Found II: More of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World : Davy Rothbart
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From the jacket:
Found II, the follow-up to the acclaimed national bestseller, contains an engrossing, eye-opening assortment of the latest and greatest lost, tossed, and forgotten items -- love notes, shopping lists, doodles, and diary entries -- from around the world. Whether they are found on city sidewalks, stuck in chain-link fences, tucked into the pockets of secondhand clothing, or on the grass in a school yard, these items give readers an uncensored, poignant, and often hilarious peek into other people's lives.
I've found little notes shoved in books from the library and used bookshops. Was it left by the previous patron? Or the previous owner? Who jotted down these little glimpses into their lives? Some have been angry little tirades, even going so far as to highlight a passage in a library book to match. It makes me wonder what the hell this person was thinking.
Found II left me with an unsettled feeling...like eavesdropping on another person's private conversation. I'm sure these "finds" were never meant to be read by a stranger, much less published in a collection such as this. In some cases, the writers would be mortified.
As for the content, I'm assuming the working premise is public domain. Once it has been left behind, it's open season and just waiting around for the author and fans of Found to stumble over them. They are quite a resourceful bunch, and such cunning scavangers that even suicide notes aren't off limits. But we won't get into ethics or morals. Who really cares these days, right? Even the smallest piece of pain sells in today's marketplace.
Other than a huge lapse in judgment, it's a likeable book. However, the format leaves a lot to be desired. From an artistic viewpoint, it's too jumbled and never lead my eyes from one point to another without a case of motion sickness. Nor did I care for the author's intrusive notes scattered throughout the book. It's self-aggrandizing, and totally unneccessary. I know who you are, dear author. You don't have to shove it in my face. Let the content speak for itself.
Fortunately, it does just that.
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Publisher: Fireside (May 2, 2006)
ISBN: 0743273079