Book Blog 10 (Starting "The Good Thief")

                      Hello everyone! How is your reading going? I hope it's going well.

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                      Anyways enough with the introductions, we have something to talk about. The other day, I went to the library hoping to pick up a copy of  "The Fault in Our Stars". But, with no copies available and no clue what to pick up, I aimlessly wandered around the library and came across this book. The Good Thief. The title really just drew me in, and I thought, "When is there an instance in which a thief could be good?" So i picked it up an began reading.
                      
                        So, just like the title has an interesting name, it also has an interesting protagonist, whom of which also happens to be the main character. But first, let's just think about this. Have you ever noticed how many books these days have a main character that is often pretty normal with some hard-to-notice, or mental/personality flaw? Well I have, and this main character does not have any of that. You see, the main character is Ren, a 10 year old boy, that is growing up in an orphanage known as "Saint Anthony's". Here, orphaned boys of all ages stay in hopes that someone will later adopt them, and be part of a family. It's something all the boys want. But now, back to Ren. Ren also has no memory of his family, and only knows they named him Ren. And that's all he knows. But you probably think, "He seems to be normal...nothing really sticks out about him." But, thats what I forgot to tell you. Ren is missing his left hand, he was born without it.

                      To me, this really sets Ren apart from any other main character I have read about. Never before have I read about a protagonist with some sort of deformity or physical flaw. Either this is really uncommon, or I just haven't read enough books. But, I thought this, just like the title was very interesting and it makes me want to read more.

                      Take note because this book does not take place in modern times, it takes place sometime far in the past in New England where the boys are only adopted if they look strong enough to help with farm work, and smart enough to learn and teach easily. Because Ren has this flaw, it will be a struggle that he may deal with the rest of his life. But, I am only on page 14, so I have yet to find out what happens in the book as I read on.

                      But, I also wonder why the book is called "The Good Thief". It is not about a thief, it is about a 10 year old kid living in an orphanage, hoping to get adopted and find his place in the world. But here is my prediction: I predict that sometime in the book Ren will get adopted by a man who is secretly a thief, but this thief uses his skills and risks his life to help people in need. Kind of like Robin Hood. But, it could also just be about a thief that is good at what he does and meets Ren. I suppose it could go either way. But, I make these predictions because on the front of the cover it shows a large figure (presumably a man), walking with a small boy (Aka Ren)  who appears to have no left hand.

                      So yes, I cannot wait to read into this book more because it has really great figurative language, an interesting character, and an interesting title that I have yet to figure out. Have fun blogging and I will see you all next week!