Reviews

Fakers: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders by Paul Maliszewski

caribouffant's review against another edition

2.0

Started well, sharp and amusing. The quickly slipped into boredom and confusion.

sarahjsnider's review against another edition

3.0

I found some of the essays fascinating (Michael Chabon, a faker? Are there no sacred cows left?), but for the most part I wasn't drawn into the stories. Nor, I feel, was much effort made to draw me in. Many of the hoaxes discussed took place in the 19th century, which has not nearly the impact of, say, a JT Leroy.