11 - I am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak, 357 Pages, Alfred A. Knopf, 2002
WHY I PICKED IT: I really enjoyed Zusak's Book Thief...
ELAPSED TIME: 2 days
RATING: Very Good!
Just as I started lamenting about the shortage of truly enjoyable books, I found this... fantastic story of a mediocre, average kid (Ed Kennedy)... clearly not living up to his potential... so much so that his own mother hates him, for being too much like his father - all potential and dreams, but too little action.
But this isn't the story of someone staying in that place. It's the story of how Ed is thrust into being a messenger (of hope), guided by someone unseen. To help the people he's being directed to... to show them what they have been missing.
There are a few great lines in the book, this one I wrote down to remember: "If I'm ever going to be okay, I'll have to earn it." Simple, and yet offers untold depth.
If you enjoyed The Book Thief, or appreciate excellent youth fiction, I highly recommend this story.
This blog is a simple review of every book that I read... For all books I’ll tell you why I picked it, how long it took me to read it, and give it a rating (burn it, not good, meh, good, very good, and required reading). I ask (encourage?) all readers of my blog to post their thoughts of any of the books in my comments :). Thanks!
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