The Eyes of Kid Midas

Content Ratings

No Romance

There is no romantic content; the story is focused on Kevin's escalating misuse of his wish power.

Mild Themes

The novel is a cautionary fable about the dangers of wish fulfillment, the corruption that comes from power without consequences, and the destruction that follows from not understanding limits.

Mild Violence

The wishes become increasingly dangerous and harmful; reality distortions create genuinely threatening consequences; violence is present in a fantastical register.

Synopsis

Kevin finds a pair of sunglasses on a mountaintop that make whatever he wishes for real—a power he quickly abuses until the wishes start going wrong in increasingly frightening ways. An early Shusterman novel that uses its sci-fi fantasy premise to explore the consequences of unchecked desire and the way power corrupts.