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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
2 reviews
sarahbowling6608's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.0
I did not hate this book, but I did not love it either. I found the whole story rather bizarre and unsatisfying in its conclusion (as non-fiction must all too often be to remain non-fiction), but enjoyed learning some things I never would have otherwise. Who knew there was a whole branch of the black market being kept alive by grown men who want pretty feathers in order to make fishing lures they will never actually use to fish? The main thing I didn't like about this book was the author's tone. It's like he has a giant chip on his shoulder and that bitterness (condescension? sanctimoniousness?) comes through in his writing.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing
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
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