Conclusion-Post 4 I am the messenger

I read this book because I thought that it would be interesting and entertaining to read. I also heard about it before and I had read other books from the same author before. My attention was drawn to this book because of the title and the other works by the author. After reading this novel, I was able to make a personnel connection by noticing that Ed was a regular person and he was able to do good things and help other people in big and small ways, but always making an impact.  This is something everyone can do to help each other.  I do this as a Boy Scout, helping others and making this world of ours a better place.


I would recommend this book to anyone who likes reading a "mystery" type book.  The way the story is told makes you want to figure out what is going on while you are reading the book.  It makes you think!  People who like a challenge and figuring stuff out would enjoy reading it because it is always changing and becoming a "fresh" adventure at the beginning of each new segment.  The characters are interesting and even if you think the story is going to go one way, it suddenly changes and goes another direction.  That’s what makes it a good story.

Hooking the reader in "I am the messenger."

It's a Tuesday evening when I get home from work and pull the mail out of the letter box. As well as my electricity and gas bills and some junk mail, there's a small envelope. I throw it down on the table with everything else and forget about it. My name's written in scrawl, and I wonder what it could possibly be. Even when I'm making my steak-and-salad sandwich, I tell myself to go into the lounge room soon to open it. Constantly, I forget.
  It's fairly late when I finally get around to it.
  I feel it.
  Feel something.
  There's something flowing between my fingers and I hold the envelope in my hands and begin tearing it open. The night's a cool one, typical of spring.
  I shiver
  I see my reflection in the TV screen and in the photo of my family.
  The Doorman snores.
  The breeze outside steps closer.
  The fridge buzzes.
  For a moment, it feels like everything stops and I reach in and pull out an old playing card.
  It's the Ace of Diamonds.


This is the first card in the series of cards that Ed, the main character, will receive. He will need to figure out what he is supposed to do to solve the mystery of the cards and why he was chosen to receive them.