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I couldn't finish this book; I gave up halfway through.

It's not that I didn't like it. There were bits I loved. But I couldn't bear to read about the cast of characters involved... they're petty, venal, scumbags who only think about how to screw vulnerable people out of money and then are astonished when their co-workers inevitably screw them when they're vulnerable.

Not only that, but there's absolutely not care and attention to risk management here; it's clearly a case of make money fast, and let other people clean up the mess later. I'm surprised the entire thing didn't collapse sooner, and I can understand the financial crisis far better in light of the total irresponsibility shown in these pages. Even when their company was collapsing around their ears, not one of the executive team or the board of directors could even think that it might be their responsibility to only take on as much risk as they could handle.

Love the book, have to take a shower after reading a few pages.