SuitabookMessenger (The Giver #3)
Lois Lowry, David Morse, Fikret Topalli
- Reading
- If reading the connected books, consider reading them in series order; otherwise, pause to discuss any unfamiliar characters or references as they arise.
- Themes
- Secrecy and honesty: Matty conceals his emerging power in a community described as valuing honesty. The premise sets secrecy alongside a communal ideal, but does not show whether the novel approves, criticises or complicates Matty’s choice.
- An unexplained healing ability: Matty has an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Matty’s hidden ability and his uncertainty about it are part of the premise. How these affect him or others, and whether the novel includes distressing scenes, remain unclear.