4.5 Stars.Hello There.Maybe you're here because you've read the book and you loved it. You loved it so much that any review about it is a beacon of irresistible curiosity for you. So much that you want to hold this book close to you, day and night.And just think about the intricate enormity of it all. Then, you're just like me.Or Maybe you're here because you haven't read it and want to see if it's worth your time. In that case, let me be precise and say, Go Read it.Now.Or Maybe you don't like t...

I can't believe how much I hated this book. It's been two months since I read it and I'm still furious about it. Looking at the other reviews, I seem to be in the minority though. I've been trying to figure out why I liked it so much less than so many others and I haven't found a good, solid answer yet. My only idea is that, maybe, I have simply outgrown YA at this point. It definitely made me want to stay away from the genre for a bit.I don't even know with what to start. Because I just dislike...

I threw this book across the room, and then I picked it back up, held it at arms length, and shook my head at it. And then I thought about the way it held me in suspense, how it kept the kids in my teen book group reading and thinking, and I dusted it off and gave it a hug. Markus Zusak, you bastard!What has me reacting like a schizophrenic? Why, I can't tell YOU. That would spoil the book for you, and you really should read it. The basic plot is, a guy stops a bank robbery, gets written up in t...

Markus Zusak does not disappoint! I love the message in this book and it leaves such a powerful impact!

4.5★“We both smack the sudden silence with laughter. When it returns, we hit it again. The laughter spins in front of us and we keep hitting it.”Ever had a fit of the giggles or a laughing jag? Ed Kennedy is a nineteen-year-old taxi driver in a small town outside Sydney. An Aussie reader will recognise the characters and the rites of passage, but really, young people have a lot in common all over the world. Some still live with parents and wish they could move, while some are on their own but ha...

I wanted so badly to like this book because I liked the Book Thief so much, but I just couldn’t. I couldn’t get past the constant swearing, the sweaty smelly characters, and the story line kept shifting back and forth from horribly bad to decent and the decent didn’t compensate for the horrific. . In the Book Thief the charm of the characters seemed to make up for their lack of poise and class, this book couldn’t pull that off.

I can't seem to get enough Zusak. Once again his language is magic. Instead of falling into the "he (or she) said" pitfall, the dialogue takes on the action of the predominant emotion. If he wants to reach for a friend, the words reach. And the way he breaks his sentences to evoke emotional pauses is poetic. Plus it makes his stories delectably quick to read. The perfect combination of length and pause. But his prose is not even the most powerful thing about his writing. Zusak pulls the words li...

i have always had a passionate love for the words of marcus zusak. he is my all time favourite author, without a doubt. his writing never fails to make me melt. but over time, that longing desire has transformed into a peaceful comfort. with each reread, it feels like i am coming home. and thats exactly how this book felt. with an expert balance of humour, sentimentality, and hopefulness, this story is a work of art (side note: the first chapter of this book is the most spectacular chapter ever

My full name’s Ed Kennedy. I’m nineteen. I’m an underage cabdriver. I’m typical of many of the young men you see in this suburban outpost of the city – not a whole lot of prospects or possibility. That aside, I read more books than I should, and I’m decidedly crap at sex and doing my taxes. Nice to meet you.After accidentally preventing a bank robber from escaping, Ed Kennedy receives his first playing card with three addresses written on it. He understands that he needs to deliver a message to

2.5 stars. Some books you instantly love - they reach you, unconditionally. Others you hate with passion and you would happily burn them if only you weren't reading ebooks (also, you really don't want to have something in common with every tyrant out there). Then they're the mild, non-committal threes and two-and-a-half, better known as the great shelf of meh. ► Well now. Do not be fooled by my 2.5 stars rating : I Am the Messenger is not one of those books.Indeed this rating is to be taken a...

(4.5 ★’s) Sometimes people are beautiful.Not in looks.Not in what they say.Just in what they are. We’ve all been through it—that moment when you pick up a book cluelessly, your heart unaware of the misery ahead, and fall hard and fast and think, oh, but I need more, so you hesitantly eye the author’s other works, hoping for a contestant for your heart and yet, too afraid to let yourself do so. Sometimes, the next book will be a glowing gem and sometimes, a dull brick—it’s a risk, always, to al...

Sometimes people are beautiful.Not in looks.Not in what they say.Just in what they are.The Book Thief is one of my favorite books ever (if not my favorite book ever), then how is it possible that I loved I Am the Messenger even more?This book is just... beautiful, from start to finish. I'm not really good at putting my thoughts into words so I know that nothing I could ever say will bring this book justice (but that still won't stop me from trying).First of all, it took me a long time to read th...

I buddy read this with Vane! Click here to see her review.3.5 starsI am the Messenger is, in many ways, a beautiful book. The story is moving, the message beautiful and the characters interesting and complex. It is also often very humorous and it ended up making me smile (and even laugh) many times. Do not go into this expecting it to be like The Book Thief, the two books are nothing alike and you will be disappointed. For those with an open mind however, I believe this book has quite a lot to s...