Kim 's review

Kim 's review

I Am the Messenger I Am the Messenger
by Markus Zusak

520753 Kim 's review
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bookshelves: gmba, young-adult

Stamp it on my forehead, folks. I'm here, I'm a blubbering fool, get used to it.

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?

Um... I.AM.A.SAP

Okay, I can see the flaws, I mean..I'm not a stupid sap. I could see the formula... I knew what was coming. But, the writing makes up for it.

Plus, a 19-year-old-suffering-from-low-self-esteem-who-has-a-severe-case-of-unrequited-love-that-is-moved-enough-by-circumstances-presented-to-him-that-he-does-whatever-he-can-to-improve-their-situations?? HELLO??? Um...my 19 year old self would have been utterly smitten. With lines like this: "The yawn of a girl can be so beautiful it makes you cringe". swoon. It didn't change my life---but it gave me a nice reprieve.

Okay, my groupie side is showing. Maybe this is a 'chick' book, maybe...more

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message 1: by Valerie
04/26/2008 06:51AM

543625 I alternately liked Ed, and wanted to kick his ass.

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message 2: by Kim
04/26/2008 09:51AM

520753 Why?

Ed is my new hero...

I have pulled out my bobby socks and Duran Duran albums....

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message 3: by Valerie
04/26/2008 12:37PM

543625 I thought he was too passive during a lot of the stuff that was happening to him. Sometimes I just wanted to shake him.

But he was sweet.

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message 4: by Kim (last edited 04/26/2008 05:57PM)
04/26/2008 04:55PM

520753 I am really surprised that you didn't like this more. I kinda felt like he was passive because he was scared shitless.

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message 5: by Valerie
04/26/2008 06:15PM

543625 I felt that he was passive because he was aimless, and that bugged me (but I guess it was part of the point). Like he just kind of sat around, waiting to see what kind of f*cked up sh*t was going to happen to him next.

(A glass of wine or two, and my language is shot to sh*t!)

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message 6: by Valerie
04/26/2008 06:16PM

543625 Also, this line in your review:

19-year-old-suffering-from-low-self-esteem-who-has-a-severe-case-of-unrequited-love-that-is-moved-enough-by-circumstances-presented-to-him-that-he-does-whatever-he-can-to-improve-their-situations??

is killing the designer in me. I really want to go in and fix that rag.

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message 7: by Kim (last edited 04/26/2008 06:53PM)
04/26/2008 06:52PM

520753 yeah, I'm good like that... :-)

have some more wine, sweets, it'll make sense after a bit.

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message 8: by Valerie
04/26/2008 07:04PM

543625 Can't you just go in and hit "return" a couple of times? Oh forget it. Glug glug glug...

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message 9: by Kim (last edited 04/26/2008 07:09PM)
04/26/2008 07:08PM

520753 but then the whole 'I am on crack and a blubbering fool' sentiment isn't as clear, right? right? oh hell, pass me that bottle.



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message 10: by Tera
05/21/2008 10:09AM

767086 I am right there with you Kim. He gave good lines when it came to the women in this book. Sexual midget or not I would have kissed him.

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message 11: by Kim
05/21/2008 10:23AM

520753 Thank you, Tera


*sticks her tongue out at Val*

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message 12: by Valerie
05/21/2008 02:36PM

543625 Tongue? Oh, please... save it for your 19-year-old aimless taxi driver who's just waiting to drive home THE MESSAGE (I get it! I get it!) of The Messenger.

*snores*

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message 13: by Tera
05/21/2008 03:07PM

767086 He'd have to atleast buy me dinner before he got any tongue action. I may be easy but im not cheap!!! ;)

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message 14: by Kim
05/21/2008 03:53PM

520753 Val, you ignorant slut...

Tera, he'd just have to bring me an empty box... I've been practicing my swooning...

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message 15: by Valerie
05/22/2008 05:44AM

543625 I'm going to stop commenting on this thread now because I'm afraid to see what you might call me next.

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message 16: by Kim
05/22/2008 05:51AM

520753 This is how I always win... :-)

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