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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 6, 2012
Pros: Entertaining, thrilling narration of the meltdown
Cons: It has the (unwanted?) effect of making the sleazy WS world look glamorous
Summary: Michael Lewis, the author of this book, had briefly worked on Wall Street in the 80’s, right out of college, and had written about the financial collapse of the firm he had worked for, Salomon Brothers, in 1986. In “Liar’s Poker”, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 8, 2011
Pros: Exciting well written book.
Cons: opportunists are made to look somewhat noble
Summary: Most people don't understand the details of Wall Street meltdown of 2008. It has falsely been characterized as an extremely complicated and complex series of events that led to the problems. Yes, some of the minute details are very ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 24, 2010
Pros: Well written accounting of Wall Street Mofos and the housing bubble.
Cons: Not for Fox News watchers and those that speak teabonics.
Summary: Mofos on Parade: My Thoughts[snark on] With all the nonsense that has occurred on Wall Street over the last decade, you would think that a rational return to appropriate regulation of the financial markets would be a no-brainer. But yet ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 23, 2010
Pros: Provides good reasoning for the meltdown. Exciting.Great for people who aren't finance gurus.
Cons: Understanding some financial instrument can be quite complicated.
Summary: The Big short is an entertaining, insightful, and well written book. I read and loved the book. Michael Lewis is an entertaining writer, and his story about the recent financial meltdown is written in a character driven narrative. The book travels ... read more
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