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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
This was an interesting story about a man addicted to stealing rare books (to build a library that will impress others with his erudition and taste, I guess? because it looks so classy and wealthy?) and another man who wants to stop the thefts of rare books from dealers and individuals.
The thief has a view of the world I do not relate to: That the wealth of others is somehow an unfairness that is only balanced by him taking part of that wealth for himself.
He stole credit card numbers from the wealthy in San Francisco so that he could buy rare books from book shops. The credit card holders were wealthy and either wouldn't miss or would contest the charges, no harm done. The book sellers were over charging, or super wealthy (witness their collection up for sale), and thus, it was mere cosmic rebalancing for him to acquire things he wanted.
He's a less charming version of Rocket at the end of "Guardians of the Galaxy:" What if I see something I want and it belongs to someone else. I can take it, right? (No, that's stealing.) No, You don't understand - I want it more!
I'm glad I read it, I'm super glad I have nothing of temptation for this thief (he's still out there in the world - unless he's being temporarily incarcerated for credit card theft, or some other slight crime that gets him out in 3-6 months).
The thief has a view of the world I do not relate to: That the wealth of others is somehow an unfairness that is only balanced by him taking part of that wealth for himself.
He stole credit card numbers from the wealthy in San Francisco so that he could buy rare books from book shops. The credit card holders were wealthy and either wouldn't miss or would contest the charges, no harm done. The book sellers were over charging, or super wealthy (witness their collection up for sale), and thus, it was mere cosmic rebalancing for him to acquire things he wanted.
He's a less charming version of Rocket at the end of "Guardians of the Galaxy:" What if I see something I want and it belongs to someone else. I can take it, right? (No, that's stealing.) No, You don't understand - I want it more!
I'm glad I read it, I'm super glad I have nothing of temptation for this thief (he's still out there in the world - unless he's being temporarily incarcerated for credit card theft, or some other slight crime that gets him out in 3-6 months).