320 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449003718
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 04 January 2000
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean's wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower-...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,136 reviews
Moods
adventurous 46%
funny 34%
reflective 28%
lighthearted 19%
mysterious 15%
challenging 10%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 6%
dark 4%
emotional 4%
tense 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 9%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
ColonisationModerate
Addiction, Death, RacismMinor
Animal death, Car accident, Animal cruelty
320 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449003718
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 04 January 2000
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean's wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower-...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,136 reviews
Moods
adventurous 46%
funny 34%
reflective 28%
lighthearted 19%
mysterious 15%
challenging 10%
inspiring 9%
relaxing 6%
dark 4%
emotional 4%
tense 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 9%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
ColonisationModerate
Addiction, Death, RacismMinor
Animal death, Car accident, Animal cruelty