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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40215.Theft_A_Love_Story?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Theft: A Love Story" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1169432514m/40215.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40215.Theft_A_Love_Story?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Theft: A Love Story</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22595.Peter_Carey">Peter Carey</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/883810?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>Fantastic book! This is one worth sticking through, for the ending is really killer. I had my doubts in the beginning, but the novel really delivered. I loved the alternating first person POVs. (My novel does the same thing, and I've been struggling with it. Now I feel like I can move forward.) I grew to love both characters, Hugh's ignorance as much Butcher's anger. Loved the thriller, mystery aspect, tempered always by beautiful observations and lyrical turns of phrase. Carey's got a great handle on the world of art--down to the name of colors and the varieties of paint. I also loved the kind of general unclarity of certain passages, the messiness and intricacy of elaborate plotting. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/9254?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>