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Cityboy. Geld, Sex Und Drogen Im Herzen Des Londoner Finanzdistrikts (German Edition) (2008)

by Geraint Anderson(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Börsenbuchverlag

review 1: City Boy is a book about a British man, being sucked into a world of easy money, sex and vulgur addictions. In other words about an average stockbrocker of the late 90s and early 00s. I got this book as a gift for my sister who started studyinc finance and economics in uni last year, and found myself drawn into that book. The writing is fast paced, and simple yet captivating, the one-liners are often hillarious, and the main character is both disgustingly hateful and weirdly likeable. You can't help but like the bad guy in the end eh? Apart from all that though, it offers an inside into the world of golden boys and pure capitalism who ruled and still do our lives and predicts the economical crisis and the extend of its catastrophical consequences years before it actually h... moreappened. I found this book both entetaining and educational and recommend to anyone who is interested in economics and current events or just a fun book with a clever edge.
review 2: Cityboy is a sometimes cruel story of how a self proclaimed left wing hippy in need of a job turns into a corporate monster thanks to Europe's biggest money market, the Square Mile. Steve in desperate need of a job secures a position as a market analyst and slowly but surely turns into everything he hates. The character bluffs his way to success and makes sums of money which can only be described as ostentatious. With money comes all the other negatives that are associated with it (drugs, obscene amounts of alcohol, insecurity, greed and it's bedfellow materialism), till he reaches his tipping point and can't recognize himself anymore. I wouldn't suggest this book for anyone who might consider themselves to be a layman when it comes to all things related to the stock market and it's workings. Quite a lot of the terminology had me Googling simultaneously as I read the book. It definitely is a book which requires a lot of patience as there is no real story. It isn't badly written nor is the context poorly structured. It is simply not that riveting. Having said that, the book is interesting in parts and it can be quite entertaining for those who are in the Square Mile or Wall Street or any other stock market related business. It's a decent book with fairly interesting anecdotes and many good one liners. I would say read it if you have good understanding of the world of finance, or simply if you want to learn more about it. Personally I enjoy books with a little more thrill, which this book lacks, and it really is very difficult to associate with the character at any point in the story. less

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