Q4: Post #2

Ed got the first ace (the Ace of Diamonds) in the mail. It had three locations written on it, each with a time. The first location was at a run-down house where a women was being sexually assaulted by her husband. Ed realizes he has to help her, but he is scarred of the husband so he decides to go to the other places. The next location has a lonely old women. Ed befriends her by going to her house for dinner a few times every week. The third location has an extremely shy girl who runs every morning barefoot. Ed gives her confidence by convincing her to run barefoot in her races. Ed then goes back to the first house but still can't muster the courage to stop the man. So a few days later he finds a gun in his mailbox with a single bullet in it. After worrying for a few more days Ed devises a plan and ends up drugging the man, bringing him out to an old church, and shooting him. That is when the first part of the book ends, and so far it is really exciting. I can't stop wondering who is sending the cards. The way that Ed has to workout how he needs to help the different people is brilliant. Also the internal battle before Ed pulls the trigger and when he finally does is electric. You have no idea wether he will do it or not, its an incredibly tense scene with an explosive ending.

Q4: Blog 1

Since this is the first post I will provide a brief introduction to the book that I will be reading. It is called I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak. Basically it about an underage cab driver named Ed, who one day stops a bank robbery. Shortly after he receives a card in the mail that tells him to go places. Also he is in love with his best friend. That's all that has happened so far. I am enjoying it because I like the main character. He is well developed and easy to relate to. I am not far into the book and many of Ed's character traits are already well defined. Also I like the mystery element to the novel. Although you know the cards are connected to the robbery you don't know how. There was only one bank robber, and he is in jail. Also the significance behind the cards is puzzling. So far the only thing we know is that his friends and him play cards all the time so the sender could have known that, but if that was it that would be kinda disappointing. Also he was sent the Ace of Diamonds which seems to set it up for the delivery of the other three aces.