Monday, January 10, 2011
I am the Messenger Beginning
I thought that the start to the book I am the Messenger was much better than both Jane Eyre and The Catcher in the Rye. I am the Messenger is action packed from the first line. The opening scene is Ed, Marv, Audrey, and Ritchie in a bank while it is being robbed. Even though it is a serious situation, they argue amongst themselves and make wise cracks. The other two novels we read just started off with plain boring introductions. This was so much more interesting to read. It caught my attention right away and has kept it ever since. Judging by the beginning of the book, I will definitely enjoy it more than the others.
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I agree that I am the Messenger was way more interesting, especially the beginnings. It is very action packed, and it is set up/split up so that you just want to keep reading. I really enjoyed reading it as a releif from the denseness of Jane Eyre and The Catcher in the Rye. What I liked about reading those books though was that they had a sense of history. You knew that you were reading a very important, famous, and influential work. That feeling was gone in I am the Messenger, probably because of its bad grammar; however, I still enjoyed how nice and easy of a read it was -- good book too.
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