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Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
2.0

 I...what?

I don't even know what I just read 😭

I love heist books. I did not love this heist book.

I think it was advertised as a heist story to get people invested but it's more about Asian-American culture and identity. Maybe if it was advertised as a more emotional, deeper-meaning story, I wouldn't have been as disappointed, but I was so looking forward to the heist 😅

It also wasn't very emotional and considering the topic the book focused on, I expected to feel more. I wanted the story to make me feel, not tell me how to feel, you know?

There was so much jumping around and I couldn't follow anything. Also, there were 5 main characters but really, there was just 1, because they all kinda sounded the same.

It was also unrealistic, maybe? I think that's the word I want. Why would a billionaire "hire" these random students who have never stolen "professionally?" What a random thing 🤣

I may have DNFd it if I wasn't listening to it, cuz I wouldn't have wanted to keep physically reading it.