nssutton 's review for:

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

4.0

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A real slow burn. After the crackling energy set up during Will’s assembling of the team, it was hard to settle into Li’s slower pacing for the remainder of the story. The action was more spread out than I’d anticipated and the meditative scenes between became almost dreamlike, as she examined each player, experiences within the diaspora and the way they were trying to achieve the American Dream. I think it will translate really beautifully to a limited series but I found myself taking long breaks until just plowing through the (highly satisfying and unexpected) end.