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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
How it usually goes, MUCH better than the movie and absolutely crazy that was actually someone’s life. It was such an interesting read, but also very sad at the same time. Definitely recommend to anyone who enjoyed the movie
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Having watched the movie first, and only then read the memoir, I found it really difficult to get into because all I could imagine was Leonardo DiCaprio, so I'm likely rather biased about this. But if there was a narrator you were allowed to punch in the face, this guy would probably be the one you picked. He does a great job of making it sound like nothing's his fault, but then you realize his whole spiel is "selling himself" to get rich. Probably not the best book to learn your morals from.
I liked the way it flowed like a conversation, but it rambled too much and went all over the place. So I can't say that it's really all that great. Maybe I'll try to read it when the movie isn't so fresh in my mind, but it certainly was an interesting life he had!
I liked the way it flowed like a conversation, but it rambled too much and went all over the place. So I can't say that it's really all that great. Maybe I'll try to read it when the movie isn't so fresh in my mind, but it certainly was an interesting life he had!
I would rate this 2.5 stars if I could. The book reads like fiction - it's hard to know how true it is in my opinion. Still, it's a compelling story.
At times it was hard to believe this is a memoir and not a work of fiction! The book is definitely better than the movie as Jordan, in detail, discusses his drug addiction and his road to sobriety. It's a funny, crazy, enjoyable read!
*Listened to via Audible. Narrated by Eric Meyers*
I can see why a lot of people would hate both this book, the movie and Jordan Belfort. I personally love the movie, enjoyed the book and find Jordan Belfort interesting. First of all I don’t think Belfort is necessarily a good or bad person, I’d say he’s definitely towards very darkly morally grey but I also see good in him. I think sometimes people forget that humans and the world is very complex and not merely good or bad. Very rarely is someone or something so clearly just one thing.
That aside I have read another book by Belfort, The Way of the Wolf. Partly by accident, I thought it was this book and not his third book but I read it anyway and it’s kind of funny reading that first after he’s learnt all these lessons and tells you why you shouldn’t manipulate people and stocks and then you read this book.
From an entertainment point of view I think that this book is throughly interesting and funny and I’m going to give a big shout out to Eric Meyers the narrator who made this book an absolute blast to get through. From a social perspective it’s fascinating listening to how these people thing and things they do and why they think they do them, etc. Overall I enjoyed it and I’d recommend it.
If you like the movie, finance, morally grey characters/people or you like absolute degenerates/stories of the rich and famous then this book is for you. If none of the above is your thing, you’ll probably struggle with this book.
I can see why a lot of people would hate both this book, the movie and Jordan Belfort. I personally love the movie, enjoyed the book and find Jordan Belfort interesting. First of all I don’t think Belfort is necessarily a good or bad person, I’d say he’s definitely towards very darkly morally grey but I also see good in him. I think sometimes people forget that humans and the world is very complex and not merely good or bad. Very rarely is someone or something so clearly just one thing.
That aside I have read another book by Belfort, The Way of the Wolf. Partly by accident, I thought it was this book and not his third book but I read it anyway and it’s kind of funny reading that first after he’s learnt all these lessons and tells you why you shouldn’t manipulate people and stocks and then you read this book.
From an entertainment point of view I think that this book is throughly interesting and funny and I’m going to give a big shout out to Eric Meyers the narrator who made this book an absolute blast to get through. From a social perspective it’s fascinating listening to how these people thing and things they do and why they think they do them, etc. Overall I enjoyed it and I’d recommend it.
If you like the movie, finance, morally grey characters/people or you like absolute degenerates/stories of the rich and famous then this book is for you. If none of the above is your thing, you’ll probably struggle with this book.
Ce livre autobiographique de Jordan Belfort montre l'ascension, la vie et la chute de celui qu'on appelait autrefois le Loup de Wall Street.
Je trouve que ce livre est très intéressant à lire, en effet, il montre comment il était simple de devenir un trader juste en étant un bon vendeur/démarcheur.
Jordan est donc, comme beaucoup d'autres jeunes garçons, devenu un trader par hasard. Puis, grâce à une ascension folle, il est devenu l'un des hommes les plus riches et affluant des États-Unis menant une entreprise très affluente.
Jusque-là, rien de nouveau et rien de très surprenant. Mais Jordan nous livre les folies qui ont jonchés sa vie, ses penchants pour la drogue, l'alcool et le sexe. La façon dont les stratoniens sont hors monde (comme le montre la partie avec le nain).
J'ai beaucoup apprécié l'honnêteté avec laquelle Belfort se livre et explique pourquoi il a pris certaines décisions parfois invraisemblables.
J'aime aussi le fait que sa chute ne soit pas cachée, camouflée ou embellie.
Si je dois néanmoins trouvé un point négatif à ce livre, ce serait qu'il pourrait être complexe pour les personnes ne connaissant rien à l'économie et à la finance ou détestant cela puisque certaines parties du livre contiennent beaucoup de détails sur les placements financiers.
Je recommande vivement ce livre!! Pour ceux qui ont vu le film, ce livre est bien meilleur, bien plus détaillé et sans aucune censure. .
Je trouve que ce livre est très intéressant à lire, en effet, il montre comment il était simple de devenir un trader juste en étant un bon vendeur/démarcheur.
Jordan est donc, comme beaucoup d'autres jeunes garçons, devenu un trader par hasard. Puis, grâce à une ascension folle, il est devenu l'un des hommes les plus riches et affluant des États-Unis menant une entreprise très affluente.
Jusque-là, rien de nouveau et rien de très surprenant. Mais Jordan nous livre les folies qui ont jonchés sa vie, ses penchants pour la drogue, l'alcool et le sexe. La façon dont les stratoniens sont hors monde (comme le montre la partie avec le nain).
J'ai beaucoup apprécié l'honnêteté avec laquelle Belfort se livre et explique pourquoi il a pris certaines décisions parfois invraisemblables.
J'aime aussi le fait que sa chute ne soit pas cachée, camouflée ou embellie.
Si je dois néanmoins trouvé un point négatif à ce livre, ce serait qu'il pourrait être complexe pour les personnes ne connaissant rien à l'économie et à la finance ou détestant cela puisque certaines parties du livre contiennent beaucoup de détails sur les placements financiers.
Je recommande vivement ce livre!! Pour ceux qui ont vu le film, ce livre est bien meilleur, bien plus détaillé et sans aucune censure. .
I got this book through a blind book box so it definitely isn't something I normally would have picked up for myself. Honestly, I hate this man because he is truly such a horrible pig of a human being. Raging drug addictions, objectifying every woman he comes across, racist nicknames and just a general dislike for anyone who doesn't grovel at his feet and make him money. I'm honestly unsure who would find this man likeable. But well apparently his wife did.
I rather preferred his internal monologues of his more private life rather than descriptions of the stock market in the 90s. Full disclaimer that I have absolutely no interest in stocks and probably never will. The man really tries to portray himself a victim many times, never truly seeing what he has done wrong except for a select few moments sprinkled here and there. These are the moments I find the most interesting. Unfortunately, they are few and far between and I found getting through this book a real chore and I didn't enjoy it much.
I rather preferred his internal monologues of his more private life rather than descriptions of the stock market in the 90s. Full disclaimer that I have absolutely no interest in stocks and probably never will. The man really tries to portray himself a victim many times, never truly seeing what he has done wrong except for a select few moments sprinkled here and there. These are the moments I find the most interesting. Unfortunately, they are few and far between and I found getting through this book a real chore and I didn't enjoy it much.
The more I read, the more I liked this book, and I really loathed it at the start (too much "boys-own", I thought).
What a story! How naughty he was! Around chapter 2, I wondered if the book should be in a brown paper bag ... but the story is riveting. The language and style are more than a little brutal, but I suspect this Jordan being true to himself (and that's all a reader can ask). My favourite bits include the boat sinking and the time in rehab (too short a tale). Large chunks of the story are missing ... but the bits included kept me entertained.
The first picture on Google images for TWOWS is not the protagonist, but rather the star of chapter 2 ...
What a story! How naughty he was! Around chapter 2, I wondered if the book should be in a brown paper bag ... but the story is riveting. The language and style are more than a little brutal, but I suspect this Jordan being true to himself (and that's all a reader can ask). My favourite bits include the boat sinking and the time in rehab (too short a tale). Large chunks of the story are missing ... but the bits included kept me entertained.
The first picture on Google images for TWOWS is not the protagonist, but rather the star of chapter 2 ...