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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
1.03k reviews for:
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
Bill Browder
4.27 AVERAGE
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I've had this book on my shelf for a few years. I don't remember why I brought it. I decided to give it a go a few days ago, thinking it was a fiction novel about post Soviet Russia.
How wrong I was.
I read this book in 6 days I could not put it down. I am not a materialistic person at all, and expensive trophies don't impress me. So why I was so gripped by the antics of a capitalist I don't know. But it was so interesting to read Browder's story; from him graduating, the different jobs that didn't go to plan, and then investing in post communist Russia.
I kept thinking how fitting it was to read this book during Russia's current attack on Ukraine. Browder gives realistic insight into what things are really like in Russia; the day to day struggles, how they operate business, and the psychology of the power figures.
And then I got to what the whole book had been building up to, Sergei Magnitsky's murder. I cried pretty much the whole way through the last quarter of the book. To have such an intimate perspective on what happened was really powerful.
I think Browder really hits home the level of corruption in Russia. We all know it's corrupt. But this first hand account hits hard. The level of fear and paranoia that an average person has to live with over there, and that overwhelming feeling of being powerless against something so corrupt and unbeatable.
It really made me empathise with the everyday average russian citizen, especially at the moment with the Ukrainian invasion. It also gave me insight into what Putin is actually like.
How wrong I was.
I read this book in 6 days I could not put it down. I am not a materialistic person at all, and expensive trophies don't impress me. So why I was so gripped by the antics of a capitalist I don't know. But it was so interesting to read Browder's story; from him graduating, the different jobs that didn't go to plan, and then investing in post communist Russia.
I kept thinking how fitting it was to read this book during Russia's current attack on Ukraine. Browder gives realistic insight into what things are really like in Russia; the day to day struggles, how they operate business, and the psychology of the power figures.
And then I got to what the whole book had been building up to, Sergei Magnitsky's murder. I cried pretty much the whole way through the last quarter of the book. To have such an intimate perspective on what happened was really powerful.
I think Browder really hits home the level of corruption in Russia. We all know it's corrupt. But this first hand account hits hard. The level of fear and paranoia that an average person has to live with over there, and that overwhelming feeling of being powerless against something so corrupt and unbeatable.
It really made me empathise with the everyday average russian citizen, especially at the moment with the Ukrainian invasion. It also gave me insight into what Putin is actually like.
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emotional
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medium-paced
Gripping story and fascinating insights into Russia. Author has a bit of finance bro energy but it's not annoying, just makes it all a bit different.
i already had some background on this, but damn browder is a compelling writer. obviously, the first half is weaker than the second half, but it’s necessary in order to have the dichotomy it has
The substance of the book is incredibly compelling, relevant, and disturbing. I'm very grateful the author did what he did and shared his (and importantly, Magnitsky's) story. Not the author's fault he's a finance guy and not a writer; the frequent details about his wealthy lifestyle and righteous campaigning did feel pretty tone-deaf after a certain point, though.