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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
3 reviews
unluckycat13's review
This book is too long. I get the goal of laying out the entire history of preservation and hunting, but it wasn't necessary and it takes up like 25% of the book. I admire the authors work with refuges (at least taking his word on it) but I don't particularly like the author?
This book overall feels very unexamined. Many things are taken at face value, and often presented in a romanticized light. The author comes off as a bit of a yuppie type. I'm simply not shocked or intrigued by the things he is.
There are moderately severe descriptions of what really amount to animal torture and neglect as well. I keept trying to give it a chance, but I think I'm done.
This book overall feels very unexamined. Many things are taken at face value, and often presented in a romanticized light. The author comes off as a bit of a yuppie type. I'm simply not shocked or intrigued by the things he is.
There are moderately severe descriptions of what really amount to animal torture and neglect as well. I keept trying to give it a chance, but I think I'm done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Ableism, Racism, War, Colonisation, and Xenophobia
spookily's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, and Ableism
Moderate: Death, Islamophobia, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcohol, Deportation, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, War, and Xenophobia
kristyderp's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Surprisingly exciting for a book about bird skins! The author really got invested in the mystery and did more than tell the story; he got involved. His fixation was contagious. It's definitely a story that should be known to every museum to keep collections safe.
I enjoyed this book as a person who loves birds and museums. My dad enjoyed this book as an avid fly tier and fisherman.
I enjoyed this book as a person who loves birds and museums. My dad enjoyed this book as an avid fly tier and fisherman.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Xenophobia, Mental illness, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Classism, Pregnancy, Bullying, Ableism, Animal death, and War
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