Messenger
2004 • 169 pages

Ratings126

Average rating3.6

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In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.


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4 primary books5 released books

#3 in The Giver

The Giver is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Lois Lowry and P. Craig Russell.

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The Giver
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Gathering Blue
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Messenger
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no words, just thoughts. lots of freaking thoughts

November 15, 2021

This addition to the Giver series felt more heavy-handed and preachy than the other two; I felt uncomfortable rather than intrigued or entranced while reading it.

June 10, 2012

Matty gave his all.

April 27, 2021