A review by thecavewoman
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

First, I'd like to say that I did enjoy the book when I read it. It was very thought-provoking and made you feel for the cast of characters that the protagonist helps. The ending wasn't the greatest thing in the world but it was pretty satisfying. 

The only real problems I really have with it is the protagonists thoughts about women and his actions. When he meets a female character one of the first descriptions he delves into is their physical beauty and while one motif of the book is the beauty in humanity, I still found it fairly uncomfortable. Not even to mention the protagonists relationship with "Audrey." His actions are where suspension of disbelief needs to come into play because the character is essentially stalking all of these people he's helping so if you give more than a passing thought to his methods things get really creepy really quickly. 

All in all, it has a heartwarming message but you also need to not take the story too seriously. 
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