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Too Small To Fail (2011)

by Morris Gleitzman(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0241955203 (ISBN13: 9780241955208)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Puffin

review 1: L'histoire est complètement loufoque, mais elle a pour elle de traiter de la crise des subprimes et des excès de la finance de façon ludique, tout en apportant un fond de vérité. C'est une jolie découverte, avec un jeune héros particulièrement adorable et toute une brochette de personnalités fort attachantes (Nancy, Rose, Barclay et même Meuh le dromadaire !). Un petit roman très sympa !
review 2: This book is perfect! I would defy anyone of any age to read this and not come out with a better understanding of the recent financial crisis. Oliver’s mum and dad are investment bankers, but like all the other banks they’ve over-extended themselves. A former employee threatens to kill the dog that Oliver has been longing for, unless he can persuade the... morem to pay back the failed investment she was persuaded to make. Oliver’s IPO fails spectacularly when he does the maths and realises that selling shares in himself with promises of big, speedy returns is brilliant in the short term (i.e. before play lunch) but will eventually cost him $80 million (pity Bernie Madoff didn’t do the same). Further adventures ensue. The ending was sweetly judged. Above all, I loved the tender warmth of this book. And the author’s cheeky use of some well-known surnames for Oliver’s classmates (Bernanke, Paulson) was a cute touch. less

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