The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Thief Lord
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!
Book Review: No Oliver Twist, but a good book.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book has echos from Oliver Twist, but it is not the same story and it lacks the menagerie of villains. The plot is interesting and entertaining throughout and well worth the time required to read it.Book Review: Good Fantasy Novel for Kids
Summary: 4 Stars
The Thief Lord's first sentence was gripping: "It was autumn in Venice when Victor first heard of Prosper and Bo." I just wanted to know who Victor or Prosper or Bo was, and as a Venice fan, was pulled in. Yes, the story was quite interesting and had a lot of action, but the one thing that didn't satisfy me as much was the fact that the story had three different plots that hardly connected. I didn't know whether the author wanted to concentrate on a magical merry-go-round, or a detective trying to capture them, or kids disappearing. But still, the plot was nice, even if it was divided into three parts. I kept on reading until midnight, when the climax of each part came up. The only boring parts were between each part. I still recommend this book, if you would just think that this book was a collection of three incredible stories. Book Review: Thief Lord review
Summary: 4 Stars
i enjoyed reading this book and hearing tales of fantastic thefts, and dramatic lies. i liked the realistic deep gun blowing feel of the characters in some of the most devastating events, from being caught by police to being forced out of your home.At first i disliked the fact that the author brought magic into this epic tale, but that slowly carved itself into the story making it better than first expected. The detail and description of most things in this book seem to bring you away from reading the story and send you in to see life from the characters point of view until you realize it and you continue reading the book. All together I'd rap this up as a pretty good book and reccomend it to anyone who enjoys reading sneaky fantasy books.Book Review: Slow & Boring
Summary: 3 Stars
I found the character development slow and the story line to be weak. There was some intrigue and mystery, but overall I couldn't wait to finish it and get to my next book.