There’s an entire romance subplot that arises out of this, which I thought was kind of corny and forced, but more on that later. Some of them know each other a little too well beforehand, others are complete strangers. The premise of Portrait of a Thief is a fun one: a group of Chinese Americans, all around the same age (college), are brought together to steal back certain artifacts from the world’s most prestigious museums. Let’s dig into why.Ĭhinese American students and friends decide to steal back Chinese art for a lot of money. Before we get into the review, I must confess I wasn’t into this book as much as I expected. Books that have shorter chapters tend to go by a lot quicker I find, so it went as fast as I expected it to be. I ended up reading the entire book in the span of an hour and a half, which isn’t bad because I thought it was a pretty straightforward and simple read. So I checked it out at the library way after it was actually released. But then I completely forgot about this book until one day I was really bored and diving deep into my Goodreads on what to read next. I say one of my strengths as a writer is keeping my pulse on the writing industry as a whole, as I like to see what’s being published. And, me being the nosy person I am that likes to keep tabs on the publishing industry’s trends, knew I had to read this once I saw some streaming platform bought the rights to it. It will make our world poorer.For awhile, before the slow death of writing Twitter as we knew it before, I found myself seeing this book and author all over my timeline.
It will thwart the expression of new ideas and the attainment of new knowledge. It will impede new art and music and literature.
In a dissent from Justice Elena Kagan that was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, the liberal justice wrote: “It will stifle creativity of every sort. Such protection includes the right to prepare derivative works that transform the original,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in the majority opinion, referring to Lynn Goldsmith, the photographer at the center of the case. “Goldsmith’s original works, like those of other photographers, are entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists. The opinion has been closely anticipated by the global art world watching to see how the court would balance an artist’s freedom to borrow from existing works and the restrictions of copyright law. The court rejected arguments made by a lawyer of the Andy Warhol Foundation (the artist died in 1987) that his work was sufficiently transformative so as not to trigger copyright concerns. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the late Andy Warhol infringed on a photographer’s copyright when he created a series of silk screens based on a photograph of the late singer Prince. By Ariane de Vogue | CNN Supreme Court Reporter
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