Giver Quartet Messenger, 3, Book 3, (Hardcover)

from Berly

In this story, Matty has lived in a small village for six years with an older blind man named Seer. Village used to pride itself on welcoming newcomers, but sinister things are happening and the people turn hostile, voting to close their gates. One boy possesses the power to run through the woods...

from MkM

Genre: Science Fiction Genre Critique: This book is an excellent example of science fiction seen through the use of ideas and themes (Utopian societies) that could be/become realistic, but haven't yet. This makes the story more believable for the reader. Review/Critique: I didn't know what to exp...

from flight_of_stars

Mattie, a returning character from the previous book in this series - "Gathering Blue" - reappears as the main protagonist in "The Messenger". Now living in Village with the blind man, he longs to be given his true name. However, when an edict is passed that will close the once welcoming Village ...

from benuathanasia

This was an incredible merging of the characters and themes explored in the predecessors The Giver and Gathering Blue. It was rather short and abrupt with the main conflict(s) remaining very shrouded in mystery, but even still, I'm glad to have continued the journeys of Jonas, Matty, and Kira.

from japaul22

The third book in Lowry's Giver quartet continues the story from Gathering Blue and starts to add in elements from The Giver. As in all of these books, Lowry leaves a lot to the individual reader's imagination. I like this - especially in a YA novel. By leaving a lot unsaid, the reader thinks a l...