A very intriguing read. Then again, Markus Zusak has always been out of his mind. ;) This book really shows you the harshness of life and how it can sometimes be enjoyable, if you let yourself live it.  

Ed Kennedy is drifting through life, hanging out with going-nowhere friends, living with his smelly dog when he is involved unexpectedly in foiling a bank robbery. Thereafter he receives mysterious note giving him clues. Following these clues, he finds himself involved in the crises of others, and helping them. ( )

Everything's coming up Aces for Ed Kennedy, but not the kind that he wants in the game of life. Strange things start happening to him after he thwarts a bank robber in the promising beginning of this book. He receives a series of Aces in the mail, each with a cryptic clue which leads him into a variety of situations. Most of them are on the edge of absurdity, although there are a few endearing scenes that kept me reading to see what the outcome would be.

I read this book because I loved The Book Thief by Zusak; however, this one didn't have the same appeal to me. I thought the moral of the story about how even the smallest gestures can have great effects in another's life was an important lesson, however, I was not the target audience of this young adult novel, and could not relate to these characters. A word of caution: Due to crude language and sexual references, this book may not be suitable for all young adult readers. ( )

I doubt I will be able to do this book justice with this review but I will try. I am the Messenger has to be the best book I have every read. Anyways everything about this book was great and engaging and completely hypnotizing!!!

Markus will forever be one of my favorite characters every. You can't help but love him. He feels as if there is nothing special about him. Like he has no place in the world, as if everybody else has a reason they were put on this earth, except him, and I think all of us can relate to that feeling. But then he starts recieving this Ace's in the mail with names and addresses and there is some problem he has to fix for each of them. The impact he has on each of the lives of his missions and on himself as he finishes each card is so completely touching and impacting. You'll gasp, you'll awe, you'll cry, you'll laugh, and you'll spend 10 minutesd trying to let the whole book sink in before turn the book write over and read it all over again, Trust Me!!!

In about one week Markus has to gone from normal everyday loser (as he proclaims himself) to reluctant hero. His life turns completely upsidedown in such a short period time, and he handles having to be a hero very well dispite the physical and emotional damage it puts him in. One of my favorite parts of this book was the romance. It was sort of a that sad romance that you hope all the way through will sort of turn out with a happy ending. You'll have to read to find out whether or not it came true!!!

I loved loved loved loved I can't say it enough loved this book. Every single part of this book and every single character no matter how small pulls you more and more. Markus Zusak has a way to pull you completely into the lives and emotions of every single character, making them all unforgetable. The ending was beyond great. It couldn't have been better. Even though I nearly wanted to cry when it ended im perfectly glad with the way it did. I reccomend this book to everyone in the world. Whether you like to read or not, no matter your prefered genre if you are of or close enough to the human species, you must read this book. It has everything I would look for a great read!!!

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Another awesome book by Zusak. Highly inspirational! ( )