The setting is an ideal futuristic society in which everybody, after being "capped" is happy and productive. This is the first in the popular "Tripod" series. 195 pages.įind this book: Local Bookstore, Amazon, B&N Then decide what kids you're going to share it with. Fifth graders should have no trouble reading it. He also learns of the horror all around him. all of which are not present in this society. Jonas learns of war and hate, of snow and trees and colors. The present Receiver now sets about giving the memories-all of them-to Jonas. The Receiver's job is to listen to their proposals and just tell them whether or not they should do it based on the lessons of history. However, they also don't want to make decisions or changes which, in the past, have led to disaster so they have assigned one person to keep all the memories of history, their own and that of all societies. He is to be trained to become the "Receiver of Memory." You see, in the Utopian society Lowry has created for us, the people don't want to be burdened with memories. To his astonishment he is given the most respected job of all. We see it all through the eyes of Jonas, a young boy about to receive his life's assignment along with others of his age group. There is no rudeness, no crime and no disease. Every family has a mother, father, and two children, one of each sex. The elderly are lovingly cared for as are the newest members of this place. Everyone has a job for which he or she is suited emotionally, physically and mentally. Too much talent, I think, is bad for the soul.īut on to the story. To find out that Lois designed it herself and took that wonderful photograph makes it harder to like her. I had first been drawn to it by the cover of the book, which has to be the most intriguing one I've seen in a long time. It's only that I like Lois Lowry's work so much that I kept reading her latest book, The Giver after I discovered that it was both science fiction and fantasy. I also have a hard time enjoying many fantasies although the fantasies that have been able to break through my initial resistance are among my favorite books. I (Carol) have to confess that I don't like most science fiction.
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