Buying In

This was a tough read for me. First, I gotta give it points for educating me. Before reading this, I thought Wall Street was just the investing of stocks/trade. This showed me the world of banking, which was new. The story line, however, was not new. I've read it a few times before. Young woman is t......more

Last year I read a dynamite book about a woman working at one of Wall Street's big banks, Erin Duffy's Bond Girl. I loved it, putting it on my Best Of The Year list. Recently I had the opportunity to read another debut novel in the same setting by a woman who also worked in the industry, like Duffy.......more

A fun read. Here is my review, which includes a copy of the book I am giving away! [URL not allowed]......more

I bought this from an advertisement on my Kindle. It’s about a first year analyst slogging it out at an investment bank in the months leading up to financial meltdown. Having spent some time in the M&A/investment banking world myself, the plot appealed to me. Though this is told through multiple vie......more

I've mulled this book over in my head for a few days and I've come to a conclusion. Buying In just wasn't a book for me. It's well-written. The characters are extremely realistic. Unfortunately it's that extreme realism that made it a tough read for me. Buying In almost seems to read more like non-f......more