I Am the Messenger
DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF AND AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SWEEPING FAMILY SAGA.
From the author of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger is an acclaimed novel filled with laughter, fists, and love.
A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK
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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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Readers say *I Am the Messenger* captivates with its unique concept, imaginative storytelling, and meaningful messages that resonate with both charact...
This was a great story! Loved the format, the story kept me in constant suspense, and the entire time I feel like there was a good message for the readers as well as the characters (who I mostly all fell in love with, just as the main character did). I'll never look at playing cards the same, though!
Markus Zusak has an amazing imagination. I wish I could just crawl around his head sometime. I loved this book. I wish my college kid would read it - such a great story line about finding a purpose and about simple human kindness. It kinda made me wonder why I dont watch and observe more people - why I don't go out of my way to help others with simple acts of kindness. The main character, Ed, is so likable. And I loved the way he talked about the love of his love, Audrey. If all women were adored like Audrey - just once in our lives - the world would be a better place and there would be less cheating and divorce.
There is a difference between living a life and going through the motions. Just enduring the day. I liked that Zusak made an entire book about that difference.
I also really liked the end. I realize the books do not really have anything in common, but this is how I wanted Sophie's World
by Jostein Gaarder to end.
I also really liked the end. I realize the books do not really have anything in common, but this is how I wanted Sophie's World
by Jostein Gaarder to end.