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Search - The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
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The Orchid Thief A True Story of Beauty and Obsession Author: In Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in... more »
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6 member(s) found this review helpful.
I actually went out and bought an orchid after reading this..uh oh..I'm hooked.
Donna E. (impossible) reviewed The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession on + 3312 more book reviews
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this. Uses the biography of a modern day orchid thief as the fabric into which author weaves interesting history and anecdotal tidbits. Language gets very course - but only when the person referred to speaks that way.
Bonnie S. (Bonnie) reviewed The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession on + 283 more book reviews
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Really enjoyed this book (didn't care much for the movie), and if you read it, be prepared to start buying orchids. You won't be able to help it.
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