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A review by ireadinbed
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This is my first read of the year and I don't feel great right now but I'm so glad I read it.
This story almost beggars belief but it's *true*. I would never have imagined a subculture like Salmon fly tying or understood the incalculable scientific loss that theft caused if I had come across a simple article about this theft.
It is an engrossing read and I really felt connected to the world around me while reading it. It isn't the authors fault that the truth of things is sometimes extremely disheartening.
This story almost beggars belief but it's *true*. I would never have imagined a subculture like Salmon fly tying or understood the incalculable scientific loss that theft caused if I had come across a simple article about this theft.
It is an engrossing read and I really felt connected to the world around me while reading it. It isn't the authors fault that the truth of things is sometimes extremely disheartening.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Ableism