Reviews

Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder

cgmcintosh's review

inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

vungvarsky's review

emotional informative tense fast-paced

4.5

tobymacl's review against another edition

5.0

Compelling and easy to read and shocking. There is a constant feeling that the editor/author is trying to cover up his own big headedness - every high end restaurant is named, every time his story is told people applaud or cry. The view of the world is so one dimensional it’s hard not to feel frustrated. Browder is a dubious human being in his family life and choices (often jetting off to make money rather than be with his family at important times), but the book flows brilliantly and is more intriguing than most thrillers. Tough to rate because it was so fascinating to read but I also really didn’t like the author. One day someone will publish a more measured account of Browder himself and that’ll be v interesting.

millyrob's review

4.0

was p interesting but i think he thinks quite a lot of himself

anneleveck's review

informative mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

viko12's review

5.0

A true eye-opener about the human rights' struggle, especially since, once again, Russia is involved in human rights' violations

storybookcorner's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

jeff's review

4.0

With all eyes on Russia today, this was an interesting read to unpack the origins of oligarchs and how the economy works (or doesn't). I frankly wasn't too interested in Browder's "brilliant" investments, but moreso in the societal commentary they touched on. I had heard about Russia's notoriously mafia style business environment, which this book clarified in detail for me – between Browder's and other experiences.

One uncomfortable quirk about Browder's writing that I didn't like was his consistent commentary on characters as they're introduced, especially for women. Everyone seemed to be described as a "short/tall, attractive/unattractive, blonde/brunette" person, which makes Browder come of quite shallow.

russellfamily07's review

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

sethk3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative sad tense medium-paced

3.5