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

Bill Browder

4.27 AVERAGE

coulterdaniel's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

tgannon's review

4.0

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Engaging and surprisingly important, Bill Browder’s personal account of the corruption running through the Russian finance section and government is starting and scary. Giving context with his unusual and high-achieving family, the reader understands quickly why Browder is so successful, and why that leads to some very dangerous places. Written in quick prose, Browder gives just enough detail to keep the reader engaged in a culture perhaps not like their own but with enough context and flair to feel like you’re there with him. Though some names are changed for protection purposes (and yes, they do need it), there is a startling amount of real information, making what could be a fictional spy and finance thriller all the more unsettling. Even if you are not interested in the world of international finance, Red Notice, at its end, becomes an important text on human rights issues and the need for transparency and security. Give it a read.

pickledoctopus's review

5.0

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cgmcintosh's review

4.75

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vungvarsky's review

4.5

emotional informative tense fast-paced

tobymacl's review against another edition

5.0

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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

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

anneleveck's review

3.75

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viko12's review

5.0

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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

5.0

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