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| The Man Who Loved Books Too Much - Allison Hoover Bartlett |
March 24, 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 4 - pages 148-258
Reading Time - 2 hours
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of
Literary Obsession
by Allison Hoover Bartlett (2009)
Part 4 - pages 148-258
Reading Time - 2 hours
Interesting story about a strange guy - that's for sure. A book thief who knew it was illegal but didn't think it was wrong. Kind of warped thinking even by his own admission.
I guess the thing that stuck with me here is the idea of owning books as evidence of identity. The idea that your book shelf says something about you - whether you've read them or not. Just having the books is enough to make you "something"... at least in your own eyes, if no one else's.
We've got bookshelves... but I can safely say, I've read 90% of the books on those shelves. For me, books are there to be read... not looked at. And once I've read it, I can let it go... unless it's a realllllly good book... in which case I might keep it to re-read over and over again. Still, it was interesting to get a window into the minds of others.
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