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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

Kirk Wallace Johnson

4.02 AVERAGE

melissareadssometimes's review against another edition

4.75

informative mysterious medium-paced

danielecdegroot's review

3.5

informative mysterious reflective sad

stevef's review against another edition

1.5

informative fast-paced

kdesroches's review against another edition

3.0

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The story of how this unlikely thief stole a priceless fortune was really interesting but it jumped the shark towards the end. I’ve always thought flies were beautiful so I enjoyed reading about then and Edwin. The story faded away towards the end.

lost_in_stereo's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

nickmbyers's review against another edition

4.0

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Probably up there with [b:Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History|10021420|Sex on the Moon The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History|Ben Mezrich|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320558894l/10021420._SY75_.jpg|14916864] in terms of most buckwild things stolen.

wesleylebakken's review against another edition

5.0

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a book about a teenager with a love for the flute stealing a million dollars worth of precious bird feathers with a poorly thought out escape plan to make salmon fishing flys had no right to be this good yet here we are

emco_0's review

3.0

informative mysterious fast-paced

celledge's review

4.0

informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

thecoconut's review against another edition

4.0

informative medium-paced