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The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

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author_d_r_oestreicher's review

informative sad fast-paced

5.0

The Art Thief, the true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession, by Michael Finkel, is the story of Stéphane Breitwieser who stole around 239 artworks from 172 European museums between 1995 and 2001. In 2006, I visited a small museum in rural Peru. When I heard that it was recently robbed of some valuable items, I wondered how such a poor town could defend itself. This book shows that I was right to be concerned. Breitwieser generally stayed within a day’s drive, but he still managed to hit over 170 museums in seven countries. Fast read, Breitwieser’s compulsion to steal one more object infected me as I was obsessed with reading one more chapter.

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rosa_lina96's review

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adventurous informative fast-paced

3.25

Pacing of the book was a bit too fast for me to fully immerse myself in it, but I appreciated the looks into Stéphane's psyche and what might have motivated him to steal so many priceless bits of art. While I can't say that I entirely understand his need and want to--have a closer relationship with the art than that of a casual observer? Point out the flaws in security within museums? I don't think a definitive reasoning for his theft was ever fully established--it was still easy to attempt to sympathize with him at certain points, even if a good hundred or so of the pieces he stole are still unaccounted for to this day (though that's almost entirely his mother's fault, or so the book implies). It also taught me that large pieces of exhibition art are....apparently frighteningly easy to steal if you know what you're doing.

Overall, it's a bit of a quick jaunt into the psychology of someone who made thievery his way of life for so many years, so despite a few flaws it was enough to hold my attention.

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whats_a_bibble's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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cokester's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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bufalowevr's review

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mysterious fast-paced

4.25

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moond4ncer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

3.0

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lectora21's review

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adventurous informative medium-paced

3.5

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mylittlehappynook's review against another edition

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informative fast-paced

4.0

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susanatherly's review

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adventurous emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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agw622's review

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.75

A very enjoyable book. The tale is certainly crazy, and it's hard to imagine how crazy real life can be. The writing style comes off more story like that fact relying and it feels like some things were filled in more than can be accurately said. However, I really enjoy the story, and it's one heck of a ride.

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