Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan Orleans' book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't bother finishing it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much better.

Just curious.

Sarah

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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:14:49 -0400, "Doris" wrote:

I didn't finish it either. That was one boring book. I can't believe they made a movie out of it.

I'm in the process of reading it now, and will probably struggle
though and complete it. Yes, Hansen's book is much better. Orleans
mentioned that she first wrote a magazine article on the topic and
then decided to write a book. That's pretty much how it reads - a
magazine article with a whole lot of filler. Lord knows why she
included an entire chapter on Florida land scandels.

deg

Sarah,

You and Doris were 2 of about 100 people in the world who did not like the
book... we are sorry to hear of your pain and suffering.

Mick


"Sarah Huff" wrote in message
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Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan Orleans'
book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't bother finishing
it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much better.

Just curious.

Sarah

I was the only one in the room to finish the movie- and I had a neutral
opinion. There was a 1 hr program last night on Nova on orchids- that was
ok, but I think because I read so much on the internet, it was just ok. It
was neat to see the hunt though and how the natives got involved. the huge
growing houses in Florida are HUGE! I'd love to see that in person.


"Dewitt" wrote in message
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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:14:49 -0400, "Doris" wrote:

I didn't finish it either. That was one boring book. I can't believe they
made a movie out of it.

I'm in the process of reading it now, and will probably struggle
though and complete it. Yes, Hansen's book is much better. Orleans
mentioned that she first wrote a magazine article on the topic and
then decided to write a book. That's pretty much how it reads - a
magazine article with a whole lot of filler. Lord knows why she
included an entire chapter on Florida land scandels.

deg

"Sarah Huff" wrote in message ...
Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans' book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't
bother finishing it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much
better.

Just curious.

Sarah



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I think it's unfortunate the books are compared so frequently. Apart
from the fact that I agree with you, they're just completely different
things - I guess Hansen just had the misfortune to publish roughly
around the same time Orlean did.

I did manage to finish Orlean's book, but then I'll read the side of a
toothpaste tube from top to bottom if I'm bored.lol I thought it
was OK as beach/subway/bus reading, but there's basically no substance
at all, and IMHO the quality of the writing itself was mediocre. I
wouldn't have paid anywhere near full list price for it, but I did
basically like Hansen's book.

Michael

"Sarah Huff" wrote in message ...
Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans' book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't
bother finishing it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much
better.

Just curious.

Sarah



--

I think it's unfortunate the books are compared so frequently. Apart
from the fact that I agree with you, they're just completely different
things - I guess Hansen just had the misfortune to publish roughly
around the same time Orlean did.

I did manage to finish Orlean's book, but then I'll read the side of a
toothpaste tube from top to bottom if I'm bored.lol I thought it
was OK as beach/subway/bus reading, but there's basically no substance
at all, and IMHO the quality of the writing itself was mediocre. I
wouldn't have paid anywhere near full list price for it, but I did
basically like Hansen's book.

Michael

Sarah Huff wrote:

Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans' book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't
bother finishing it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much
better.

Just curious.

Sarah



I'm a reader and have read literally thousands of books. In all that
time, I had put down three I couldn't finish. This one was SO boring and
poorly written it became #3 about half way through.

Hi there! I wasn't impressed by the quality of the writing, either. But I
teach other lawyers how to write, so I have pretty high standards. :-)

Sarah

"tennis maynard" wrote in message
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Sarah Huff wrote:

Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans' book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't
bother finishing it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much
better.

Just curious.

Sarah



I'm a reader and have read literally thousands of books. In all that
time, I had put down three I couldn't finish. This one was SO boring and
poorly written it became #3 about half way through.

"Sarah Huff" wrote in message ...
Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans' book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't
bother finishing it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much
better.

I found Orleans' authorial intrusions tiresome.


I agree about --Orchid Fever--.


J. Del Col (Who just finished --A Cactus Odyssey--, a very fine book
about botanizing in the wilds of South America.

Do you recommend that book to others or is it just a book to read.

Kye.

Who just finished --A Cactus Odyssey--, a very fine book
about botanizing in the wilds of South America.

I did happen to buy a book yesterday- i know we have animal lovers here. "
the man who talked to dogs" I hope its good- at least the proceeds are going
to a shelter, so even if it wasn't that good it was reason to spend my $ on
it. Orchid Thief- glad it was free reading from the library.

"Sarah Huff" wrote in message
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Hi there! I wasn't impressed by the quality of the writing, either. But
I
teach other lawyers how to write, so I have pretty high standards. :-)

Sarah

"tennis maynard" wrote in message
...


Sarah Huff wrote:

Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans' book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't
bother finishing it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was
much
better.

Just curious.

Sarah



I'm a reader and have read literally thousands of books. In all that
time, I had put down three I couldn't finish. This one was SO boring and
poorly written it became #3 about half way through.

I guess all 100 of us post here -- I, too, am an avid reader, but I had to
work hard to finish that one.

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids

http://www.jborchids.com
"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
...
Sarah,

You and Doris were 2 of about 100 people in the world who did not like the
book... we are sorry to hear of your pain and suffering.

Mick


"Sarah Huff" wrote in message
. ..
Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans'
book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't bother
finishing
it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much better.

Just curious.

Sarah

I guess all 100 of us post here -- I, too, am an avid reader, but I had to
work hard to finish that one.

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids

http://www.jborchids.com
"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
...
Sarah,

You and Doris were 2 of about 100 people in the world who did not like the
book... we are sorry to hear of your pain and suffering.

Mick


"Sarah Huff" wrote in message
. ..
Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans'
book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't bother
finishing
it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much better.

Just curious.

Sarah

This was one bad book. It oozed badness out of every pore. I've read
better stuff on the sidewalls of automotive tires. Okay. Maybe it was
not that bad, but lord, it wasn't good.
Orlean's writing has little to recommend it. Aside from possibly
benefitting from a writing class or two, there is almost nothing to
say about her writing style. Dry as the Sahara, and no ability to
carry plot, the book consisted of strung-together nuggets of orchid
information with no organization. Orlean is clearly the same kid who
copied chapters out of the encyclopedia rather than do her own
research in grade school. The reiteration of minutae on Motes and
Fuchs gives the same merit to the work as packing peanuts do to a
parcel in the mail.
Boring, exploitative and simply poor writing do nothing to endear
either the author or her material, but the American Orchid Society
seems to have jumped on her tripe with both feet. All the more's the
shame. Orchid Fever by Hansen is a much more complete treatment of the
subject without the pulp. Hansen's flaw, if any, is that he actually
did research. Perhaps Orlean will give it a go if she gets past the
"close cover before striking" school of journalism.
Should have been printed on softer paper.









"Sarah Huff" wrote in message ...
Hi all! Is there anyone out there who, like me, did not like Susan
Orleans' book The Orchid Thief? I disliked it so much that I didn't
bother finishing it. I thought Eric Hansen's book Orchid Fever was much
better.

Just curious.

Sarah



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