false 19057 19 Meet Ed Kennedy — underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he’s hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That’s when the first Ace arrives. That’s when Ed becomes the messenger. . . . Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary), until only one question remains: Who’s behind Ed’s mission? Winner of the 2003 Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award in Australia, <i>I Am the Messenger</i> is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love. 2737065 book 2002 I Am the Messenger total:4257|5:1609|4:1608|3:804|2:175|1:61| 4257 17300 6763 1160 5 16 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 15:39:56 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 17:01:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 14 false false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 17:45:14 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 20:20:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 19 false false Sat Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 20 05:33:45 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 26 16:56:10 -0700 2008
I didn't have high expectations going into this novel, I'd heard it wasn't as good as 'The Book Thief'(pfft...whole box of kleenix on that one). But, I finished it in 7 hours and what can I say?

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The rest of the book: I liked it. Interesting premise, moved along at a decent pace. The "twist" at the ending was good.

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My review sucks. If you want to read a great review of this book, click here:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/526...

Shelly said everything way better than I ever could.


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The answer is yes--and no.

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It's only been 2 1/2 months since I read this book? WOW, my memory needs HELP! Anyway, I really liked it the second time through. During this reading, I noticed how much swearing there was. I didn't remember that from before.

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