from michaelmurphy

Both funny and sad, "Ghosty Men" by Franz Lidz, a tragedy that reads like a comedy, is the extraordinary, moving story of the real-life predicament of Homer and Langley Collyer, the New York "Hermits of Harlem", recluses in their four storey brownstone house from 1929 (when their mother died) to ...

from akblanchard

This book held my interest during a long wait at a doctor's office, so that much can be said for it. However, having not read the book or seen the movie Unstrung Heroes, I wasn't prepared for the extent to which it was about the author's uncle. The subtitle on my copy is "The Strange but True Sto...

from coolmama

What an interesting (and short!) read. Lidz talks about the bizarre Collyer brothers and parallels their obsessional collecting life with his own Uncles, who lived 3 blocks away and were also horders.

from Sullywriter

The sad, strange true story of the Collyer brothers, famous recluses and notorious hoarders.

from Schmerguls

5141. Ghosty Men The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers, New York's Greatest Hoarders An Urban Historical by Franz Lidz (read 29 Mar 2014) This tells of the Collyer Brothers who died in 1947 in their junk-filled four-story home in Harlem in New York. I have long been interested in thi...