Portrait of a Thief
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Portrait of a Thief

by Grace D. Li

2022•Heist•400 pages

Taste attributes: heistthrillerdramafastheavyintricatelinearinjustice/tragedy/vengeancegame/competitionfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA fast, layered book, otherwise balanced. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

Ocean’s Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a Thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums; about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HeistThrillerDramaInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceGame/competitionFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Asian americans

Details

Author
Grace D. Li
Published
2022
Pages
400
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