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Review: ...THE THIEF LORD by Cornelia Funke is a very nice story that stands on its own...it was a fast read, although I am a bit above the target age, so that might have been why. The descriptions of Venice were great. Most of the characters were likeable without being perfect, something that is very hard for most authors to pull off. My only problem was that the "secret" of the merry-go-round was not that original--just read SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury after you read THE THIEF LORD, and you'll see what I mean.
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