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khadijahy 's review for:
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
by Allison Hoover Bartlett
Rating: 2.75/5
I don’t read non-fiction very often so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It kept me engaged and it was easy to read. I liked the first half where we get to know Gilkey and his backstory, unfortunately the story started to drag in the second half. I didn’t like how the author jumped back and forth between Sanders’ and Gilkey’s stories. And I found it odd how she seemed to make excuses Gilkey. More than anything he’s a thief, no matter how much he loves books, in the end he loves what he thinks they’ll do for him more.
I don’t read non-fiction very often so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It kept me engaged and it was easy to read. I liked the first half where we get to know Gilkey and his backstory, unfortunately the story started to drag in the second half. I didn’t like how the author jumped back and forth between Sanders’ and Gilkey’s stories. And I found it odd how she seemed to make excuses Gilkey. More than anything he’s a thief, no matter how much he loves books, in the end he loves what he thinks they’ll do for him more.