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2017 Reading Challenge - Day 81
March 22, 2017
Book 26 - The Man Who Loved Books too Much -
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of
Literary Obsession
by Allison Hoover Bartlett (2009)
Part 2 - pages 54-95
Reading Time - 1 hour
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of
Literary Obsession
by Allison Hoover Bartlett (2009)
Part 2 - pages 54-95
Reading Time - 1 hour
The author conducted about 3 years worth of interviews with book thief John Gilkey, trying to get at the heart of what drove him to steal so many books. At the core of it seems to be admiration. He wants people to look at his collection of rare books and admire him for it. Apparently this is not uncommon for rare book collectors. Rarely do they ever read the books that they collect. It's all about having the books, touching the books, looking at the books, displaying the books. Which... for someone who loves to read books... seems rather odd. Books are there for reading, at least in my mind. Using books as a status symbol seems kind of weird... to me at least!
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