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Book Review of Ghosty Men: The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers and My Uncle Arthur, New York's Greatest Hoarders (An Urban Historical)

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I thought this book was interesting. The author writes about his own experiences with his hoarder Uncle Arthur and the Collyer Brothers. He lets you see the mind of a hoarder through his Uncle Arthur in some chapters and other chapters are devoted to the Collyer Brothers saga. The book is small in size and a fast read. I wish it had more about the Collyer Brothers but what you learn from this book is I don't think anyone really knew the Collyer Brothers since they were not only hoarders but hermits. After reading this book I went on Amazon to read other reviews, and one reviewer noted that this book read more like a long Magazine article which I agree with.