Good story, but just that

As usual Michael Lewis is a great story teller. He guides us through the origins of the European sovereign debt crisis by illustrating the build-up of a rotten system with thrilling stories of individuals. The problem is that he uses a big part of the book trying to prove that these individuals’ actions have their roots in national character. Depicting Germany as an anal society might have some comedic element about it, but by focusing on pseudo-explanations Lewis avoids a serious analysis of the causes. Fiction seems to be more important than facts.
The narrator does a great job and the audio book can easily be listened to while doing something

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Informative, entertaining at the same time

Well-chosen collection of interviews, told entertainingly without sacrificing the substance. Although written immediately after the events without benefit of the hindsight, feels still current enough.

Entertaining, insightful with a lot of humor

If you like Michael Lewis, his style of writing and are interested in finance and human behavior this book is probably for you. It is a light read, written with a lot of wit and humor. I listened to the book in two sittings, it is rather short, but I enjoyed every minute of it.

A nice account and refresher on the events that unfolded during the financial crisis about 10 years ago. Not as good as The Big Short, but better than Flash Boys in my opinion.