The Thief Lord
7 journalers for this copy...
I bought this in a charity shop after seeing the movie and not enjoying it very much - I didn't want to condemn it until I'd read the book! I must admit, I really enjoyed it. The movie just didn't convey the rich mythology, the love between Prosper and his younger brother Bo, the twists and turns...
You even learn a little Italian along the way, as it's used a bit in dialogue and there's a dictionary on the last few pages.
It's a gentle but fun and dangerous adventure story, great for reading aloud to kids but a lot of fun for adults who're young at heart. I loved every page, and I'm starting a bookring with it so you can enjoy it too. :)
Blurb from Amazon.co.uk
Winter has come early to Venice.
Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema.
On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys’ new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past—a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.
Wonderful. An exciting and richly atmospheric thriller told in the best storytelling tradition by a bestselling international children’s author.
BOOKRAY!
Rules:
You even learn a little Italian along the way, as it's used a bit in dialogue and there's a dictionary on the last few pages.
It's a gentle but fun and dangerous adventure story, great for reading aloud to kids but a lot of fun for adults who're young at heart. I loved every page, and I'm starting a bookring with it so you can enjoy it too. :)
Blurb from Amazon.co.uk
Winter has come early to Venice.
Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema.
On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys’ new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past—a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.
Wonderful. An exciting and richly atmospheric thriller told in the best storytelling tradition by a bestselling international children’s author.
BOOKRAY!
Rules:
- International, surface mail is fine. The book is a slim paperback, 348 pages.
- To take part, please PM me with your shipping preferences.
- Please try to pass it on within a month. If you can't, please journal to explain so we know the book is safe.
- I list my bookrings at The Bookring Directory!
- If a player is not responding to PMs, skip them and try the next person on the list. Say you have done so in the journal entry.
- The ring will remain open, and the list is subject to jiggling. Here's the list so far:
AgnesXNitt, UK (can post within EU)
- DitteL, Denmark (prefers EU postage)
- bensch, Germany
- hakkalina, Hungary (can post Intl)
- Neuilly, US (prefers US/Canada postage)
<-- Bookray is complete!
Posted second class to AgnesXNitt some time last week. It's taking a while, I hope it gets there soon!
Journal Entry 3 by AgnesXNitt from Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Sunday, January 18, 2009
Apologies, sorry, please forgive me. I got this book in the post sometime last week but I've been away from home on a course down in Portsmouth so only just got to a computer to register it's arrival.
Started reading, quite good so far.
Thanks to Lottiotta for hosting this one! BTW my sainted brother - currently struck with man flu - is having another Manga sort out. Do you want to be kept posted as to what he's letting me have?
Started reading, quite good so far.
Thanks to Lottiotta for hosting this one! BTW my sainted brother - currently struck with man flu - is having another Manga sort out. Do you want to be kept posted as to what he's letting me have?
Journal Entry 4 by AgnesXNitt from Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
A pleasant enough read for a children's novel and an interesting enough idea for the modern child reader. Not thrilling enough to make me want to see the film though.
Thanks for hosting this one Lottiotta :) I'll keep you posted on my brother's Manga reshuffle ;)
PM'd DitteL yesterday, she sent me her addy and I've post this book off today from RAF Wyton Post office to catch the 5pm post today.
Thanks for hosting this one Lottiotta :) I'll keep you posted on my brother's Manga reshuffle ;)
PM'd DitteL yesterday, she sent me her addy and I've post this book off today from RAF Wyton Post office to catch the 5pm post today.
The book arrived today. I watched the movie last week and hope that the book is better.
Thanks for sharing Lottiotta and thanks for sending it to me and for the beautiful postcard AgnesXNitt
Thanks for sharing Lottiotta and thanks for sending it to me and for the beautiful postcard AgnesXNitt
I've just finish reading and my first comment must be that the book is better than the movie. On the other hand, even though it's a lovely story I didn't find it difficult to put the book down as the story never got really excting. Maybe that's because I've just seen the movie....
I've alrady got benschu's address and will post the book tomorrow.
I've alrady got benschu's address and will post the book tomorrow.
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
On its way to Germany.
Happy Reading
On its way to Germany.
Happy Reading
Thanks for sending, it arrived today.
Its a really nice story, a little bit fantastic, great.
Its a really nice story, a little bit fantastic, great.
Released 14 yrs ago (5/20/2009 UTC) at
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
On its way to Hungary
On its way to Hungary
Hello Dears! Thanks benschu your posting.
The book arrived safely today! :)
Update: 2009.06.12.
I love it so much! Beautiful writing, an adventure. During the first part I felt the story took place in 19th of century, but not, the happenings are nowadays. There are many twists in it, I couldn't put it down, just read and read and read. I wouldn't have dared to sit on the magical roundabout. :)
*Vocabulary Notes*
merry-go-round/roundabout, to take his eyes off, housekeeper, air-mattrass, reed, to snarl, hostile, plaster, midget, bait, crafty, red-bearded, alley, ground plan, hideout, impassively raid, moth-eaten, fishing-rod, crooked, tongs, nostrils, I didn't mean it, to haggle, to chime, upholstered, impertinent
The book arrived safely today! :)
Update: 2009.06.12.
I love it so much! Beautiful writing, an adventure. During the first part I felt the story took place in 19th of century, but not, the happenings are nowadays. There are many twists in it, I couldn't put it down, just read and read and read. I wouldn't have dared to sit on the magical roundabout. :)
*Vocabulary Notes*
merry-go-round/roundabout, to take his eyes off, housekeeper, air-mattrass, reed, to snarl, hostile, plaster, midget, bait, crafty, red-bearded, alley, ground plan, hideout, impassively raid, moth-eaten, fishing-rod, crooked, tongs, nostrils, I didn't mean it, to haggle, to chime, upholstered, impertinent
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
This book is on its way to Neuilly! (Goes by airmail)
Happy reading to you! :)
This book is on its way to Neuilly! (Goes by airmail)
Happy reading to you! :)
This book arrived in the mail today, thank you so much for adding me to the ring! I should be able to start it soon.
Ironically today I watched the movie "Inkheart" based on one of Funke's other novels. Small world!
Ironically today I watched the movie "Inkheart" based on one of Funke's other novels. Small world!
Enjoyable, but not as good as her Inkheart series. It never seems to fully take off, and I thought it a bit jarring that the fantastical element suddenly shows up at the end of a 'realistic' tale. I really enjoyed the style of writing however, and the characters as well.
Got today, thank you so much for it and the cute stickers! :)I should be able to read it within a few weeks, if not sooner.
