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A review by sophiaellieb
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time by Maria Konnikova
4.0
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
I read this after watching 'The Tinder Swindler' and listening to the 'Sweet Bobby' podcast as I wanted to learn more about how and why con-people have such success, and that I did! However, while there were some really insightful parts to the book, specifically the chapters 'The Put Up' and 'The Play', I agree with other reviewers that it need not have been so long. It kind of lost its way towards the end and the structure went a bit awry. I appreciated the clear writing style, though, as I can't imagine it was the easiest task knowing when to best draw on certain examples.
I read this after watching 'The Tinder Swindler' and listening to the 'Sweet Bobby' podcast as I wanted to learn more about how and why con-people have such success, and that I did! However, while there were some really insightful parts to the book, specifically the chapters 'The Put Up' and 'The Play', I agree with other reviewers that it need not have been so long. It kind of lost its way towards the end and the structure went a bit awry. I appreciated the clear writing style, though, as I can't imagine it was the easiest task knowing when to best draw on certain examples.