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| Hubert's Freaks: The Rare-Book Dealer, the Times Square Talker, and the Lost Photos of Diane Arbus | 
 enlarge | Author: Gregory Gibson
Publisher: Harcourt
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 60147
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0151012334
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.2
EAN: 9780151012336
ASIN: 0151012334
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 Hubert's Freaks May 9, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
This was a sadly disappointing review of an era and avenue that I knew from my youth. By page 65 or so the Hubert story is over and we spend the rest of the book on a dysfunctional book dealer, a photographer and finally just 2 of the Hubert stars that were friends to the dealer and photographer.
Now we need a book on Hubert's Freaks.
 An outstanding novel packed with unusual twists and turns June 6, 2008
An outstanding novel packed with unusual twists and turns, HUBERT'S FREAKS revolves around obsessive antiques dealer and treasure hunter Bob Langmuir, who uncovers unique prints by the legendary Diane Arbus, in the process discovering a new side of not only artist Arbus but the 'weird America' she captured in film. His survey of antiques, freak show exhibits, and more evolves into a catchy road show of discovery in a novel packed with adventure, and highly recommended as a fine leisure read.
Truth is Better than Fiction in this Twisted Story June 27, 2008
"Truth really is stranger than fiction in this book about how an off the wall rare book dealer discovers a fabulous treasure trove of lost Diane Arbus photographs when he buys a trunk from a guy claiming to be a member of the Nigerian Royal family."
Excellent writing and good grasp of cultural environment July 30, 2008
To be honest, I am not a major fan of Arbus. However I have read two other books by Gibson and was taken by the clean writing and the way he ties things together. Well, it turned out to be not about her, but about a book collector who developed a fixation with collecting and with the posthumous papers and photos of the well-regarded photographer of unusual people. It is also about the workings of the art world, high-end auction houses, and the collectors who feed material into art commerce.
There are also some interesting and cogent sections on certain parts of american culture, for example, the dime freak shows that employed Arbus' subjects and the urban folk culture of the 60's.
Hubert's Freaks has a great deal of interesting material. And the pacing makes it easy to take it all in.
I've read it twice.
Frank O'Brien
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