I Am the Messenger

Er. Um.

I read another review that said the first chapter of this was awesome, but that the story kind of goes downhill from there. I ... didn't like the first chapter. I didn't like these characters, and then the main character gave me a list of all the things one should know about him, and that did not endear me to him at all, even though he actually kind of improved throughout the book (as did the other main characters introduced in the first chapter). But then it ended, and I was left staring at the book for several minutes with this WTF face, to the point where Matt noticed and started laughing at me. There is no ending! I think Zusak thought he was writing an ending, but it made no sense and gave no actual answers to what I've been asking myself this whole time, and then it's just Oh, I am an Important Man and That's Why Everything! BLEH.