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erintby's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Klobuchar makes an excellent case that antitrust reform and enforcement (i.e., competition policy) is crucial enough to the health of our economy and democracy that it should play a more central role in political advocacy and campaign priorities. It's definitely worth the read if you're not sure why antitrust is important or if you want to dive more into the history of it.
maddyb001's review against another edition
1.0
Less a nonfiction book more a campaign for reelection.
jennarahrle's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.25
If you work in antitrust or just study law, you should read this. I would have given it a 5 if it weren’t for a few things. 1) the senator’s voice is very hard to listen to and she narrates the first few chapters and the conclusion. Love the other narrator but I can’t get past her voice 2) it felt like the Senator was plugging her own legislation in a boastful way that did not mesh with the book. I understand it’s a “current affairs” book and not a “history” book but I’m not here to learn about how great you think you’ve done in supporting antitrust. Tell me about how DOJ ATR was founded and how it works with the FTC and SEC and the congressional committee and 3) definitely redundant on some points, as if it needed one final read through for edits. Other than that, this book was amazing and informative and entertaining with a great narrator
margaretpinard's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.75
judahfromtexas's review against another edition
3.0
why is nearly everyone who has written a book on this topic deeply cursed. this is the third antitrust book in a row ive read thats like this.
jbl710041's review against another edition
3.0
(3) The beginning was really good, but once I got to the halfway point the book became somewhat of a chore to read. Needless to say, I’m glad I’m finally done.
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
2.0
Klobuchar builds her case about how monopolies harm consumers and only help the 1%. As well as listing federal laws that try to prevent monopolies, she offers example after example of mergers that have affected not just consumers, but also employees. She also expounds on the FTC's work and worries about how conservative Supreme Court judges tend to rule in favor of big companies.
Her arguments are based on facts and figures, but the book suffers from being lengthy and having a couple of chapters that feel never-ending. Her premise is interesting and relevant, but I needed to walk away from it and read something lighter after every chapter. There is also a painful-to-read segment about Theodore Roosevelt where Klobuchar makes sure to let readers know that she is by no means lionizing Roosevelt, but she admires his stance on monopolies.
Her arguments are based on facts and figures, but the book suffers from being lengthy and having a couple of chapters that feel never-ending. Her premise is interesting and relevant, but I needed to walk away from it and read something lighter after every chapter. There is also a painful-to-read segment about Theodore Roosevelt where Klobuchar makes sure to let readers know that she is by no means lionizing Roosevelt, but she admires his stance on monopolies.