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on the first read through of the thief, when gen talks about the history of the prison he's in and how the political landscape of sounis changed, you think. oh yea. just a general exposition of the world by the author, you don't really question how he knows it even though he literally says most people in the city don't know it was ever anything but a prison. on the rereads though,

#this is such a small thing #since we're really used to the main character knowing everything about the world theyre in #it hasnt been three pages and im so normal about this book #tqt #the queen's thief #the thief #eugenides

Me anytime anyone says they need a new book to read: The Queens Thief! Have you thought of reading The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner? You should absolutely read The Thief.

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you want REAL enemies to lovers? they're from rival countries who wage war against one another. he steals from her, over and over again. she maims him. she's the reason he has nightmares. she's the only one who can soothe him. calf love that survives amputation. she jokes about poisoning him. he kills for her honour. she lets him do whatever he wants. he kidnaps her so she will marry him. they wear matching embroidery. she cried on their wedding night. he saved her from her fate. she saved him from his fate. he didn't marry her to become king. he became king because he wanted to marry her. they're both just two lonely kids. the gods themselves have been rooting for them.

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Another The Thief era Gen.

(excuse the outfit, it's vaguely based off what i saw the sounisian characters wearing in the official artwork but i didn't fully commit to faithful details nor do better research on what the proper attire would have been because i just wanted to draw)

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i am re-reading the thief and one thing i adore is how the book takes pains to establish gen as uncool up front. he starts off in prison, and it is not sexy. he has sores, he is weak from lack of exercise, he stinks. he's there because he loudly confessed to a crime in front of a bunch of witnesses. he is genuinely afraid of the magus's threats. he leaves prison and immediately is crying, snot streaming down his face crying, because he hasn't seen direct sunlight in so long and his eyes hurt. he's going to be your favorite most badass character of all time, but he first we have to establish that he's pretty lame, just to balance things out.

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What it meant to be the focus of the gods’ attention, to be their instrument, used to change the shape of the world.

(spoiler-free) quote from the end of The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. This is one of my favourite themes woven through the series, how it relates to Eugenides religion and belief, and how much it both burdens and frees him.

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