leasummer's review against another edition
4.0
Originally I DNF’d this, I wasn’t in the right frame of mind for this to be non fiction. It’s such an interesting story. I had to remind myself this wasn’t done in another era but recently. It seems like a story out of the 1800s. It does not paint the fly tying community in a good light, especially at the end. Johnson becomes obsessed with the obsession, which adds an interesting element to the story.
kappareads's review against another edition
3.0
Real rating: 3.5 stars
What I thought was going to be a book about a museum theft in the name of environmentalism, ended up being about fly tying, which took me on a journey of this weird theft and the consequences (or not) thereof.
This book really got an emotional reaction as I was furious at this person stealing from a museum. And I'm glad the author didn't try to spin Wrist to be sympathetic, because I in no way find him to be sympathetic
My main problem was the way the crime itself was set up. From the reviews I thought there would be twists at the end... but there wasn't? Like, the story is very interesting, but I just kept expecting more based on reviews. Also, there's a very sudden discussion of autism in the middle and I just... didn't know what to make of it.
What I thought was going to be a book about a museum theft in the name of environmentalism, ended up being about fly tying, which took me on a journey of this weird theft and the consequences (or not) thereof.
This book really got an emotional reaction as I was furious at this person stealing from a museum. And I'm glad the author didn't try to spin Wrist to be sympathetic, because I in no way find him to be sympathetic
My main problem was the way the crime itself was set up. From the reviews I thought there would be twists at the end... but there wasn't? Like, the story is very interesting, but I just kept expecting more based on reviews. Also, there's a very sudden discussion of autism in the middle and I just... didn't know what to make of it.
mwbuntin's review against another edition
4.0
So entertaining. A tale of obsession and entitlement. Yay!
ladytripard's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
leannaaker's review against another edition
5.0
What a unique crue trime documentary about a man who stole a massive amount of feathers and bird skins from the Tring museum to fuel his obsession tying flies and to pay for his flute. This was a page turner for me!