The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
ichundelaine4711's review against another edition
The world doesn’t need another book about a despicable DUDE.Â
tranquilbob28's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
jbriaz's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely terrific from beginning to end. A real look into Maxwell’s life with every detail being used correctly and nothing extraneous.Â
bubblewombat's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I knew Robert Maxwell would be an interesting person to read about, but I didn't think he'd be THAT interesting and that I'd be so invested in his story.Â
What I enjoyed most was the intelligence ties, it's so easy to see why he'd be (and was) a perfect spy, and I can't help but respect him for all the languages he learned.
There was a line in the book about young Robert Maxwell looking like Clark Gable, and I was like what no way...then I saw the wedding picture and you know what, my bad, he does. Seeing that also helped me believe that he did in fact change his appearance for every new identity, he barely looked like the same person in his final years.
John Preston is a very skilled writer and I'll have to check out what else he's written.Â
What I enjoyed most was the intelligence ties, it's so easy to see why he'd be (and was) a perfect spy, and I can't help but respect him for all the languages he learned.
There was a line in the book about young Robert Maxwell looking like Clark Gable, and I was like what no way...then I saw the wedding picture and you know what, my bad, he does. Seeing that also helped me believe that he did in fact change his appearance for every new identity, he barely looked like the same person in his final years.
John Preston is a very skilled writer and I'll have to check out what else he's written.Â
alexcruse's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
You may not know who Robert Maxwell is, particularly if you are an American Millennial like myself. However, you likely do know who his youngest daughter is...Ghislaine Maxwell.
This book, about media and print tycoon Robert Maxwell was truly fascinating stuff. From his birth into a poor family in what was then Czechoslovakia, to losing most of his family in the Holocaust, to being the rival of Rupert Murdoch; it's truly wild. Maxwell is no hero but his life and his mysterious death at sea (his yacht was called the Lady Ghislaine) propel this as incredibly readable non-fiction.
You may not know who Robert Maxwell is, particularly if you are an American Millennial like myself. However, you likely do know who his youngest daughter is...Ghislaine Maxwell.
This book, about media and print tycoon Robert Maxwell was truly fascinating stuff. From his birth into a poor family in what was then Czechoslovakia, to losing most of his family in the Holocaust, to being the rival of Rupert Murdoch; it's truly wild. Maxwell is no hero but his life and his mysterious death at sea (his yacht was called the Lady Ghislaine) propel this as incredibly readable non-fiction.