I Am the Messenger

Posted by Emelie in DogEared on April 5, 2010
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BOOK NAME: I Am the Messenger
AUTHOR: Markus Zusak

Ed Kennedy has nothing going for him… nothing at all. Living in a dirty shack, he’s hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and is devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. Ed works as an underage cab driver and plays cards on the weekends with his friends… losing at every game. His life seems to have no meaning, until he unwittingly stops a bank robbery. From there he is different.

“Protect the diamonds, survive the clubs, dig deep through the spades, and feel the hearts.” These are Ed’s instructions. Ever since Ed received an ace in the mail he became a messenger. Ed had a choice, to care or not to care. Choosing to care, Ed followed the instructions helping, caring, and hurting people. Whatever the card wanted him to do.

This book had the common story line of the character’s life changing due to something that occurred, but it came in an unusual form. I’ve never read anything that had to do with playing cards like this one. I enjoyed the personality of Ed and his pathetic friends, Marv and Ritchie. One of the little things I liked about this book was that the author included what Ed thought the Doorman (his dog) was thinking when certain things happened.

There were some things in I Am the Messenger that I wasn’t comfortable with, as the book was in the teens section. However, the story was so great, I am going to read his other book, The Book Thief!

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Comments

  1. BlueLip55
    April 5, 2010, 12:59 pm

    I have to say, you’re blog is pretty good. I am hoping to read this book and give my opinion on it. Good job!

  2. Emma
    April 5, 2010, 1:08 pm

    Hmmm…..interesting. I just won two games of Go Fish, I might want to read that.

  3. 2whitie
    April 5, 2010, 6:31 pm

    Haha Emma:). Nice. Probably would not read though, sounds kinda slow paced though,

  4. KaraKangaroo
    April 6, 2010, 11:58 am

    Cool it looks interesting so I think I will try and find it and read it!

  5. escape2books
    April 6, 2010, 8:45 pm

    Emelie, the same thing happans to me too I read a book and their are some inappropriate parts. Overall the book is so good tht I finish it anyway.I am glad you like I Am the Messenger
    but I do not like going into books knowing that their are some parts that I won’t be comfortable with.
    Keep reading and writing, bye

  6. PatheticallyPathetic
    April 10, 2010, 9:52 pm

    BlueLip55, thanks! I’m SO glad you enjoy my reviews!
    Emma, “Go Fish”? I stopped playing that game a while back. I like to play “Chase Your Siblings Around the House with a Broom.”
    2whitie, okay. You don’t HAVE to read it! :D
    KaraKangaroo, great! Comment what you think when you finish it!
    escape2books, I respect that! I’m glad you are making that decision! Wise. :P

  7. lola0117536
    April 11, 2010, 12:45 pm

    is this an aveture book if it is i am going to read it way to go!!!

  8. writergirl23
    April 12, 2010, 11:41 am

    I have a friend called Audrey. I was showing her this blog and when she saw the sentence “He was hopelessly in love with his best friend AUDREY” her reaction was pretty funny. :)

  9. CherylByrel:D
    April 15, 2010, 2:27 am

    I reaad that book long timje ago.It kinda makes sense,and it kinda does’nt.But thats the real stuff,beacuse life sometinmes does not make sense:DD.The book started out sloppy,as most books do,but it had an awesome but not necessarily a happy ending.READ IT!And about the innapropriate parts,why bother to blog this book(which is an adult fiction,BTW) if ur gonna say it has parts not mean t for children?

  10. escape2books
    April 18, 2010, 8:09 am

    This blob is about dicussion CherylByrel:D, we talk about whether we agree with the review and whether we want to read it. Not all reviews are about boks we like, some are about books we dislike and we discusse our opinion about the book.

  11. i<32ski
    April 18, 2010, 9:00 pm

    i won 5 games of uno & i luv go fish!!!! i think i will try this book!!! lol

  12. PatheticallyPathetic
    April 29, 2010, 12:38 pm

    writergirl23, I can understand why. See if she wants to read it! LOL
    CherylByrel:D, well, I have to post it. I want to write a review because if someone was interested in it they need to know the truth. They might read it because they are in a higher reading level.
    Like, I’m not going to read little kid books because I am 13 and don’t wanna read children books. That’s why. :D Thanks for commenting on a lot of my reviews!
    escape2books, exactly. :D
    1<32ski, I am good at Uno, but not so much at Go Fish. Do you like tacos? Remember, say no to drugs and yes to tacos!

    - Emelie

  13. saertyuiopmju
    May 8, 2010, 8:09 pm

    i have never bloged before i used to have a mypage until they got rid of it. so can you tell me how to blog please that would be so helpfull

  14. bookgirl539
    June 13, 2010, 8:38 pm

    this one sounds good. i read the book thief, and i hope to read this one!

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