false <![CDATA[Messenger (The Giver, #3)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166512761m/12930.jpg 12930 15 For the past six years, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man, known for his special sight. Village was a place that welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has been invaluable as a messenger. Now he must make one last journey through the treacherous forest with his only weapon, a power he unexpectedly discovers within himself. 901952 book 2004 Messenger (The Giver, #3) total:4861|5:1400|4:1827|3:1285|2:284|1:65| 4861 18796 6867 672 3 3 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 18:51:02 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 16:55:48 -0700 2008
The first two books, The Giver and Gathering...more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 07:04:25 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 06:31:24 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 10:51:32 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 04 16:32:15 -0800 2009 The Giver and Gathering Blue, both of which I highly recommend. Unlike the Utopian societies in The Giver and Gathering Blue, Messenger deals with the outcasts of society. Through the main character Matty, the reader learns to embrace our unique gifts. Lowry does an amaz...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 15 19:32:32 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 20 12:54:37 -0800 2008
Matty didn...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 18:11:53 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 17:48:59 -0700 2007
Matty, who befriended Kira in Gathering Blue, is the main character in Mess...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 06:30:48 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 04:59:25 -0800 2007
One complaint: if I met the reader on the street (I audio booked it) I would say, "Hey guy, ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 08 18:25:17 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 08 17:35:19 -0700 2008
I was 15 pages from the end and said to my husband, "I don't see how this is going to end!"

So when I get to the end, I moaned, and he asked whether it was a bad ending, to which I replied, "Really good--but bad."

A...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Aug 12 11:40:23 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 11:45:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jun 27 22:00:38 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 22:09:47 -0700 2007 The Giver and Gathering Blue. In it, in another lively and exciting story, Lowry continues to examine ideals and problems of socialism. She also brings in a heated immigration debate. I've really enjoyed the whole group of ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 07:29:09 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 09:31:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false true Sun Oct 05 00:07:43 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 00:07:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 08:27:53 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 08:27:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 20:12:57 -0800 2008 Fri May 22 17:39:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Mar 10 07:56:34 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 07:57:16 -0700 2009 1
It's an easy read, since it's writte...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Feb 11 15:39:52 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 15:40:29 -0800 2009 good at going throu...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 24 10:43:16 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 10:43:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 05 04:41:54 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 04:44:40 -0800 2008
Lines I loved:

Teasing’s part of the fun that...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 05:28:07 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 05:28:40 -0700 2009 Messenger is the third young adult novel in the sequence containing The Giver and Gathering Blue, and follows the character of Matty, who is first introduced in Gathering Blue. The beginning of Messenger introduces a Matty six years after the conclusion of the previous novel, and focus...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 20:15:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 20:27:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 19:45:13 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 20:15:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12930