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Summary: The Thief Lord
Review: The Thief Lord by:Cornelia Funke is a overall pretty good and well written book. I was prepared for a book that you can't put down and is addictive. The Thief Lord is almost like that. If you have to say the this book is good or bad I would say good. I nearly could say I loved it and I'm sure you'll say the same. To put it in short, I think you should buy this book.
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Summary: Great beginning, story fizzles out...
Review: It's no wonder "The Thief Lord" has been popular: an exciting setting (Venice), well-developed and likable characters, an intriguing story full of interesting plot twists. BUT...after creating such a delightful and fascinating story, the author resorts to a completely implausible ending that left this reader thinking "WHY?!" This book could have gone in so many other interesting and more satisfying directions. It was if I had started out reading "Oliver Twist" and ended up with "James and the Giant Peach". Both books are marvelous in themselves, but together they don't make sense. This is the feeling I had after finishing "The Thief Lord." If you don't mind the reality-altering portion of the plot, this book is a good read.
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Summary: this book defies the oft-resigned world of adulthood
Review: This book was billed as the next Harry Potter, and while it probably will not create an international craze, there is a quiet buzz about it among children and children's booklovers. It takes place in Venice, as seen through the eyes of children. The heroes are streetkids, runaways, powerless in the world of adults but adept at creating their own world. They live in an abandoned movie theater, and their leader is the Thief Lord, an pre-adolescent boy himself with a penchant for wearing dramatic masks. Prosper and his little brother Bo join the gang, having run away from their aunt after being orphaned. Their aunt wished to take Bo as a child but put Prosper in a boarding school far from his brother.The adult perspective in the story is Victor Getz, private detective. He is hired by Esther to seek out the boys, but becomes their friend. With his eccentric habits and his unusual job, he can relate more to children than to other adults. Still, through him, we view reality as it is and can contrast it with the children's experiences. When the Thief Lord and his gang are asked to perform a job, stealing a wooden wing from a wealthy woman on behalf of a mysterious Comte who promises to pay them 5 million lire, the adventure truly begins. The story masterfully unfolds, keeping the reader hooked on its plot twists. It is really quite a wonderful book, with a heartwarming ending that only true children can still believe in. Adults too often become cynics. Appropriately, this book is much about the world of children vs the world of adulthood, and the places of dreams and fantasies vs. the grim reality.
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Summary: Wonderfully enchanting
Review: (...) What a delightful book. It played out like a movie in my mind.. so many things happening, spinning out separately, coming back together.. so many things to inspect and discover. You have the Thief Lord - who you have to wonder why he lives his life so. The story of Prosper and Bo- will they find happiness? Then the other children- what will become of them. Not to mention the themes of growing up and what happiness is.. along with some intrigue and mystery. I could not put the book down, and now I'm ready to discover what Funke's next book - INKHEART - holds for me.
Yes, it is a little complex, but I found this book to be quite a gem. Do not use Harry Potter in the same sentence as The Thief Lord. These books are quite distinctly different, though both immensely entertaining.
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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, Scholastic Since Prosper and Bo's mother had died, they have been on the run from their Aunt Esther. The reason: Esther has been determined to become Bo's legal guardian since her sister's death. The only problem is, Esther doesn't want to take in Prosper, who she says is too old and should go to an orphanage. She follows them all the way from Hamburg, Germany to Venice , Italy. There, Prosper and Bo are taken in by a group of homeless children who steal to survive. Will Esther get to keep Bo? Read this wonderful fictional novel by Cornelia Funke to find out.
Prosper is a dark haired teenager just going through his moody and overprotective stage and Bo, an angel in appearance, but rebellious boy at heart, are joined by Scipio, a dark haired boy who wears one of the Venetian masks in the shape of a bird's head to conceal his identity when in public. He is the leader of the gang that helps them find shelter and food. He steals valuables from the wealthy for the rest of the gang to sell to Ernesto Barbarosa, a pirate- like man who will take any item worth anything to sell in his shop. Other members of the gang, like Riccio and Mosca, two gruff boys around thirteen and Hornet; a girl that doesn't let on about her past, join the story shortly after it starts. Victor soon joins the game when he is hired by Aunt Esther to find Prosper and Bo.
I recommend this book because it makes you want to find out what happens next. You could read days on end, without putting the book down until you are finished. This book is perfect for the young adult audience, and upper children's level as it uses advanced wording and some of the Italian language. Cornelia Funke's unique sense of writing just adds to the magnificent plot idea and the wonderful charm to the story. This book definitely makes me want to read more fiction novels in hope of finding another one as good as this one. The author's incomparable way of describing the city of Venice with it's statues of winged lions only adds to the fact that this a book that everyone should read at one point in their life.
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Summary: Nice Children¿s Story
Review: From what I had read I was under the impression that this would be on par with Harry Potter. With this in mind I was let down by the story. The Thief Lord is about a pair of brothers, Prosper and Bo and their gang of friends. They run away from a mean aunt and find a group of children that takes them in. This group is "supported" by the thief lord. The characters are heart warming and wonderful. But, the story is missing something. There is no pull to keep reading it - other than the characters themselves. I was also expecting a much darker tale, which this was not. Overall I would say that most children would fine this story interesting, but for an adult it isn't even close to the Harry Potter series.
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Summary: The Stealing Guy
Review: My review is about The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. This book is about six kids that live in an old shutdown movie theater. The leader, the thief lord, steals things to trade for money. The kids try to steal a wing and trade it for five million lire. I would recommend this book to people who like to read long and challenging books.
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Summary: Fantasy or not? Kid's novel or not?
Review: Ms. Funke's wonderful exploration of a Venice is part urban crime grit-and-gumption and part pure fantasy. Given the peculiarities of the setting, one is never certain when one's feet are firmly on the ground and when one has lifted off into the realms of fancy. In many ways, this book has more to do with the books of Garcia Marquez and the other Magic Realism masters than it does to JK Rowling and company. Wonderfully written, intriguing characters draw us in--from the bevy of older-than-their-years street kids to the horrible German parents to the weary Venetian private detective. Though I found that the plot occasionally lost focus, the story was original and compelling enough to make up for any lapses. This book is an exploration of what it means to be a grown-up, and what it means to be a kid--but mostly, it's a fun story well-told.
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Summary: A Good Book!
Review: I actually bought this book because I liked the cover and my name is on it. Unusual, but my book-choosing instincts has not failed me. It is a wonderful book. Although the beginning seemed abit like Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, the evolution of the story is quite unexpected. It's rather odd to see how Scipio could turn from being so great and respected to being so vulnerable and intimidating. And the description of Bo really did seem to make him look like an angel. And I could simply imagine Barborossa when he was turned into a kid. This book would look great if it were to be turned into a movie. This book should also not be compared to J.K. Rowling. Funke and Rowling both have their own styles.
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Summary: Holla
Review: hey everybody this book was the bomb espically when Scipo turned into an adult using the Mericful Sisters Merry-go-round. I suggest to everbody to read this book,
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