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

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A really lovely book about diaspora and immigrant identity and unfortunately not really about heists. The characters are hit-or-miss and the writing was so dreamlike that the stakes never felt real or present. All in all a good book but not one that’ll stick with me deeply.
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