I am the messenger book review

Title: I am the Messenger
Author: Marcus Zusak
Pages: 357
Edition: Paperback
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published Date: 2006
Cover Rating: C
Book Rating: C


Ed Kennedy is an inderage cab river without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops at a bank robbery.
That's when the first ace arrives in the mail
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 is behind Ed's mission?

Good:
-This book has a good start. The first chapters are very well written and the characters are introduced in a funny way.
-Zusak's writing style captivates you in the story.
-The idea of the plot and well,the story in general, is very original. I bet no one has thought of connecting cards with helping and a cab driver.
-The ending. Although it was a typicall happy ending, it was kind of fresh. I liked it.
-The Doorman is a very expressive dog and funny too.

Bad:
- There are a LOT of holes in the story, many unexplained, random things. I would have liked if he digs deeper into each character and the mystery each one has.
-The main character is intelligent but stupid at the same time. He knows how he can help people ***SPOILER*** and he surprised me with the way he helped Sophie, I liked the idea of the box very much...but when he sees two men in his kitchen with ski masks eating pie (yeah, pie..WTBH) he doesn't do ANYTHING!! I just would have at least tried to escape, instead of talking to them as calmly as he did. It was utterly stupid.

Anyway, it was an o.k. read... If you have time, read it. If you don't, do not stress about it.