO B. IT (i loved this one) NOW YOU SEE HER (that's great too) SPEAK GO ASK ALICE (very influential) THE GIVER (one of my fave books ever) HOPE WAS HERE THE OUTSIDERS (another fave) ELSEWHERE (zomg LOVEDDD this) THIRTEEN REASONS WHY KING DORK AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES LOOKING FOR ALASKA (once again, a fave) I AM THE CHEESE JUSTIN CASE PROM (i think you'll like this one) GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LARRY VOTE FOR LARRY (sequal to the above) PANTS ON FIRE PRINCESS DIARIES SERIES MEDIATOR SERIES 1800WHERERYOU SERIES TEEN IDOL ALL AMERICAN GIRL READY OR NOT AVALON HIGH THE CLIQUE SERIES DOVEY COE ALEX RIDER SERIES (this one book with girls' feet in grass w/ painted toes... i cant remember the title!) WHAT HAPPENED TO CASS MCBRIDE? ANY LOIS DUNCAN NOVEL many more... below are some great sites for books for teens:
Did you like the book "The Giver"?
I have read it, and found it very thought provoking. I think it's the politics that are the best... it's a good example of a certain type of society (I forget what it's called, I KNOW this!) It's also interesting to consider that to give up the bad things in life, pain, hurt, etc., the good things have to go too, love, color, choices in general. It's an incredibly well written and thought provoking book, and I would give it an award if I had that power. If you liked it, you should read Gathering Blue... and then Messenger, because it ties them together. They all go together, really.
I think my book is too similar to The Hunger Games?
Okay, so I think my book I'm writing is a little too similar to The Hunger Games, but it could just be me. It takes place in the future, but where the middle class has been eradicated. It's basic geographic location is Greece, in the forest of Dadia, but not one-hundred percent. There is no middle class, only dirt-poor and filthy-rich, and the filthy-rich live no where near where my main plot takes place. In the Zeta Village lives a girl, Sam Whiticker, whose house was burned down as a child by a Government Official, when she lost both parents and her sister was sent away for adoption. Ever since then, Sam has been wandering around collecting 'misfits' like herself, to eventually form a rogue gang called the Delta's. There's a league called the Terra League, and each Area has four of them. Area Four (where Sam lives) only had two previously, the Beta's and the Alpha's, and the book starts off with Sam telling her group they got accepted and are officially in the Terra League as the Delta's. The beginning of the book is showing how they live on a day-to-day basis, in an abandoned, foreclosed house, and stealing from the people in their village. Sam has unsual red eyes, and uses those to her advatage by scaring people into giving her things for her group to live on. Two members of her group go outside the village limits and hunt in the forest, often finding little trinkets to sell and such. Although I haven't written it yet, my basic plot plan is for the Delta's to go into war against the Beta's, whose leader is Drew, one of Sam's childhood friends. Then about half way through the book, the Alpha's would mysteriously appear, wreaking havoc on the Zeta Village and terrorizing the Beta's and Delta's, and the two would have to band together to get rid of the Alpha's. (which is where the romance between Drew and Sam would start in a love-hate relationship.) However, I feel this is a little similar to the Hunger Games and all. Is it? Any ideas to change it if it is? Thanks.
Which book did you like better: The Outsiders or The Giver?
The Outsiders. I read the Giver, and although it was interesting, the whole cult mind erasing kill off one of the twins didn't flow well with me. Especially seeing as i'm a twin. I like the Outsiders because it was an honest story, that didn't really have a complex plot. It was about stereotypes and how we all end up dealing with them, and how different people handle different situations. Like how Ponyboy and Dallas handled Johnny's death. It was touching.
The giver.?
1. What is the Giver's favorite memory? 2. Where does Jonas learn he can find the name of his parents' parents? 3. Why doesn't Jonas want to play the goodguys/badguys game anymore? 4. What feelings does Jonas experience when he is given the holiday celebration memory? 5. Twins are not acceptable in the community. Why? What determines their fate? 6. Who was Rosemary? Why did she ask the chief elder for release? 7. After Rosemary's 'release', what happened to the commen 'unity? 8. Can you think of a time either in present day or in past history when certain people have been release for various reasons? 9. After the memory of war, The givrer is gentle with Jonas, giving him tidbits of happy memories. What are some of the memories?
Is a Community similar to The Giver plausible in the near future?
My answer would be maybe.On one hand, no human community could become entirely uniform on their own. There’s too many people who would stand out and break the uniformity.On the other hand, a government that could control every little aspect of the citizens of their country could possibly mimic the community in The Giver. They would have to probably have a selfish cause to give them the will to, and also have the technology to control people at their dispense.Now, you did ask if it could happen in the near future. As far as how soon it could happen, I don’t know for sure, because no one truly knows what technology is available in the world, behind closed doors (surely if a government had that sort of tech, they would make sure no one knew about it). My guess based on what we know is that it would take a long time to accomplish this. OR, maybe the research has already been done and it could happen in the next 50 years… but like I said, no one really knows, only time will tell.
I just realized that the book I was planning to write is too similar to a famous one. What should I do? Should I completely give it up or try to write it down anyway?
Well, have I got good news for you, friend.It doesn’t matter.Or, well, of course there will be some instances when it does matter.For example, when I was younger, I decided to try writing something based off of Legend of Zelda. You could have substituted the names of all of the characters and you essentially would have had Four Swords. (The manga version, because my brother and I used to love those.)So let’s analyze why you think your book is similar to a famous one. (To be honest, it would’ve helped if you said which famous one.)We can use The Hunger Games as an example, though, I believe.Is your world ruled by a dystopian dictatorship? Is your main character an underdog from the land of underdogs? Is there a love triangle? Do your characters head a revolution? Are they pitted against each other in a fight to the death?If I were to read that, it would definitely remind me of The Hunger Games. But the good news is, if it was done well, it would remain a separate book in my mind.Do you know how many medieval-style books there are featuring a girl as the protagonist who disguises herself as a boy and goes to become a knight? A lot. Tamora Pierce, one of my favorite authors, writes largely sort-of medieval fantasy, and in her various series, she has used that trope not once but twice.Those characters, Alanna (the original) and Kel (the second) are similar in that they’re both girls going to become a knight. Kel doesn’t necessarily need to disguise herself, but her being a girl is definitely a large plot point. You could very easily sum up both Alanna’s and Kel’s stories with the same line.And even though they’re so similar—even though they’re by the same author, set in the same world—their stories are so vastly different that I could never confuse them. (Unless it’s been a few years since I read their books, because I’m missing one of Kel’s, so…)So the answer you’re looking for?Find your similarities and find your differences. Exaggerate those differences. Turn this vaguely similar story of yours into something entirely new and different.Y’know, I once read three short stories by three separate authors. They all started from the same writing prompt, and they all wrote three completely different stories.No idea is the same, no matter how similar.
Is the movie The Giver (2014) good?
As someone who has read and enjoyed the book several times (I actually teach The Giver as a Year 8 novel unit almost every year)... no.It pales in comparison to the novel. The film seems trite and rushed and doesn't really delve into the characters the way the book does. The ending is changed drastically from the novel (not necessarily a bad thing - it does offer some clarification that the novel didn't) and the film makers have added a love story that didn't exist in the original.The concept behind The Giver is incredible and as much as Phillip Noyce tried - he hasn't successfully communicated this world in the way that Lois Lowry does in the novel. I would argue that this film could easily have been two hours long (it goes 97 minutes) and being a better movie for it.Side note: When did Katie Holmes suddenly become old enough to play the mother of a 16 year old? Suddenly I feel really old....What does it lack? It doesn't set up the world of the community in the way that the novel does. The real shocks of the novel (SPOILER) ie: the true nature of release are downplayed here and don't have nearly the impact they should have. The main character is probably the only well rounded character in the movie but even he seems to take needless risks and attract attention that doesn't fit with someone as smart and insightful as Jonas is supposed to be.What is good about it? The visual representation of the world of the Giver is excellent. The way the colours are used are superb and the design of this world is simply sensational. Likewise the memory scenes are well put together and fit in well.A note about Jeff Bridges. I know this has been a passion project of his for years so I feel horrible saying this but... I think he was miscast. He just doesn't seem to have the gravitas that The Giver is supposed to have.Meryl was good too - but that goes without saying.
The Giver (1993 book): Why might Jonas find it unsettling that he and Gabriel have similar eyes?
The baby Gabriel shows up to Jonas's home in chapter three. Lily, his little sister, is the first to notice the difference between her eyes and Gabriel's. She also notices that Gabriel and Jonas have light eyes while most everyone else in the community has dark eyes. It is too early for Jonas to understand color, but the lighter shading of the eyes makes him feel different, which is what the society wants to avoid. Suddenly, Lily expresses what everyone is thinking by saying, "Maybe he had the same birth-mother as you" (21). That sentence provides the biggest connection between Jonas and Gabriel. The fact that they have the same type of eyes could mean that they have the same birth mother. Since no one ever gets to know his/her birth mother, and Gabriel and Jonas have the same shade of eyes, then they might be real brothers. With this knowledge, it would produce feelings that Jonas wouldn't understand and that might be unsettling.