By: Lois Lowry
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Dystopia
Published: 2006
Pages: 169
Pages: 169
Told in: Third Person
Series: The Giver, #3
In a nutshell:
Matty lives in Village, a place that takes those who have
been rejected by their communities. But things in Village are starting to
change. People want to close their borders to new arrivals and the forest is
growing increasingly threatening, even to Matty who has always been safe there.
What you may enjoy:
If you’ve read The
Giver and wanted to know more, work your way on to this book. Messenger is the connecting piece
between the first two books, The Giver and
Gathering Blue. Each book tells a
story of a different dystopian community. The books aren’t action packed or “rebel
against Big Brother” type stories, but are more of an awakening where the
characters discover the flaws of their society.
What you may NOT enjoy:
If you prefer fast moving, action packed dystopian then this
book is not for you. The story focuses primarily on relationships and the flaws
of humankind. This book is very strongly a “connector” book, meaning that in
ways it’s less of a story and more of the link between books. It leaves a lot
of open holes and unanswered questions, concluding abruptly with many loose ends.
Warnings:
Violence: man is strangled to death in vines, non-graphic;
man is stabbed in the foot by a vine, non-graphic; woman’s feet are cut up and
bleed, mildly graphic; boy gets infected blisters on arms that ooze, mildly
graphic; boy was beaten, mentioned; boy dies, non-graphic.
Sex and Nudity: boy and girl kiss, mentioned.
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