A review by luckykosmos
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

Forgot to rate this one for weeks, because i was thinking about it so much I was convinced I had already rated it. Anyway - really enjoyed this book. I like how it took apart the nuances of diaspora culture in its many forms, what reclaiming it meant. The pacing felt strange in that so much happened between scenes that any single chapter felt almost timeless. This felt like a good fall book, in that it was somewhere between Ocean's Eleven and Talented Mr. Ripley - it's about the heist, but also about how cerebral the reason for the heist itself is. 
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