The Thief by Megan Whalen TurnerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book. I actually bought it last year for my 5th grade classroom, and then never picked it up again, until I read a review by Emily May. The story was quite engaging, and you can't help but like Eugenides.
I enjoyed most everything about this book. The folktales were excellent additions, sort of a story within a story, and while the author states that she didn't base her gods/goddesses on Greek and Roman mythology, there are several similarities. I came to respect the magus during my reading, and I was very glad that Gen could count him as a friend at the end of the book.
What didn't I like? Well, let's just say there's a bit of a twist at the end, and while I may have seen it coming, I didn't realize I wouldn't get to "watch" it happen.
Bottom line: read this book!
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