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by Markus Zusak
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wordchasing
wordchasing rated it 12 years ago
The second and third books in Zusak’s Underdog series were basically a left jab right hook straight in the feels. Fighting Ruben Wolfe and When Dogs Cry (aka Getting The Girl) are stronger books than The Underdog. Both novels are still primarily character driven, but they read more cohesively and th...
madbkwm
madbkwm rated it 12 years ago
I had I am the Messanger recommended to me a while ago and liked it. I also enjoyed The Book Thief and so I picked this book up because it was by the same author. When I started reading this yesterday, I realized I had done it again; that is picked up a book that I had already read. And, once aga...
Pants' Books & Stuff!
Pants' Books & Stuff! rated it 12 years ago
(Original review posted on my livejournal account: http://intoyourlungs.livejournal.com/35548.html)Why I Read It: It's Markus Zusak. In 2009, I read and fell in love with The Book Thief and to this day I consider it one of my all-time favourite books. In 2010, I read I Am The Messenger and I *also* ...
ReaderMarija's Reviews
ReaderMarija's Reviews rated it 13 years ago
Even though this is one of Zusak’s early works, there’s something about his writing that really gets me. Certainly Getting the Girl is not as refined as I Am the Messenger or The Book Thief. And if you’ve read those other two books, you can plainly see that Zusak has recycled some aspects from this ...
holes in my brain
holes in my brain rated it 14 years ago
Well, the brothers are back, plus the rest of their family including sister Sarah and older brother Steve. Like the title states, this novel involves a girl, Octavia, whom Rube dated. Rube is a player, dating a girl for a couple weeks then dropping them without a second though, never committing hims...
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