Comments on: The Good Thief – Book Review

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:00:16 +0000

Thanks, Rebecca….I’ll look forward to reading your thoughts on it.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:41:27 +0000

I’ve wanted to read this book but haven’t had a chance to yet. Great review!

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Gavin: I agree – there was just something missing. I have enjoyed a dark, depressing book from time to time (enjoy? Well, maybe appreciated is a better word!)…but this one didn’t do it for me. Glad to see I wasn’t alone

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:37:49 +0000

Hi Richard…I rated it “okay” because the book had some positives (please read my entire review where I point those out)…and I didn’t hate it, I just didn’t love it. If you look at my reading journal page, my star system is explained in more detail than I could do in a sidebar. Three stars here means it was okay and some people might like it (actually MANY people love this book…). You are, of course, entitled to rate your books however you like…but this is the system I choose to use and I like it.

By: richard

richard — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:25:17 +0000

if you did not like it, why did you give it three stars (okay to read)? a star system seems too arbitrary. i rate things with only three options:

1 – definitely read
2 – read only if you like ______ (sports, politics, travel, etc.)
3 – don’t read

By: Gavin

Gavin — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:16:37 +0000

Great review. I don’t really click with this one, for a lot of the reasons you mentioned. Dark can be good, but this felt really gimmicky to me.

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:16:40 +0000

Memory: Thanks for the link to your review…you definitely disliked it more than I did *laughs* I’ve added the link to your review at the bottom of my review.

Jenny: I think you, me and Memory are definitely in the minority here – but our opinions are also valid, no matter what the reasons are!

Meghan: It *did* have a fantastical feel to it, didn’t it? I could see it being made into a movie.

Swapna: I don’t know if you’d like this one…we are so similar on our likes/dislikes…but you never know.

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:00:49 +0000

Hmm…I’m not sure about this one. Thanks for the review!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:51:22 +0000

I’m another one that really enjoyed this book. I didn’t really find it dark or violent, but like Amy, it’s probably because it felt more like a realistic fantasy or caricature. I’m sorry it didn’t work for you!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:02:06 +0000

I didn’t like it that much either – on the other hand, I was reading it in the middle of a massive Dr. Who marathon, which I sort of wanted to get back to, so it’s possible I didn’t give it a fair shot.