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ashimapaliwal's review against another edition
4.0
Arthur Hailey is one is one of those authors who gives importance to great detail. The first hundred pages of almost all his books are dedicated to describing the industry the novel is about and Money Changers is no exception. He also takes great pain in describing each and every character in great detail. By the end of the book, you know a characters history, his whims and wishes, why does he behave in certain way and what made him the person he is today.
Money Changers revolves around two very strong lead characters that have very different ways of doing business. You automatically favor honest Alex Vandervoot over cunning Roscoe but at the end land up feeling a little bad for Roscoe too.
In short, if you want to know about banking business (a little outdated in few cases) with a little masala of board room politics, this is the book for you.
Money Changers revolves around two very strong lead characters that have very different ways of doing business. You automatically favor honest Alex Vandervoot over cunning Roscoe but at the end land up feeling a little bad for Roscoe too.
In short, if you want to know about banking business (a little outdated in few cases) with a little masala of board room politics, this is the book for you.
viveknshah's review against another edition
4.0
Always been in awe of how detailed the inside workings of the industry Arthur Hailey picks as the basis of his fast paced thrillers - this time being the retail banking industry back in the 70s . The politics, the intrigue and the drama - a regular sleaze potboiler around power and greed. Whilst the drama is regular, you do glean a lot of nuggets of info on counterfeiting and the banking system too.
mazza57's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this it was pacy and interesting some of the finer details of banking passed me by and i think it could be shorter without losing any of its interest
sofi0518's review against another edition
3.0
This book was released in 1975 but could very well be easily adapted to today. The players may have been different and the technology less sophisticated but greed never goes away and people keep doing the same things to be rich.
dozylocal's review against another edition
4.0
This book surprised me in a good way. It was hanging out on our bookshelf and I decided to give it a go and ended up really enjoying it. Set within the context of the American banking world, just as technology is starting to make an impact, it includes intrigue, crime, action, love and some commentary on economic policy and big corporate vs "the man on the street". The banking stuff was interesting without being overwhelming and the other plot lines added flavour. Glad I read it!
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