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A review by maddyd51
The Widow of Wall Street by Randy Susan Meyers
3.0
{Many thanks to the publisher for sending me an eARC of The Widow of Wall Street free of charge.}
If you remember the story of the Madoff ponzi scheme, then you know the plot of The Widow of Wall Street. It has only a few deviations from the story and is told from the perspective of Phoebe, who married Jake Pierce at 18, before he began the scheme that devastated so many.
I'm a little torn on this one. Reading it prompted me down a rabbit hole of Wikipedia and newspaper articles about Bernie Madoff, his inner circle, and the fallout of what is likely the worst financial scam ever perpetrated. I even listened to the Ponzi Supernova podcast on Amazon Channels (which was great, by the way).
But I'm torn because while reading this novel, I found myself skimming ahead past yet another internal monologue saying the same thing the last five internal monologues said: he couldn't fix it ad the pressure was killing him. It became repetitive.
I also wasn't very interested in Jake's perspective. I feel like there is tons out there about the scam and how it happened. I would have enjoyed a novel entirely from his wife's point of view. I also would have loved the focus to be on the aftermath, rather than the downfall, of the House of Madoff. In any event, this was a good read, especially for those who love the drama surrounding this true life story.
If you remember the story of the Madoff ponzi scheme, then you know the plot of The Widow of Wall Street. It has only a few deviations from the story and is told from the perspective of Phoebe, who married Jake Pierce at 18, before he began the scheme that devastated so many.
I'm a little torn on this one. Reading it prompted me down a rabbit hole of Wikipedia and newspaper articles about Bernie Madoff, his inner circle, and the fallout of what is likely the worst financial scam ever perpetrated. I even listened to the Ponzi Supernova podcast on Amazon Channels (which was great, by the way).
But I'm torn because while reading this novel, I found myself skimming ahead past yet another internal monologue saying the same thing the last five internal monologues said: he couldn't fix it ad the pressure was killing him. It became repetitive.
I also wasn't very interested in Jake's perspective. I feel like there is tons out there about the scam and how it happened. I would have enjoyed a novel entirely from his wife's point of view. I also would have loved the focus to be on the aftermath, rather than the downfall, of the House of Madoff. In any event, this was a good read, especially for those who love the drama surrounding this true life story.