The Good Thief

De: Hannah Tinti

Narrado por: William Dufris

Twelve-year-old Ren doesn't know who his parents were. He doesn't know who left him at St. Anthony's orphanage, or how he lost his left hand when still an infant. He is resigned to life without a family to call his own and terrified of the future.

But then a young man named Benjamin Nab appears, claiming to be Ren's long-lost brother, and his convincing tale of how Ren lost his hand and his parents is enough to persuade the monks at the orphanage to release the boy. But is Benjamin really who he says he is? Journeying through the New England of whaling towns and meadowed farmlands, Ren is introduced by Ben to a vibrant world of hardscrabble adventure. Ultimately he is apprenticed to Ben's small band of resurrection men, those thieves of the night who steal bodies and sell them to hospitals for medical examination. If Ren stays, he becomes one of them. If he goes, he's lost once again. Most importantly, does Benjamin hold the key to the mystery of his - or their - parents, the defining question of Ren's life?

Richly imagined, gothically spooky, and showcasing the storytelling ability of a born novelist, Hannah Tinti's The Good Thief introduces one of the most appealing young heroes in contemporary fiction, and ratifies Hannah Tinti as one of our most exciting talents.

©2009 Hannah Tinti (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Good book, bad narrater

I love this book, I can't get sleep while listening to it, that is how amazing the book is, but the narrator really stinks, not as bad as others…

It should be a required read For HS

This Story makes you consider whether there are moral absolutes. The story is well written and very well performed. It is somewhat analogous to Dicken’s “David Copperfield”.

Beautiful story

I loved this book.
story is so intense, I had hard time stopping listening to it. indeed, I can understand some of the one star reviews, however this book is beautiful written in its own way.
I definitely recommend this book for my next book club meeting

Close But No Cigar?

Loved the story! Plot was particularly well thought out and offered a number of suprises. The mood too was well articulated, fog and unease. But most of the characters were a bit one dimensional. I loved them as they were all quirky and strange but I did not believe in them for a minute! They needed a back story to make them real. This is one of those books that should have been longer with more time invested in fleshing out the cast. Still, a good romp!

The violence was too much for me

Not my favorite. Did not like Mrs Sands voice. The story was just ok. It was for a book group so I had to read it

Engaging tale with twists.

An entertaining novel with interesting twists. It made a long drive go quickly. I found no valuable take-always to make it a five star read. It was nice.

My absolute favorite book!!!!!!😀😀😀

Loved the story line. Ren is such a strong character and there were so many twists and turns that always kept me on my toes. I couldn't stop listening!!! I STRONGLY recommend this book to pretty much anyone.

Picaresque... and boring

The Good Thief seems to be a classic picaresque tale, or a humorous adventure tale involving a rogue living by only his wits in a corrupt society. Usually satire is involved, although I'm not sure if that's the case in this book. Maybe I just don't like picaresque novels? Anyway, this one seemed to really have no point. Perhaps if I thought it were satirizing something, that would give it a point. Instead, it just seemed to be endless mis-adventures that were completely improbable and added up to nothing. It went on and on with one plot twist after another. It was hard to get attached to any of the characters because they were so cartoonish. Although the ending did serve to wrap it things up nicely, it, too, seemed pretty implausible.

Very Slow

I felt the first half of the book was very slow. I had a hard time making myself read/listen to the storyline. It picked up after halfway. I did not like the ending and felt it could have been better, more descriptive and clean. Definitely not a fan of this book.