The Good Thief

One of the best books I can suggest to a writer is “The Good Thief” by Hannah Tiniti.

From a writer’s point of view, every event moves the story forward, almost at a breathless pace and you get carried along with it. Took me less than a week to read it. For most of the book, it is a real lesson in plot and character development.

It does lose its way a little, around two thirds of the way in, I thought, with a development that possibly isn’t explained too well. Or maybe I just missed that bit as I was being swept along by the pace of the story.

A great read for anybody.

But as I say, as a writer you should read this book as part of your own development.

At some point, I intend to go back and read it from a purely technical point of view, making notes on story ‘beats’ and character motivation in each chapter.

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