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

4.26 AVERAGE

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amyreadsgoodbooks's review against another edition

5.0
It is interesting and quite frightening, this story that highlights a past which fuels the present and seemingly the future, which also involves the corruption, apathy and derision of the most powerful governments of the world. Bill Browder gets his chance to tell the very personal tale of extreme corruption within Russia and the very tragic story of Sergei Magintsky. It will not be lost on the reader, this true story of a man who dies in a Russian prison because he believed in law, truth and his country. The timing of this book cannot only be to remind us of why the Magintsky Act was passed but to also insure those involved against the wealth infused collusion between Trump and Putin, both men who do not let enemies fade away. The comparisons to a corrupt Russia and to the current US administration's agenda including the attack on the free press, where it can go and what such corruption can lead to are frightening and apparent but not said. There are good people every where in the world. This book is a reminder of who those people are and are not. It is also a reminder to value education, free press, the power of law and the power of democracy. I believe that there is a certain responsibility the reader of these accounts to not let them fade but to be wise and aware. For one day, the testimony of this story may need to be heard loudly once again.

janet_haviland's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful informative mysterious tense medium-paced
An amazing story!!

srdporter12's review against another edition

4.5
dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

underwaterzen's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

najemok's review against another edition

4.0
A true story about a business man (Bill Browder) who upsets the Russian Government by exposing corruption in the Russian stock market. He is kicked out of the country, has his assets seized, company stolen and that's just the start. If you ever wondered what it would be like to have the Italian mafia from the 1960's and 70's run a country then Russia is a good example.

The book starts of kinda slow with a lot of build up on how Bill Browder got to doing business in Russia but about a third of the way through it kicks in and is a great read. Highly recommended.

ryan_heintzleman's review against another edition

3.0
More autobiography than I would have liked but definitely not enough time spent on Magnitsky.
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tjack_554's review against another edition

5.0
Great! Riveting and fast paced. I happened to catch part of a recent interview on the BBC with Bill Browder. I was amazed at the story and at the extent of Russian government retaliation and treatment.
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booksandcatsgalore's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

jennyc1091016's review against another edition

5.0
medium-paced

mingkwan's review against another edition

1.0
1.5 to the misogynistic pig