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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Closer to 2.5 but still interesting. It feels more formulaic than previous offerings.
This was a decent book. Mat got it for me for Christmas because it was the 2nd most popular book in 1975 (the year I was born. Last year he got me the most popular). The writing was decent and the story intriguing. It held my interest. I would say the negative was that over explaining that occured in the book. The writer over explained things that weren't that complicated and it made those sections skipable. Otherwise, I enjoyed it.
Reading this as part of a project related to business fiction. This is a fun page Turner that addresses issues related to corruption in the rush for big profits.
There are a lot of interesting substories that Hailey leaves together, as well as some interesting background on the banking industry.
There are a lot of interesting substories that Hailey leaves together, as well as some interesting background on the banking industry.
This book was released in 1975 but could very well be easily adapted to today. The players may have been different and the technology less sophisticated but greed never goes away and people keep doing the same things to be rich.
I usually love any book of Hailey. But this was a bit underwhelming compared to his other works like Airport, Evening News, Hotel, etc.
This book surprised me in a good way. It was hanging out on our bookshelf and I decided to give it a go and ended up really enjoying it. Set within the context of the American banking world, just as technology is starting to make an impact, it includes intrigue, crime, action, love and some commentary on economic policy and big corporate vs "the man on the street". The banking stuff was interesting without being overwhelming and the other plot lines added flavour. Glad I read it!
Arthur Hailey is one is one of those authors who gives importance to great detail. The first hundred pages of almost all his books are dedicated to describing the industry the novel is about and Money Changers is no exception. He also takes great pain in describing each and every character in great detail. By the end of the book, you know a characters history, his whims and wishes, why does he behave in certain way and what made him the person he is today.
Money Changers revolves around two very strong lead characters that have very different ways of doing business. You automatically favor honest Alex Vandervoot over cunning Roscoe but at the end land up feeling a little bad for Roscoe too.
In short, if you want to know about banking business (a little outdated in few cases) with a little masala of board room politics, this is the book for you.
Money Changers revolves around two very strong lead characters that have very different ways of doing business. You automatically favor honest Alex Vandervoot over cunning Roscoe but at the end land up feeling a little bad for Roscoe too.
In short, if you want to know about banking business (a little outdated in few cases) with a little masala of board room politics, this is the book for you.
Always been in awe of how detailed the inside workings of the industry Arthur Hailey picks as the basis of his fast paced thrillers - this time being the retail banking industry back in the 70s . The politics, the intrigue and the drama - a regular sleaze potboiler around power and greed. Whilst the drama is regular, you do glean a lot of nuggets of info on counterfeiting and the banking system too.
I enjoyed this it was pacy and interesting some of the finer details of banking passed me by and i think it could be shorter without losing any of its interest