nika_nix's review against another edition
5.0
I heard about this book for the first time only few weeks ago in Little Book Club and I wasn't impressed with summary but then my friend read it and loved it so I put it on my TBR. I decided I have to read it when I was in the library and found it there. Now I'm so glad I read it, it was amazing and I liked it from the first page. It was great how author managed to use both seriousness and humor at the same time, how he was able to write about serious things but also made this book very funny. I am speechless (not really, but still...). This book is just so good.
I liked Ed from the first page and I totally connected with him. He's amazing, being in his head is so interesting and the way he approached to all these people and helped them was so great. The more of this book I read, I realized how much I like his character and how I want him to be happy at the end because he really deserved it. He was a person who cared and I wanted someone to care about him, too. I didn't have any special opinion about Marv but at the end he got my heart and now when I understand him and his reasons, I really like his character. Never expected that from him. Richie was okay, but I couldn't connect with him, I feel like we didn't get to know him as well as we did the other characters. I liked Audrey at the beginning but later she started to annoy me. Ed was so in love with her and showed that to her a dozen of times but she ignored him all along because she didn't want to love anyone, but she didn't have a problem with having sex with everyone else. I have to say, she was a whore. However, at the end she got a bit better, at least she slept with the same guy every day. But I don't think she deserves Ed. Nope. The person Ed should have ended up with is Sophie. I expected it to happen throughout the whole book but it didn't. Huge disappointment. I ship Sophie and Ed so hard! Ed's mom was such an unloving bitch! I hated her and I felt so sorry for Ed because he was stuck with a mother like that.
I like the idea for this book so much. The plot was really interesting, book was a quick read and I enjoyed it so much. All the things Ed did for all these people he didn't even know was so beautiful but it touched me the most when he helped Marv to get Suzanne and his daughter back. It was such a beautiful scene, I almost cried. ALMOST! The plot twist at the end was really unexpectable and I have to admit, I didn't really understand the end. What happened? Who sent all these cards to Ed? Maybe it's my fault and I didn't pay attention enough but maybe it's not that. I have no idea what happened at the end, really. I didn't get it at all but what I guessed right was that the robber of the bank was in all that all along. However, I absolutely loved the last two sentences they were so poweful, awesome and just perfect. Absolutely fantastic!
I really like Markus Zusak's writting style. It's simple, funny (I laughed so much while reading this book) and easy to read but it also gives us a message. I found myself caring so much for every character and just wanted to help them, too. But Ed did pretty well on his own. Very good! Characters are loveable, every one of them has it's own story and everything wraps up nicely at the end. This book was really amazing and I recommend it to everyone. So good!
I liked Ed from the first page and I totally connected with him. He's amazing, being in his head is so interesting and the way he approached to all these people and helped them was so great. The more of this book I read, I realized how much I like his character and how I want him to be happy at the end because he really deserved it. He was a person who cared and I wanted someone to care about him, too. I didn't have any special opinion about Marv but at the end he got my heart and now when I understand him and his reasons, I really like his character. Never expected that from him. Richie was okay, but I couldn't connect with him, I feel like we didn't get to know him as well as we did the other characters. I liked Audrey at the beginning but later she started to annoy me. Ed was so in love with her and showed that to her a dozen of times but she ignored him all along because she didn't want to love anyone, but she didn't have a problem with having sex with everyone else. I have to say, she was a whore. However, at the end she got a bit better, at least she slept with the same guy every day. But I don't think she deserves Ed. Nope. The person Ed should have ended up with is Sophie. I expected it to happen throughout the whole book but it didn't. Huge disappointment. I ship Sophie and Ed so hard! Ed's mom was such an unloving bitch! I hated her and I felt so sorry for Ed because he was stuck with a mother like that.
I like the idea for this book so much. The plot was really interesting, book was a quick read and I enjoyed it so much. All the things Ed did for all these people he didn't even know was so beautiful but it touched me the most when he helped Marv to get Suzanne and his daughter back. It was such a beautiful scene, I almost cried. ALMOST! The plot twist at the end was really unexpectable and I have to admit, I didn't really understand the end. What happened? Who sent all these cards to Ed? Maybe it's my fault and I didn't pay attention enough but maybe it's not that. I have no idea what happened at the end, really. I didn't get it at all but what I guessed right was that the robber of the bank was in all that all along. However, I absolutely loved the last two sentences they were so poweful, awesome and just perfect. Absolutely fantastic!
I really like Markus Zusak's writting style. It's simple, funny (I laughed so much while reading this book) and easy to read but it also gives us a message. I found myself caring so much for every character and just wanted to help them, too. But Ed did pretty well on his own. Very good! Characters are loveable, every one of them has it's own story and everything wraps up nicely at the end. This book was really amazing and I recommend it to everyone. So good!
daniellekolleen's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
anita_mv's review against another edition
3.0
Me ha gustado mucho este libro. Hacía tiempo que quería leer algo más de este autor, pero nunca encontraba el momento. La historia ha sido fantástica y emotiva a la vez que divertida y Ed ha sido un personaje que he disfrutado mucho. Mi problema está con la quinta parte, para mi debería haberse quedado en el final de la cuarta porque la sensación de plenitud que tenía durante la lectura se ha diluido bastante con la última parte. Aún así he disfrutado mucho de esta lectura y ha llegado en el momento justo para que cale hondo. Lástima ese comodín que no ha terminado de convencerme.
ana_mv's review against another edition
3.0
Me ha gustado mucho este libro. Hacía tiempo que quería leer algo más de este autor, pero nunca encontraba el momento. La historia ha sido fantástica y emotiva a la vez que divertida y Ed ha sido un personaje que he disfrutado mucho. Mi problema está con la quinta parte, para mi debería haberse quedado en el final de la cuarta porque la sensación de plenitud que tenía durante la lectura se ha diluido bastante con la última parte. Aún así he disfrutado mucho de esta lectura y ha llegado en el momento justo para que cale hondo. Lástima ese comodín que no ha terminado de convencerme.
carlyroth10's review against another edition
5.0
Zusak is a literal genius. This book was hilarious and uniquely sad. Along with the Book Thief his book was amazingly written and the story was a can't put down.
The characters were my favorite. From the people that get the messages before Ed arrive, to the people after Ed give the messages. My favorite was Marv's story, beautiful!
Over all I fell in love with this book and it's one of my favorites.
The characters were my favorite. From the people that get the messages before Ed arrive, to the people after Ed give the messages. My favorite was Marv's story, beautiful!
Over all I fell in love with this book and it's one of my favorites.
isabellarobinson7's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3.5 stars
In my opinion, summarizing I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak in but a few sentences can never truly do this remarkable novel the justice it undoubtedly deserves. I Am the Messenger begins when a mysterious playing card ends up in the letterbox of Ed Kennedy, causing his uneventful life to become just that little bit more interesting. Scrawled on the face of the card are three seemingly ordinary house addresses and times. At first, they seem completely unrelated, but Ed soon discovers they have one thing in common: they all need help, specifically Ed’s help. During the following months, Ed travels around his washed-up town lending a hand, (delivering “messages”) to those in need, directed by the cards which keep appearing in his letterbox.
Without giving away too many spoilers, I really enjoyed the way that Zusak highlighted personal struggles so many people experience on a daily basis. I feel like some of the topics tackled in this novel are rarely ever discussed in the media or anywhere for that matter, and I appreciate that I Am the Messenger does this.
In my opinion, summarizing I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak in but a few sentences can never truly do this remarkable novel the justice it undoubtedly deserves. I Am the Messenger begins when a mysterious playing card ends up in the letterbox of Ed Kennedy, causing his uneventful life to become just that little bit more interesting. Scrawled on the face of the card are three seemingly ordinary house addresses and times. At first, they seem completely unrelated, but Ed soon discovers they have one thing in common: they all need help, specifically Ed’s help. During the following months, Ed travels around his washed-up town lending a hand, (delivering “messages”) to those in need, directed by the cards which keep appearing in his letterbox.
Without giving away too many spoilers, I really enjoyed the way that Zusak highlighted personal struggles so many people experience on a daily basis. I feel like some of the topics tackled in this novel are rarely ever discussed in the media or anywhere for that matter, and I appreciate that I Am the Messenger does this.
sara_evaney's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. The ending was so weird, but amazing! It literally makes you think. I usually don't get much out of books, except for their story, and that is totally fine. That's why I read. To get away from realitiy. But this. Damn.
The story itself was very captivating too. I mean, I read this 400-page book in two days. The concept was a little weird, but it was good. But this stupid. Stylistic devices. You do Not. Need to end. The sentences. Every three words!
The story itself was very captivating too. I mean, I read this 400-page book in two days. The concept was a little weird, but it was good. But this stupid. Stylistic devices. You do Not. Need to end. The sentences. Every three words!
christinem's review against another edition
3.5
I loved it until the end. The ending was confusing and I didn't find it very satisfying.
snjluc's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book up until the end - it did not match the rest of the book at all!