The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Thief Lord
Book Review: Suspense, mystery, fantasy prevail!
Summary: 5 Stars
A little slow to start, but by the 2nd or 3rd chapter, this book captures your attention and makes you want to keep reading. It is filled with suspense, mystery, humor, and fantasy. After I read it, I had my 13-year-old daughter (who does NOT like to read) read it. She didn't enjoy it nearly as much as my 11-year-old son, but she did have to agree it was entertaining. Small print, long book. Best for accomplished independent readers. It would also make a great read aloud.Book Review: The Best Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best book ever because this book should have all the metals posible! I would have rated this book as a 100, if the rating system didn't go high enough.... Are you catching my point here? The Thief Lord is my personal favorite. Followed by Midnight Magic by Ava. On The Thief Lord topic again, it's a very good book and I hope that you will enjoy it as much a have.Book Review: Children's Adventure with a sprinkle of fantasy
Summary: 3 Stars
'The Thief Lord' tells the tale of a group of children, some orphans, others runaways, who live in an abandoned movie theater in Venice. Prosper & Bo have fled Germany to get away from their aunt and uncle. They are taken in by another youth, Scipio, the 'Thief Lord', who provides them with food and shelter. They meet three other children, Riccio, Mosca and a girl known as Hornet. Scipio provides for them by thieving and selling the goods to a shady shopkeeper named Barbarossa. One day Barbarossa arranges a meeting between the Thief Lord and an equally mysterious count who wants a special item stolen. All the while Prosper and Bo are being sought by a private detective named Victor, hired by the boy's aunt.
It is an enjoyable story, with an interesting setting, Venice in winter. It is mostly an adventure story, but there is a strong fantasy element introduced in the second half of the story.
Book Review: Great
Summary: 5 Stars
The book was in better condition than I thought. The price was right and the item came quickly!!Book Review: The Thief Lord - an awsome book!
Summary: 4 Stars
I think The Thief Lord is a great book. It is about two brothers named Prosper and Bo who escaped from their evil Aunt Esther. The two brothers run away to Venice. There, they find a group of street kids and you'll find out how the group manage to survive.
The reason why I gave the book only a four stars is because the plot is nice but the dialogue and vocabulary is a little confusing. In The Thief Lord, Cornelia Funke uses many Italian words. In the back there is glossary of the Italian words. It's distracting to keep going back and forth frequently.
So, if you are thinking about buying a mystery/adventure book, pick up The Thief Lord! I can't speak for everyone, but for me it is a GREAT book!