I am the Messenger

from ForSix

Let me start by giving you a little background before I jump into my review. Last month, I went a little online book shopping crazy. One of the books I picked up was critically acclaimed The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I thought since The Book Thief received such great reviews, I wanted to try so...

from SqueakyChu

Ed Kennedy is a cab driver, a young man who slowly plods along in life with his dog "The Doorman" and his three poker-playing buddies, Ritchie, Marv, and Audrey. Ed's life changes when he is mysteriously given a card (the ace of diamonds) with clues. He follows these clues only to find out that h...

from blm52

I'm a harsh rater, sorry. Most 'popular' fiction wouldn't get one star from me. Most people who read this book would rate it much higher than I have, but I'm ranking him against Hardy, Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, Steinbeck et al. So is this a modern classic? I think Markus Zusak has a great book, and ...

from BoundTogetherForGood

Don't you love it when a book just seems to fall into your lap? I only picked it up because the cover caught my eye as I walked past a book store table aimed at youth. The cover was quirky; eye catching. Then I noticed the author is Markus Zusak, the writer of one of my favourite books, The Book ...

from ErisofDiscord

I don't know how many music videos and novels have been made about "random acts of kindness" or how many times that phrase has been bandied about by people. You hear it so often that it starts to lose meaning, and so "random acts of kindness" has become overused. I Am the Messenger brings it back...