The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession Audiobook

" I abandoned the book 1/3 of the way through. I was intrigued by the main character but could not, no matter how hard I tried, get interested enough in the orchid lessons to hang in there. "

" A really brilliant book. A wonderful weaving of ethnography, history, botany, and crazy-assed stories that made me feel as though I myself were waist-deep in muddy, alligator-infested swamp, searching for the ineffable. "

" I do not care nearly enough about orchids for this book to have been entertaining. "

" Interest true-life characters. I also learned a few things about orchids and Florida. "

" I couldn't seem to get into this book, and then it was going to be overdue, so I didn't read much of it. This is a shame, too, because I felt like everyone was depending on me to read this! I skipped this months bookclub because I didn't read it, and Alyson was interested in my response too. Ah, I'm such a disappointment ;( "

" Great material, crumbled in the hands of this writer. "

" Turns out I didn't really want to read this after all. It is well-written and full of interesting tidbits about the crazy world of orchids. "

" I like collecting and plants, but this wasn't really a page turner. "

" As an orchid lover, this was a spectacular read. An intriguing story interwoven with gorgeous and vivid descriptions. Learned loads about Floridian flora and fauna. Also provided a fascinating history of orchidology and the lunacy of orchid fanatics. "

" I went straight out and bought an orchid. "

" Enjoyed this very much. Adventure and horticultural information all in one book. "

" Strange, great story. "

" DAMN THAT WAS A LOT OF PLANTS "

" it really pulls you into seeing plant collectors in a different kind of light; i normally tend to stay away from nonfiction novels, but this was a good one. "

" The first few chapters were interesting, but then she went off on a tangent (important to the explanation of plants and things) and lost me. "

" Very entertaining and I learned a lot about the history and mystique of the orchid "subculture." "

" Very interesting nonfiction. I'm going to rewatch Adaptation, which was inspired? by the book. "

" My favourite book ever! The movie based on this book is pretty cool too. "

" This is taking too long to read... ugh. "

" Interesting but I didn't love it. "

" Read this to better understand the Charlie Kaufman scriot for Adaptation, and what he had to work with for that script. Interesting anecdotes, but yeah, a whole lot of New York hoo ha. "

" I honestly did not think that a book about orchids would be this intriguing. "

" I was very surprised by how much I learned from this book without my realizing it. Who knew that the orchid world was so dramatic? "

" Nobody does Florida quite like Susan Orlean. "

" As to be expected, this book taught me a lot about orchids. I went out and purchased an orchid after finishing it! "

" Although some of her long-winded paragraphs drove me mad, this was a generally interesting piece of non-fiction. "

" One of my favourite books, although it is a little light on story. A fascinating read full of flow. I do, however, love orchids, so I may be biased. "

" This is a fascinating story about one of the many fringe hobbyists and eccentrics one rarely hears about or crosses paths with in communities across the world. "

" I picked this book for my book club to read, and still get ribbed about it to this day. I rather enjoyed it. The book was certainly far superior to its movie, Adaptation, even though the movie did win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Chris Cooper, who deserved it for so many other roles. "

" While I continued to turn the pages and found this book pretty engrossing, I didn't love it. I really didn't like any of the characters. "

" Excellent writing and a fascinating story. Some of my favorite books are those about little-known things such as salt, cod, orchids--that reach out and affect or participate in history in ways you wouldn't expect. "