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Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

5 reviews

keelirae113's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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adventurous hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I wish I had read this book in print. It was excruciatingly slow on audio. I even increased the speed (which I rarely do as I like the narrators' performances.) I found the male narrator annoying while trying to mimic female voices. It would have been better if he'd read the lines instead of falsetto. This book is primarily a character study of the five members of the theft ring. Unfortunately, they all had similar issues that sounded like repetitive whining. I did appreciate elements of the American-born Chinese diaspora. It paired nicely with similar problems in "Yellowface," which I read at the same time.

I did enjoy the parts of the book dealing with the thefts. That was fun.

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