An Analysis Of The Good Thief, By Hannah Tinte

Based on “The ABCs of Summer Reading”, The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti fit two of the author’s criteria for a good summer reading book.With The Good Thief, the peculiarity of the main character caught my attention, and I thought it was interesting he only had one hand. In The Good Thief, Ren, our protagonist, only has one hand, and he doesn’t know why. However, when Benjamin Nab adopts Ren from the orphanage, Ren is thrown into Benjamin’s dangerous life of thievery, trickery, and lies, and he soon finds out the truth about who he is and who Benjamin is. This book didn’t fit all the criteria that the author of “The ABCs of Summer Reading” suggested. Since this book takes place in the 1800s, most of the story isn’t relatable or reflective of who I am now. On the other hand, this book in itself has a variety of genres, and I could see it on a list tailored to my interests. …show more content…
The author mentions that if a book is relatable then the reader will like it more, “Bill's love of soccer, for instance, makes him an ideal reader for a book such as the lively, audacious "How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization" (2004) by Franklin Foer” (Keller). Bill can relate to the soccer book because he likes soccer, but The Good Thief is set in the 1800s and is about thieves, so it’s hard for me to be able to relate to the book or the characters. The main character is a boy who is twelve and lives in an orphanage. This book also has a very religious background, and I’m not religious at all; therefore, this book is not relatable to