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| Original Title: | The Messenger |
| ISBN: | 0375836675 (ISBN13: 9780375836671) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Audrey, Ed Kennedy, Milla Johnson, Marvin Harris, Ritchie SĂĄnchez |
| Setting: | Australia |
| Literary Awards: | New South Wales Premier's Literary Award for Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature (2003), Children's Book Council of Australia Award for Book of the Year: Older Readers (2003), Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2006), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury (2007), Lincoln Award Nominee (2009) Goldener Lufti (2006), Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Jugendbuch (2007) |
Markus Zusak
Paperback | Pages: 357 pages Rating: 4.07 | 127798 Users | 13671 Reviews
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| Title | : | I Am the Messenger |
| Author | : | Markus Zusak |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 357 pages |
| Published | : | May 9th 2006 by Alfred A. Knopf Borzoi Books (first published January 10th 2002) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Mystery. Contemporary |
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dig deep through the spades
feel the hearts
Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.
That's when the first ace arrives in the mail.
That's when Ed becomes the messenger.
Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission?
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Ratings: 4.07 From 127798 Users | 13671 ReviewsCriticize About Books I Am the Messenger
3.5 /5 stars "Sometimes people are beautiful.Not in looks.Not in what they say.Just in what they are." Let me just begin this review by saying that I Am the Messenger is not The Book Thief. As enjoyable as it was, it is nowhere near as incredible as The Book Thief was. But did I really care? No. Markus Zusak has such a way with words. He makes you feel the story, and the words, as if they were tangible things, and I love that. The words never feel empty, never like nothing more than ink on aI knew nothing about this book going in other than that it was by The Book Thief author. I probably never would have tried it without that being the case, so it does pay off to have one big bestseller!This odd little story is touted as a Young Adult book. Um, I mean, I guess it could be, but it doesn't really feel like one. All of the main characters are adults and the story doesn't stand out to me as something that would specifically appeal to young readers. But, hey, I am a grown up so what do
"But you're far from this. Your fingers turn the strangeness of these pages that somehow connect my life to yours. Your eyes are safe. The story is just another few hundred pages of your mind. For me, it's here. It's now. I have to go through with this, considering the cost at every turn." Bizarre ending, but a beautiful message. (See what I did there đ)I wanted to try another book by Zusak, to be able to see if The Book Thief was just a one off. I have a handwritten book list I made when I was
I threw this book across the room, and then I picked it back up, held it at arms length, and shook my head at it. And then I thought about the way it held me in suspense, how it kept the kids in my teen book group reading and thinking, and I dusted it off and gave it a hug. Markus Zusak, you bastard!What has me reacting like a schizophrenic? Why, I can't tell YOU. That would spoil the book for you, and you really should read it. The basic plot is, a guy stops a bank robbery, gets written up in
Nineteen year old cab driver Ed Kennedy foils a bank robbery and soon finds himself receiving cryptic messages in the mail written on playing cards. Each card bears hints toward three people Ed must help in some way. Will Ed ever find out who is behind is mysterious messages?Apart from books by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, this is my first foray into young adult literature and I enjoyed it immensely.I think the first thing that pulled me in was that Ed is a lot like I was at nineteen. I like
4.5 Stars.Hello There.Maybe you're here because you've read the book and you loved it. You loved it so much that any review about it is a beacon of irresistible curiosity for you. So much that you want to hold this book close to you, day and night.And just think about the intricate enormity of it all. Then, you're just like me.Or Maybe you're here because you haven't read it and want to see if it's worth your time. In that case, let me be precise and say, Go Read it.Now.Or Maybe you don't like
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