Theft: A Love Story Audiobook

" Not sure at first, but I really found myself fascinated by the book, both points of view and the overarching author's pov - amazing writing. "

" an amazingly written book that is a feat/feast of poetic prose. each voice rings true in the alternating chapters, each a distinct stream of consciousness and unique verbiage seeped in expressionism. "

" Australian writer Peter Carey has written a clever mystery that spans four continents and swirls in the elite art circles of each. A love story? Not really, but full of relationships in turmoil. Yes! "

" A fun read. Glimpses of brilliance. A sum greater than its parts. I will definitely pick up his Booker winners one day. "

" Right up there as one of my favourites. Very clever, witty dialogue from two amazing points of view. A unique and wonderful work of art. "

" Some beautiful descriptions, but overall hard to understand. Good plot, but strange. "

" Not as engaging as Carey's "My Life as a Fake." An Australian is duped by a beautiful woman into assisting in pawning of a bogus piece of artwork. "

" Oh i don't know. Too much style maybe? "

" Not sure if I can actually call this reading. After a good 70 pages, I skipped to the end. "

" I liked this book, I think mainly because of my art history background... not sure if its for everyone! "

" i'll be reading this again. "

" I had to re-start this book about five times because it could not hold my attention. The only interesting part is the last 75 pages or so, I wish the whole book had been of that caliber. "

" Great exploration of authorship and authenticity in identity and in works of art. Lovely ending too. "

" It's always hard to rate a book when you like the writing and the story, but the characters are unsympathetic... "

" I loved this book to bits! "

" 1 0f 23 books all for $10 "

" Though I really enjoyed My Life as a Fake, I found this book to be almost unreadable. In fact, I put it down halfway through and haven't managed to pick it up since. "

" starts well but then starts folding in on itself in a strange cryptic origami, the closer to the end i got the further it seemed to be. typically chilly and aloof, carey is a once every 2 years read for me "

" This was an interesting read. I've been reading a lot of Australian writers recently and Carey deserves his reputation as one of the best. This book twists and turns and comes up with a rather surprise ending. I loved the vividness he brings to the countryside setting and it's people. "

" haven't quite wrapped my mind around this one yet. sound and the fury meets da vinci code meets (what i imagine to be) the internal musings of jackson pollack "

" Amusing, not deep book about art and theft. Some interesting plot twists, leave you wondering 'who do you believe?' The protagonist is not the most sympathetic character, in fact, none of them are. "

" A book I thought I wouldn't like at first, but it got *much* better! Good stuff - despite a pretty awful main character, Butcher. "

" It took me awhile to get used to his writing style, but I liked following the story in the end. I'm not used to Australian English so sometimes it was hard to understand, plus I don't know much about the art world, so the terminology was also a little difficult. "

" Love Peter Carey, but this story of art theft was a bit too bogged down in technical details. As always, great characters, including a formerly famous artist who's career has taken a dump and his mentally challenged brother. "

" Amusing, not deep book about art and theft. Some interesting plot twists, leave you wondering 'who do you believe?' The protagonist is not the most sympathetic character, in fact, none of them are. "

" Brilliant story but found it a bit hard work to read, maybe because I could not really connect with the characters. "

" After 75 pages, I found the story uninteresting and characters equally so. "

" The usual Carey out-of-the-blue bombshell ending with some nice allusion to Of Mice and Men. "

" Vivid, visceral, consuming - brilliant book. Read it for Carey's skill and instinct for language. "

" only time I've been disappointed by Peter Carey. I don't remember why exactly, cause it's been a while since I read it, but I remember I just didn't find the characters in this book compelling. usually his are, very much so. "

" Did not enjoy the pov shifts and the ridiculously glorrified artiststic process. "

" This was a good read. He captured the Aussie attitudes very well. The relationship between the two brothers was excellent. "

" I could not finish this book as I did not enjoy it. "

" I had to stop reading this in public because I laughed so hard I was disturbing people around me. A hilarious and sly art-world caper. And, as the subtitle says, a love story....but I think not the kind one would expect. "

" It's always hard to rate a book when you like the writing and the story, but the characters are unsympathetic... "

" Really tough book to review. I don't know if I'd recommend it to anybody who wasn't interested in cubism. Not bad or anything thought just a lot of other books in the world to read. "

" Two outsider brothers from Australia meet a woman who has the power to "authorize" paintings by an important but now dead artist. What she does to advance the career of one of the brothers, and how the three of them carry on in America are at the heart of this story. "