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Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
Bill Browder
4.26 AVERAGE
1.01k reviews for:
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
Bill Browder
4.26 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
“He saw Russia not how it was but how he wanted it to be. Because of this, he didn’t realize that Russia had no rule of law, it had a rule of men. And those men were crooks…”
Not many books on the subject of Russian lawlessness and corruption were able to bring to surface the scale, the scope, the ruthlessness and shamelessness of the modern day “rule of thugs”.
A true account of a long battle of British billionaire investor to expose unprecedented financial fraud, that eventually resulted in first of it’s kind Magnitsky Act.
Highly recommend!
Not many books on the subject of Russian lawlessness and corruption were able to bring to surface the scale, the scope, the ruthlessness and shamelessness of the modern day “rule of thugs”.
A true account of a long battle of British billionaire investor to expose unprecedented financial fraud, that eventually resulted in first of it’s kind Magnitsky Act.
Highly recommend!
Well written with excellent insights into how the Russian government is run. Facts presented clearly while telling a terrifying story. Truly unbelievable and shocking. I do feel like it was rather long winded, though, with excess background information.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
As I listened to the book, I kept having the feelings of deja-vu. Had I read too many books about Russia in the past year, and so everything seemed familiar? Maybe I was just tired, as that causes me to feel deja-vu sometimes? Then it hit me. This book felt like a way deeper dive into the current Russia that the documentary Navalny exposed for me.
The book, was gripping and entertaining from start to finish, and I was glad the author told the story straight forwardly, without the past/present storytelling jump that many story writers like to use to keep the audience engaged. This story was so good that it really didn’t need it.
I love how this book exposes Putin not as a mastermind, but as a powerful bully.
The book, was gripping and entertaining from start to finish, and I was glad the author told the story straight forwardly, without the past/present storytelling jump that many story writers like to use to keep the audience engaged. This story was so good that it really didn’t need it.
I love how this book exposes Putin not as a mastermind, but as a powerful bully.
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
On paper, this book looks awesome - I was pumped to dive in. In practice, this book was a bit of a struggle. I think it was a mix of amateur writing and an author who is writing his own story but doesn’t exactly know what story he is trying to tell. Which is a bummer because this topic is so very interesting.
Where we begin (corporate finance) and where we end (human rights superhero) are considerably different spots. Either way, Mr. Browder’s point is very clear. Everything is Russia’s fault.
Wouldn’t recommend. I have to believe there’s better books out there on this exact topic.
Where we begin (corporate finance) and where we end (human rights superhero) are considerably different spots. Either way, Mr. Browder’s point is very clear. Everything is Russia’s fault.
Wouldn’t recommend. I have to believe there’s better books out there on this exact topic.
Had a hard time getting behind this western business man who profited off of a struggling group of people and constantly commented on how attractive and leggy the professional women in the story appeared to him. Maybe if he had skipped the long self-indulgent saga of his finance career and focused more on the fight for justice in the last quarter of the book I might have appreciated this book more.
A fascinating story that, for me, was slighted by mediocre writing. To be fair to Bill Browder, he is not a writer and this book was not intended to be a literary masterpiece. However, some editing and the help of a more established author could have made this book much more impactful.
It is inspiring, to read the story of someone who stuck to their guns, went up against Putin and won. This was my first glimpse into Russian history, yet even I can understand how truly incredible it is that Browder and his associates were able to achieve what they did.
I guess I am surprised at how little is shared about Sergei Magnisky before his arrest and murder. For how deeply profound his impact on Browder was, he wasn’t mentioned until page 202 and his arrest comes only 52 pages later. I get that their relationship was mainly lawyer/client, however, I think the story would have been more powerful if we got more insight into what Magnisky was like before his arrest and eventual murder even if it wasn’t in relation to Browder.
Regardless, this was a fascinating & easy read.
It is inspiring, to read the story of someone who stuck to their guns, went up against Putin and won. This was my first glimpse into Russian history, yet even I can understand how truly incredible it is that Browder and his associates were able to achieve what they did.
I guess I am surprised at how little is shared about Sergei Magnisky before his arrest and murder. For how deeply profound his impact on Browder was, he wasn’t mentioned until page 202 and his arrest comes only 52 pages later. I get that their relationship was mainly lawyer/client, however, I think the story would have been more powerful if we got more insight into what Magnisky was like before his arrest and eventual murder even if it wasn’t in relation to Browder.
Regardless, this was a fascinating & easy read.
medium-paced
Not what I expected. It was fine, but more a book about a guy in finance and his career in a Russia.