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This used to be one of my favourite books. While I can still see what I saw in it when I first discovered it, I think I have gotten somewhat more picky since then, because I wasn't quite as enamoured by it on this rereading.
My biggest beef with it is the incredibly unfair treatment of Tracey. Injustice always gets to me, and though Tracey mostly gets revenge, it's not in the way I would prefer... I'm all for crooks realizing the error of their ways, as unrealistic as I know that might be ;)
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My biggest beef with it is the incredibly unfair treatment of Tracey. Injustice always gets to me, and though Tracey mostly gets revenge, it's not in the way I would prefer... I'm all for crooks realizing the error of their ways, as unrealistic as I know that might be ;)
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Here's the thing about this book. It's a comfort read for me. This book is all you could ask for in an 80s thriller/romance: jewel thieves, chess games, daring escapes, beautiful women with innate grace, handsome men who are rough around the edges, a Robin Hood theme to justify why we are all rooting for the thieves, a psycho stalker obsessed with the heroine. What more could we ask for in the 80s?
The heroine conveniently can mimic any accent she hears. The hero conveniently was raised around ca ...more
The heroine conveniently can mimic any accent she hears. The hero conveniently was raised around ca ...more
This is a delightful mix of Shawshank Redemption, Count of Monte Cristo, The Sting, Ocean's 11/12/13, and your favorite thief book/movie.
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May 20, 2009
Angela
marked it as to-read
Jun 08, 2012
Kate
marked it as to-read
