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A review by noranorasolosolo
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is my favorite book. It has been since I was 15 or 16. My personal writing style has been indelibly marked by this book’s every facet:
Oblique and obscure references to literature, humorous idiosyncrasies of human conversation, unexplained mysteries that work better for having been unsolved, endless longing, the constant state of growing up, existential forces of influence, author-inserts, vagaries and vague-eries, light descriptions of darkness and heavy descriptions of levity, and the crutch of relying on dysfunction because its familiar.
I do think this book made me a better person each time I read it. I hope to meet the person I’ll become next, and see what they have to say.
Oblique and obscure references to literature, humorous idiosyncrasies of human conversation, unexplained mysteries that work better for having been unsolved, endless longing, the constant state of growing up, existential forces of influence, author-inserts, vagaries and vague-eries, light descriptions of darkness and heavy descriptions of levity, and the crutch of relying on dysfunction because its familiar.
I do think this book made me a better person each time I read it. I hope to meet the person I’ll become next, and see what they have to say.