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A review by danahaa
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder
4.0
If you know you can't get past the art and magic of language, don't pick this up. If you think you'll get stuck on slightly bro-y descriptions and aw-shucks navel gazing, don't pick this up.
BUT if you can get past these things, you should. I now know just a little bit more about how some of the global finance sausage is made, a lot more about what happened when Russia opened to privatization, how the oligarchs came to power and how the world of Putin works. Browder could have used an editor on his early days but otherwise tells a page turning tale about doing business in Russia, and it's costs. Stories I've heard in the news I now understand better and I understand the world a tiny bit better. That is worth a read.
This tale is in context of Browder evolving into a human rights activist and while to me personally that was of secondary interest, it's a remarkable story of a person living with integrity, perseverance and hope. If you're into that kind of thing.
BUT if you can get past these things, you should. I now know just a little bit more about how some of the global finance sausage is made, a lot more about what happened when Russia opened to privatization, how the oligarchs came to power and how the world of Putin works. Browder could have used an editor on his early days but otherwise tells a page turning tale about doing business in Russia, and it's costs. Stories I've heard in the news I now understand better and I understand the world a tiny bit better. That is worth a read.
This tale is in context of Browder evolving into a human rights activist and while to me personally that was of secondary interest, it's a remarkable story of a person living with integrity, perseverance and hope. If you're into that kind of thing.