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mogreig's review against another edition
5.0
A gripping novel, except it is real life making it terrifying. If you want to understand just how corrupt the UK govt is and how it has become known as Londongrad then this is essential reading.
It has so upset the Kleptocrats that Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) took Tom Burgees and his publisher Harper Collins to court in an attempt to have the book removed from stores and all copies destroyed. They were unsuccessful. The court found in favour of the author and his publishers.
Dirty money sloshing around the world needs to be stopped or a grim future awaits us all.
It has so upset the Kleptocrats that Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) took Tom Burgees and his publisher Harper Collins to court in an attempt to have the book removed from stores and all copies destroyed. They were unsuccessful. The court found in favour of the author and his publishers.
Dirty money sloshing around the world needs to be stopped or a grim future awaits us all.
mackinnonanna's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
stefreg's review
5.0
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.
carysn's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
2.75
Informative and insightful, but I found it really boring…
jrwren's review
1.0
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.
omikun's review
3.0
Written in third person, almost like a novel. It’s interesting to know how people funnel money and rig elections through the financial world. But the book really doesn’t go into that much details in the mechanics of money laundering (not that it would be that interesting…?) and it doesn’t reveal any particular insight in how governments or financial institutions operate. I’m left to wonder what should I take away from this book?
michaila's review
3.0
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.
colorfulleo92's review
4.0
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