The Thief

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The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Greek-influenced fantasy. Boastful thief is let out of the king’s prison to steal something for him. Shenanigans ensue.

Ahahahaha, it’s a book about a thief being let out of prison to work with the guy who caught him and exercise his thiefly skill. I, uh, you could possibly say I have recently developed a weakness for this sort of thing. (Also, White Collar needs to come back on instantaneously, please and thank you).

A fun little bit of juvenilia. A romp, is I believe the word I’m looking for. A little silly around the edges in a *pat, pat* kind of way, and it telegraphs every single plot twist fifty pages out, but you know, it was cute and fun anyway. And I understand the point is the rest of the series, and I’m there.

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Comments

[charlie-ego.livejournal.com]

Awesome - I am glad you find these books as addicting as I do :)

I always find it interesting and enjoyable to see your perspective - disability isn't one of my triggers, so I didn't really pick up on that explicitly (though I remember being a little weirded out by the phantom pain thing, so it may have made some implicit dent). But relationships being one of my major triggers, I both found their relationship incredibly moving and redemptive and at the same time it skeeved me out (Gen: I love you! Irene: Dude, did you miss the part where I cut off your hand? Gen: Well, I was your teenage stalker. Irene: Oh, well, okay, I love you too.)

I haven't gotten the fourth one yet (came out yesterday) though I have hopes for this weekend.

[lightreads.livejournal.com]

Yes, precisely re their relationship. Though I am a third of the way through King of Atolia, and it is making me love them like OMG. Like Dorothy Dunnett wrote Lymond young adult, kinda.

Basically, you have to suspend a lot of different stripes of disbelief, but once you do, it's gold.

[charlie-ego.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes yes yes. I meant to mention that - when I read King, for my own sanity I kind of have to pretend like the dysfunctionality parts of their relationship are just tamped down one or two notches, and then they are one of my favorite couples Ever. Also, I adore Costis and the way she writes his POV (way superior to the other two books).