A review by asma_aj
The Underdog by Markus Zusak

3.0

This is quite a different tone from Zusak's other books. Not quite a masterpiece like I Am The Messenger, but it still packs a little rawness. The setting Zusak paints for his characters is quite bleak, and yet, they fit so well in it. Cameron, his family and friends, the people he interacts with-- it's all so well crafted into this short story that I was still captivated by it. The format was also interesting, ending each chapter with a little of Cameron's dream that feeds into his reality somehow. This is the first of three books, and while it doesn't delve too deep into Cameron's life yet, I enjoyed reading about his "beginnings".

It's a little rough around the edges compared to his other works, but it's still a page-turner.