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by Hannah Tinti
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good english rated it 16 years ago
I finished (an ARC copy of) The Good Thief three days ago, and have been struggling with the review. Objectively I know there's nothing new here, but the writing is so up my alley and the atmosphere of the novel is so well put-together that I want to rave and rave over it.Tinti's main character is a...
So Many Books...So Little Time!
So Many Books...So Little Time! rated it 16 years ago
This was such an interesting story. I was surprised a bit at the violence and there was a bit of "creepiness" that made it just that much more fun! Nice twists and turns but I was left wanting to know more about Ren and Benjamin.
auntieannie
auntieannie rated it 16 years ago
A rollicking good tale. Ren, a one-handed orphan who has spent his life in St. Anthony's orphanage in New England, is plucked out by a supposed relative, Benjamin. Lots of preposterous (but I enjoyed them) adventures and misadventures ensue, while Ren tries to lead a "good" life among thieves and wo...
futurista
futurista rated it 56 years ago
The Good Thief is written in the style of a Charles Dickens or Robert Louis Stevenson novel. It tells the story of a boy named Ren who was left at an orphanage as a baby. One day a man claiming to be his brother comes to take him away. He tells stories of Indian scalpers to explain what happened to ...
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