So it appears that no one has created a forum specifically for The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, although most of you who have read it seemed to have already written about it in the Inkheart series forum..oh well! I was left unsatisfied by the ending, but overall I loved the atmosphere and concept of the book (I could totally imagine Venice and the canals and everything). I liked the Italian flavour added to the book; it was different from most other books nowadays set in places like the US. However, I think that the characters could have been better defined, and I felt that some details were left out (e.g. why their aunt was SO horrible, do Prosper and Bo miss their parents? What were they like? Why exactly did Scipio pretend to be The Thief Lord?) I also kind of felt that the whole magical roundabout theme was kind of set apart from the storyline… the book felt more like a drama to me, a bit of a coming-of-age type story about things like youth and poverty and growing up in general, but still an adventure with light-hearted parts. Did you guys feel like this too?
Anyway, I'm rambling now....I'd love to hear from all of you. What did you think of the book, especially the ending? Also, I haven't seen the movie but I want to - what was it like?
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