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A review by sarahwatanabe
American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton
2.0
2 stars
Interesting topic that I didn’t know much about so in that sense I learned something. However the writing was horrid. It was so dramatic and tried to end every chapter on a cliffhanger. It introduced a bunch of characters with mysterious and flowery descriptions when many were not super relevant and the tie in was weak. Spent too long in the setup and the actual climax was such a minor portion of the book. If paced and written better this would’ve been much better as the concept and research was pretty solid.
Interesting topic that I didn’t know much about so in that sense I learned something. However the writing was horrid. It was so dramatic and tried to end every chapter on a cliffhanger. It introduced a bunch of characters with mysterious and flowery descriptions when many were not super relevant and the tie in was weak. Spent too long in the setup and the actual climax was such a minor portion of the book. If paced and written better this would’ve been much better as the concept and research was pretty solid.