Zhu Xinyi Xinyi itibaren Babhangawan, Bihar, Hindistan
Cam Ketabiye
Overall I thought this book was a good read. The writer Markus Zusak did a very good job with I Am the Messenger. This book is about a misfit cab driver named Ed Kennedy. After a bank robbery he begins to get cards with people he has to help on them. Then his life completely changes. If you like suspenseful action books this is the one for you.
eye opening. can't believe this was in our country, in our time
It's unfortunate that Geoff Johns' run on ACTION COMICS was almost ruined by the start-stop schedule his fellow creative teammates caused. I've been waiting a long damn time to read LAST SON in one complete volume (fuck you, DC... not buying hardcovers to reward your shitty scheduling behavior). It's KINDA worth it. Johns and Donner play fast and loose with the rebooted, post-INFINITE CRISIS Superman continuity. There are a lot of retcons in here, but none that derail my enjoyment of the story. Seeing Mon-El restored to continuity in the Phantom Zone is awesome (paid off only recently by Johns' take on the Legion of Super-Heroes and James Robinson's run on SUPERMAN). Kubert's art is stellar, best of his career, rivaling his early work on ULTIMATE X-MEN. As a single story, LAST SON is good shit. I'm still pissed at DC's mismanagement of their talent that led to the creative delays on ACTION, and their inability to get this collection out FAST to make up for it. By the time I've read this story, it's already an archive: Johns has come and gone on ACTION, Chris Kent is all grown up, and Zod is a regular star in WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON. So it's tough to get excited about this.
If you're dealing with an infidelity, no matter what side you're on, this is one of the best books out there. There are so many books out there on this topic; the market is literally flooded with them (speaks to the amount of cheating that must go on, doesn't it?). It's difficult to really know what will have concrete advice and explanations. This books is good for the "betrayed," because it doesn't blame the victim, it helps the person heal whether you're staying together or not, and it helps give a feeling of vindication. For the unfaithful, it explains how situations can unintentionally lead to a situation where cheating is more likely, explains emotional affairs for those that just do not get it and think it's only cheating when you've done all there is to do, and gives steps on how to protect yourself against faltering. If both parties are willing, this book is a great tool to read along with your partner, to work through the trust issues, to work through any other issues that may have contributed to the cheating behavior, and provide a healthy way to work through the affair(s) together and provide some healing. But it's just as important on an individual basis to read, and even if you've moved on from the relationship, it is one of the best books out there on infidelity. Everyone says they'd walk away when it happens to them, but it's not always that simple if you find yourself there - this book can help you deal with a situation you may have never thought you'd find yourself, and ease some of the pain that is on both sides.
As always - Scotland Street books leave me wanting more! I do love Bertie and it was good to find out more about some of the other characters. I guess I'm biased as Brice - one of the love to hate characters AMS has created - comes from Crieff and he was back again. Then Big Lou was invited to a convention at the Crieff Hydro so a real connection for me! Thoroughly enjoyed the story as always!