Home Sweet Own Book 9

Nonfiction was The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett. I read the first few chapters in a book store when it first came out. I was glad to finally read it. It was a calm book. It had easy, slow pacing. It fit with the theme of books, reading, collecting. These are not hurried, fast paced things. In addition to history and some basic background, Bartlett presents us with an interesting cast of characters. She meets dealers, collectors, experts, shop owners, and, of course, the thief.

Gilkey reads as having a sociopathic personality disorder. He wants things he can’t have so it’s not fair. If getting what he wanted might have hurt people, he found a way to transfer the blame. There was no way, in his mind, that getting what he thought he deserved could be bad or wrong. Whether he deserved it was never a question.

He’s in no way sympathetic. I never rooted for him and wanted to see him fall. I hope every book he ever stole is taken from him. His story is interesting and deserves telling but it was never Gilkey I wanted to see prevail. I enjoyed seeing Sanders take him down. I wish it happened more often. It was an enjoyable read but only if speaks to you.

1) Fiction 

2) Nonfiction – The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

3) Sci-Fi 

4) Fantasy 

5) Mystery 

6) Horror 

7) Memoir/Biography – Data, A Love Story by Amy Webb

8) Chick Lit – Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter

9) Feminist 

10) Teen 

11) Holiday 

12) Essays – What Was I Thinking? ed. by Barbara Davilman & Liz Dubelman

13) Short Stories 

14) Library 

15) Animal 

16) Book about Books 

17) New – Pitch Perfect by Mickey Rapkin

18) Old – Dark and Stormy Knights edited by P. N. Elrod

19) Pop Science 

20) Near 

21) Far 

22) Graphic Novel – Love and Capes: Do You Want to Know a Secret? by Thomas F. Zahler

23) Reread – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

24) Wild Card 

25) Otherworldly Creature 

26) Free 

27) Noteworthy 

28) Bestseller 

29) Themed Anthology 

30) Steampunk 

31) Movie-Book 

32) Media  

33) Travel 

34) Food 

35) Classic 

36) Humor 

37) Poetry 

38) Past – Stasiland by Anna Funder

39) Future 

40) Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic 

41) Zombie 

42) Sports

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