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Title: Show, don't tell! Too little time with main character.
Review: I loved The Thief-- we were completely inside his point of view, and he was funny and clever. I couldn't wait to read this sequel.But in the sequel, the author goes on for pages and pages about the politics of the countries involved. She tells us about wars and stuff... it's like reading a history book and I frankly had trouble following it. Scenes that actually have Gen in them are rare, and when we do see him a lot of the time he's just acting whiny and other characters are concerned about him. It goes on for pages and pages and it gets old.There are rare moments when Gen actually pops into the story and does something, and those are delightful-- the only reason I'm giving the book two stars instead of one.
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