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Book Review: The Thief Lord

February 6, 2010 By pgarry

I’m working on reading the books that have gotten stacked up on, in and around my bedside table. The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke, is a Scholastic book, bought when Patrick Keegan was probably at Annunciation or maybe Sands (he’s a senior now!). Somehow it had ended up in the pile – and it turns out to be part travel narrative (which I love), part mystery, part magic, part social commentary – all set in a Venice that is just about now.

The characters are great, details are very telling, well written – it’s about 2 kids escaping from an awful aunt and uncle, so maybe that’s why it’s labeled as a kid story. Otherwise – it was a great read. I was rooting for the good guys – including the detective – all the way. And they won. So maybe that’s why it’s a kid story.

Though I personally believe happy endings can happen to grown ups, too. And they do, especially for Victor, the detective. Not so much for the wicked aunt and uncle. Made me happy. : >

If you’re a Harry Potter fan, this book will work for you, too.

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