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I haven't read The Thief Lord,
But I have read The Thief. I haven't read Trickster's Choice but I have read The Thief Lord oh Richard..given your Fan Club..i can weigh in on Cornelia Funke...i likeThe Thief Lord...read Inkheart partially..i wanted to like it for it's "young girl loves books" aspect...but...if you want to read a Biblio/Creepy book...try The Ink Drinker by Eric Sanvoisin...only one available at ... From some tag saling today -
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke and
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin ... overall. Definitely recommend it to anyone who likes magic mixed with historical fiction.
4 1/2 stones outta 5
45) The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke- I'd been wanting to read this book for quite some time. My friend kept telling me it was really good, and that if I liked the Inkheart ... ... a lot of popular children's and YA books with "thief" in the title right now . . . The Book Thief, The Lightning Thief, The Thief Lord, The Thief, The Sword Thief. . . . ... like Inkheart? I enjoyed the movie this summer, but haven't tried the book yet. My daughters and I did love her book The Thief Lord, which you might want to try if you liked Inkheart. ... both Newbery winners, and classics. If yr sister likes these, Konigsburg wrote a ton of other high quality books.
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke - tale of two runaways who find themselves living in the magical underworld of Venice. Beautiful and enchantine. I actually read this one ... Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. Really enjoyed the The Thief Lord. The Angel's Game is next. ... could not make it through. I am not going to say anything bad about the book. It may not been the right one for me. Trying The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. ... by Richard Ford.
This is an old book I found in my attic - but don't rush out an buy it! Read my review for why not.
The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke
This is a delightful children's adventure set in Venice. Some plot elements seem to be taken from Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Wa ... ... next door to the payment center... and of course I had to stop in and see what they had...
for 75c a book, I got:
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke ~ saw the movie a while back and was meh, but a friend of mine said the book was great, so I guess I'll give 'er a go.
Gulliver's Travel ... ... of having a stand alone title to add to the "What do I read after Diary of a Wimpy Kid?" question. Fast, funny.
23. The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke - Boy, do I like her style. Totally engaging, and reading it at 24 years old, I can still totally relate to the struggle of identity in ... rithvik- I tried to read Funke's The Thief Lord a couple of years ago and didn't get half-way through because it was so bad. Very stilted and dull. Like you, I had to put it down to the translator's work rather than the author's. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan
Toby Tyler by James Otis Kaler The Thief Lord #79 The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke
This is a delightful children's adventure set in Venice. Some plot elements seem to be taken from Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes", but this story is quite different. There is nothing too deep here, but it is a good fun read. ... will be Jack and Jill
3. What book did everyone like and you hated?
I wouldn't say hated but I couldn't get throught The Book Theif or The Bartimeus Trilogy
4. Which book do you keep telling yourself you'll read, but you probably won't?
I will read all of them!
5. Which book are you ... Thief Lord I finished The Thief Lord today and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'll probably concentrate more on Rose Daughter, but I could be reading any number of books by tomorrow. I'm reading The Thief Lord. But I'll probably finish that soon. Then I'll probably try to finish the numerous other books I've started but failed to finish reading. Ah, I didn't realize Funke was German; I've read her The Thief Lord. Of course, I've read Bros. Grimm; I forgot them. The others...sadly, no beyond a couple of Rilke poems in German class. The Theif Lord I picked up Sea of Monsters, The Thief Lord, and Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians today at the library. My brother also brought me Missy's copy of The Dragon of Trelian. ... may not come as a complete surprise, the road getting there is entertaining and engrossing. Very highly recommended.
13. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (350 p., juvenile lit, translation from German)
Prosper (age 12) and Bo’s (5) parents have died and their aunt only wants to adopt ... ... little behind on this -- sorry!
The Red Tent biblical
Pillars of The Earth medieval
Katherine War of the roses
The Book Theif WWII
Night Soldier WWII
The Whiskey Rebels colonial US
Devil In The White City turn of the 20th century Chicago
Conspiracy of Paper 18th century E ... From PishPosh's library, I choose The Thief Lord. I keep hearing good things about it and just haven't managed to get it to the top of the TBR pile yet. #5 New Moon done, not as exciting as the first book
#6The Book Theif by Markus Zusak I'm about halfway through reading The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, and less than two hours from the end of listening to Shadowbridge by Gregory Frost - I should finish one or both of them today, and am thoroughly enjoying them.
I'm also slowly picking my way through Guy Gavriel Kay's book ... ...
Young Adult / Fun reads:
Chalice - my favorite fantasy author Robin McKinley, back in fine form
Igraine the Brave
The Thief Lord
Don't Hex with Texas
The Mediator: Haunted
The Mediator: Twilight
Thursday Next: First among Sequels
Silks
Tantalize - the only one of ... ... (loved them all)
Best Love Story: A Prayer for Owen Meany
Best Western: Lonesome Dove
Best YA: Book Theif
Best Nonfiction:Walden ... lf
Ring of Bright Water
Lassie, Come Home
National Velvet
The Borrowers
James and the Giant Peach
Sphere
The Thief Lord
Black Narcissus
The African Queen
The Member of the Wedding
The Birds (short story by Daphne Du Maurier)
Ice Station Zebra
The Guns of Navaro ... I've read Uncle Tom's Cabin...many many many years ago
But I've never read The Book Theif >158: FlossieT, have you read The Thief Lord by Funke? I found it OK, not great and wondered how Inkheart compared. The Thief Lord
Call of the Wild
I will second A Wrinkle in Time and the sequels.
... and poetry. I'll count YA books for the challenge as long as they're, say, over 150 pages long. (Artemis Fowl and The Thief Lord have been beckoning from my library's shelves for several years!) How did you like The Thief Lord? I picked that up once, but I only got about halfway through. ... Christopher Moore
16) Something from the Nightside by Simon Green
17) (7) Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
18) The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
19) Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey
20) Already Dead by Charlie Huston
21) The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White
22) (8) Pride ... #53 The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, 352 pages ... I enjoyed Insomnia very much. I'm sure I'm in the minority in my opinion.
I only have a few chapters to complete The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. It's a very good book. I've started Exodus by Julie Bertagna. I don't know what's next. My TBR stack is out of control! The Housewife and the Assassin by Susan Trott
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Traitor's Purse b Margery Allingham
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes Maybe when we are done with the group read of DH we should do The Book Thief. read the book theif by markus zusak. it's written really wierdly, but it's so cool. it's really good. i think that it's either a book that u love or hate... i have lots of favorite books. some of my favorites are the book theif by markus zusak, the harry potter series by j.k. rowling, to kill a mockingbird by harper lee, and MANY MANY MANY more. if i were on a desert island i would bring... i don't know!!! as many books as i could! but ... The Thief Lord, a young adult book by Cornelia Funke, was most enjoyable. I'm reminded of it because she is going to be in town next month to discuss it, following a showing of the film.
... or Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. My daughter, now 14, enjoyed Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson, Inkheart and The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke.
The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett would be a recommendation I'd make for some Year 6 readers. Great stories within a story. ... The Hobbit and Treasure Island. I also enjoyed Kidnapped at around that age myself.
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
A Wrinkle In Time ( I know there is a series, but this book stands on its own.)
... by J. K. Rowling
3) Stardust by Neil Gaiman
4) In The Beginning There Was The Sign by Kristian Kapelrud
5) The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
6) Daggerspell by Kathrine Kerr
... sick people, thanks for the suggestion.
Let's see, let me try to remember which book I read while sick. Ah, yes, it was The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. A young adult novel, with a fast moving plot. So, yes, it did help, pulled me into a different world, and helped keep my mind off of my ... Completed book #10 The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. One of the benefits (ok, the only benefit) of a horrible sinus infection; getting to lay on the couch and read all day. This books was loads of fun! ... like Wicked either. I loved Inkheart so I am currently throwing books at people, but I really did not like her book The Theif Lord. I am now ducking for cover, because I didn't like New Moon. To make it up to everyone I will say that I loved Twilight and really loved Eclipse! Juvenile:
1. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (completed: 1/1/2008)
2. The Theif Lord by Cornelia Funke(completed 1/15/2008)
3. Uglies by Scott Westefeld (completed 8/2/08)
4. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (compl ... ... Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn and trying to decide what's next on my list...Might go with The Golden Compass or The Book Theif or something completely different... ... Bilgewater, A Long Way from Verona
S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders -- obvious classic
Cornelia Funke, The Thief Lord
Richard Mosher, Zazoo -- smart and sophisticated
Flambards and other books by K. M. Peyton
Berlie Doherty , Deep Secret -- ... The Artemis Fowl series; also several of Cornelia Funke's books, such as Inkheart, Inkspell, The Thief Lord, and Dragon Rider. 6. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
If we go to Venice when kiddo is in the right age range, I think this will be a fun, fun book to read. She can then use it as a map to find the bridges, alleys, etc. mentioned.
This was a lovely little book--the writing was strong and there was a ... Trinah - I'm picking The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke for you.
I just finished Talking Back -- to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels by Andrea Mitchell.
Please choose anything labeled TBR if you're picking for me.
My review will be posted by Thursday evening at http:/ ... ... Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) by APA
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Amigurumi! by Elisabeth Doherty
Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ... The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke ... else ever have that problem? But I persevered and am glad I did, 'cause the story was great and I enjoyed it. Listened to Thief Lord after that, and like you sandragon, found it kinda slow going at first, but it picked up and I liked it very much by the end. I'm looking forward to getting Ink ... ... **1/2
43. The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld ***1/2
44. The Companions by Sheri S. Tepper *****
Audiobooks:
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke ****
Read with my son:
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers ****
Currently working on:
Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
In ... Since last I posted: I didn't get through So You Want to be a Wizard, finished up The Thief Lord on audio and finished Smoke and Mirrors which is a short story collection I'd been reading off and on. Also read Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey who writes beautifully. I want to read ... 169. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke - seller
170. Kapilavastu by Osamu Tezuka - library
171. The Book of Beads by Janet Coles and Robert Budwig - library
172. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley - seller
173. Creative Bead Jewelry by Carol Taylor - library
174. ... Didn't care for So You Want to be a Wizard, but ended up finishing The Thief Lord which I did enjoy. Now listening to The Prestige by Christopher Priest. I watched the movie last weekend and I'm hoping the book is as good (though I am aware it is quite different from the movie). I ... ... I find out Carey has written (is writing?) another trilogy set in the same world. Don't want to OD.
Also listening to The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (which I'm also enjoying) and reading Mary Poppins to my son. I read the latter numerous times as a kid and LOVED it and I'm ... ... ***1/2
Currently working on:
Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke on audio
Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers with my son alright, i've made up my mind. my favorite book of all time is Theif Lord by Cornelia Funke.
this book is a masterpiece and completely creative and i am a total fan of Funke (and in the group Inks) because she is such a genius. her ideas are incredible and outoftheordinary... i can't ... The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Wicked Widow by Jayne Ann Krentz
Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight by Ogden Nash
Prince Bertram the Bad by Arnold Lobel #178 -- I listened to The Thief Lord; the version I had was quite good.
I'm currently reading I Capture the Castle, which I'm enjoying very much. Still having a hard time settling into a book. I'm reading The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke but I have it on audio too and I think I will actually listen to it after all (I've already gone back and forth a couple of times). I'm in the mood to read something more meaty. Maybe Kushiel's Avat ... Finally started The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke on my niece's recommendation. I've also heard good things about Funke here on LT. Changed my mind, not listening to The Thief Lord (which I decided to read the old fashioned way after all). Now listening to So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane, read by Christina Moore. Aftet a jittery couple of days, spent wondering what was wrong with me, I've finally decided on a book. I've settled into The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, and I've also started listening to So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane. Both ya, both fantasy, both light; exactly what I ... ... I might get them, but they don't and I'm not too worried about it.
Not sure what to listen to next. Thinking about The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke which I've been meaning to read for ages. I finally read the first chapter but it just isn't grabbing me (I think it's more me than ... Yikes! Can't decide what to read next. I've read a bit from The Last Days (Scott Westerfeld), The Thief Lord (Cornelia Funke) and Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures (Vincent Lam) and can't seem to sink into any of them. The Neil Gaiman anthology that I was only going to read ... ... a city that has often been visited in literature, however - inevitably, really, since it is so special and evocative.
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke is an entertaining book for children set in a wintry Venice. For an overview of the city's rich history you can hardly better A History ... ... I correct in assuming that just citing the source is not sufficient?
For reference, I'm looking at the reviews on The Thief Lord, in particular the second one. I bought myself a copy of His Majesty's Dragon last Friday, (at last! At last!), plus a copy of The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke on Saturday. Nothing since then. I found a copy of The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke at my thrift shop. I've wanted to check out her work for a while now, so I'm looking forward to reading it. ... ecommend...
Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
The Inkheart Trilogy, Dragon Rider, or The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
Eragon by Christopher Paolini(don't let the movie turn you off, the books are ... King John of Canada by Scott Gardiner
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Prince in Waiting by Christopher John
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Warlord by Elizabeth Vaughan ... recommendations that are all over the place:
My daughter enjoyed all of the Little House books, Because of Winn Dixie, The Thief Lord, and currently is enjoying the Dear, America series. She also liked the Mary Poppins books (I think there are 6 but we only have 3).
My oldest has read, ... >7 becbart: I had read The Thief Lord a couple years ago, and I think I enjoyed listening to it more than I enjoyed reading it. I agree that the narrator did a great job with the voices. >5 Foggidawn: I just finished listening to The Thief Lord a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it (especially the voice the reader used for Riccio (sp?), hehe). How did you like it? ... I loved all of Voigt's books when I was a YA, so I pick them up and reread them now and again.
On audio, I listened to The Thief Lord for the tweens/young teens discussion group I help moderate.
Next up: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which I plan to start this evening. ... Brian Selznick
20. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
21. What happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles
22. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
23. So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
 ... I would second the recommendation for Funke's The Thief Lord and would also highly recommend Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy beginning with the Golden Compass. It's extremely well done. I also thought Coraline was a good audio. He might enjoyThe Series of Unfortunate Events on audio. I enjoyed Thief Lord and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke. not sabriel or eragon both are very fantasy-ish.inkheart)though chilidish, is great. so is the thief lord. all of the wizard of oz books are good. ... slightly younger readers you could also try Cornelia Funke's Dragon Rider, just as good. Be careful with the earlier The Thief Lord though. In the UK it had a different translator and it really made a difference. ... We all like to be read to sometimes. Try a YA or juvenile book on audio; I'd recommend the Philip Pullman trilogy, The Thief Lord, Tale of Despereaux or The City of Ember and its sequel. I don't read YA regularly, but occasionally, I find it a wonderful switch. ... a Disney fan and was worried they'd screw it up!
But the best movie based on a children's book that I've seen lately was The Thief Lord. I thought the book was terrific and the movie was very faithful to it. ... "horribly long." I have listened to some wonderful YA and Juveniles audios like: His Dark Materials trilogyby Pullman, The Thief Lord by Funke, Tale of Despereaux by DiCamillo and The City of Ember and its sequel by Jeanne Duprau. All of these I highly recommend (my children are in ... ... adult and juvenile audio books (and my kids are in their 20's, so I buy these for ME): His Dark Materials by Pullman, Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke and City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau. I LOVED Inkheart and really enjoyed Thief Lord also...you have just reminded me to go back and take a look at Inkspell...heard it was a great read as well from some of my younger friends.
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