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emilylfeldman's review against another edition
2.0
so many details/names that some may find interesting, but i thought it was hard to follow. i wish there was more rudimentary explanation of how these networks functioned rather than focusing on the names of the individuals and how they were related.
alexpriest's review against another edition
Honestly, just watch “The Laundromat.” The beginning of the book has some gems and does a decent job explaining the issues at hand, but as it goes on it becomes more of a series of profiles about the bad actors at play. I finally started skimming chapters about 2/3rds of the way through. This is one of the first books in a long time I’ve almost “quit”—I just don’t feel like the useful information / time ratio is on point with this one. The movie is far superior in many, many ways.
zhzhang's review against another edition
3.0
The predictability of the book narration has deterred me a little from listening the audio book from the very beginning to the end. But the interview with the author at the end of the audio book is pretty good. I will watch the movie instead.
miseamhain's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting book that does a good job laying out the basic mechanisms involved in the world of global shadow finance
I didn't put much thought into the individuals involved, rather the focus should be on methods they used. These are the key takeaways alongside the institutions that allowed those methods to promulgate.
Interesting book to those already interested in the subject matter.
I didn't put much thought into the individuals involved, rather the focus should be on methods they used. These are the key takeaways alongside the institutions that allowed those methods to promulgate.
Interesting book to those already interested in the subject matter.
stevenk's review against another edition
4.0
This book takes a look at the Panama Papers both the journalism that uncovered the Panama Papers as well as the information contained in them. Secret offshore accounts and companies to obscure the ownership and beneficiaries of these assets are used for anonymity as well as tax evasion, money laundering, and other illegal activities. From the looting of state industries after the fall of the USSR to the collapse of the Icelandic economic system to business deals involving criminal funds the secrecy world has allowed much unsavory and illegal activity to escape scrutiny. Also interesting was the story of the organizations and individuals that worked to expose the secrecy world and the challenge of publishing in an impactful way in the age of the 24 hour news cycle. Disappointing was the amount of looking the other way done at all levels of government and business as well as the jaw dropping amount of either ignorance or dishonesty of Donald Trump exposed in this book. I received a free ARC of this book through Goodreads First Reads giveaways.
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