I Am the Messenger
by Markus Zusak
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Author: Markus ZusakEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-08
ISBN: 0375830995
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Book Review: A bit too convenient
Summary: 2 Stars
Hmmmm.
First the premise: Ed is a 19 year old taxi driver living a pretty mundane existance until he stops a bank robbery. His life changes when he starts receiving anonymous aces in the mail with messages on them that he needs to decipher and carry out.
Next, its a book for young adults and it did win Book of the Year for older readers from The Children's Book Council of Australia so I suppose thats saying something. However I didn't enjoy this book as much as everyone else seems to have. I found that everything worked out much too well for Ed and the story became quite predictable. I think the book is also a little too long in most places and in the end everything was wrapped up in a neat little package (thats not a spoiler - trust me you could see it coming!)
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