reads like a textbook. Blah.

Book clubs can find a wealth of topics to discuss: obsession, bibliomania, family ties, ...

The book is nonfiction and it seemed to me to profile the author's journey through the maze of stolen books at least as thoroughly as it did either the book thief or the detectives. Writtten in the first person, the reader learns details about first editions, et al, along with the author. The most interesting parts of the book for me came from all the information about rare - and not so rare - books. I knew nothing about the subject before reading this book.

The concept was intriguing but the writing was uneven and rather boring at times. A smoother narrative flow would have helped a lot. I was disappointed overall and only finished it because it was our book club selection. We had a good discussion on the concepts and questions in spite of the book's writing.

but it was not what I expected. It deceived me...sorry.