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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This book was a slog, took me a while to get through but entirely worth it. Tom does an excellent job of tying together a depressing web of money and power, murder and greed, and politics and business. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to learn about the web of dark money circulating around the globe. Would also recommend reading something more lighthearted simultaneously so you don’t get too down and worn out.
challenging
informative
reflective
Informative and insightful, but I found it really boring…
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
Put it down at chapter 2. This is unreadable. This should not have been published. How did an editor green light this? Where is the editing. The first paragraph of chapter 2 is ½ a page long and says absolutely nothing. It isn't until the next page and paragraph that you read who the fuck the author is talking about. I'm sure there is a really interesting story in here somewhere. It would probably be great to read about it if the author wasn't busy writing words to distract you from the story and make himself feel important.
Found it nearly impossible to keep track of the multiple story lines and multiple people. Tom Burgis does, however, write history in a very fascinating way. Felt like I was watching an action movie.
A rather intense listening experience but an very interesting one. It took some time for !e to finish as I had to be in the right headspace for it but in the end it was worth it. I know almost nothing about the subject so it was interesting to learn
'If there is an alliance to be made against kleptocracy, now is the time.'
I had to power through some sections. There is a lot going on and new characters are thrown in with a side note. To show how everything is connected but it also makes it very confusing. Very depressing to see who the international banking really serves.
This book is a mess, surprisingly. The writing is *beyond* awful. Just terrible. Plus, there are way too many threads, characters, stories, etc. to follow. Disappointing b/c this is such an important topic. But it is pretty much unreadable. I cannot believe the author is a journalist and writes for a living. It was like he was bending over backwards to write indecipherable sentences.