"I am the messenger" by Markus Zusak. This book is published by Random House in 2006 and has 368 pages. This is a young adult novel.
Ed, a taxi driver and protagonist of this novel, is in a bank when bank robbery takes place. Ed happens to retrieve the gun from robber and get him arrested. He gets an ace of diamond in mail with three addresses. Person at each address needs help and it appears that Ed is the chosen one. Ace of diamond is followed by other aces.
Is Ed the chosen one? Why? Who chose him? Will he stand up to the expectations? Will he kill? Will he deliver the messages? Is he the messenger?
Character of Ed is that of an average man with no special capabilities who is chosen as a messenger. He is helpful and empathetic by nature. He loves a girl who has physical relationships with multiple boys but him. He subscribes to the mission of bringing joy to people and goes out of the way to do it. He derives pleasure in helping others.
The book doesn't have complex plots or twists and turns. It's a straight forward story of empathy, self belief and gives the message that every ordinary person can do extra ordinary things if he applies himself.
The author has tried to write the story with emotions without being melodramatic and has succeeded in it.
It was a long time I read last young adult novel. This one turned out to be a good change.
A good book. Read it for a change.
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