In the book The Giver, a boy named Jonas lives in a community without color or feelings. Jonas is eagerly awaiting the ceremony of twelve, where you get your job. They call the twelves by their numbers, but the community skipped Jonas’ number. He has been selected, not assigned. He has become the Receiver of Memory, and the job means that he has to experience physical pain. In his world, most can’t feel pain. As the Receiver of Memory, he is made to burden all the pain and get honor. He wants to stop this unjust act but doesn’t know how.

A boy named Gabriel is going to get “released,” that is, given a shot and killed in a room, but Jonas wants to save him. The Giver, the person who trains him, thinks of a plan to help them escape. They will escape during the night, and Jonas will release all the horrible memories he had been forced to take in. Then, Jonas would escape elsewhere where he lived happily.

The Giver will help the villagers endure the memories until they become independent and whole. Then, they will share the burden.

The Giver is a fabulous novel written by Lois Lowry about courage, strength, and how you should spread burden fairly. I think that this story is one of the best books that I have ever read and that it is really about love and effort. I would rate this book 10 out of 10, or in other words, 5 stars.