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gracie_reads's review
4.0
Fast-paced and I love the author’s voice, but it ended rather abruptly. Really interesting insight into the world of Wall Street and the prominent racism and sexism that still thrives. I definitely recommend!
helenewallace's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.5
Took forever to get going, I ended up skipping some of her family story since I really just wanted the wall at part.
shellyleblanc86's review
5.0
I loved Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street by Cin Fabre.
This is a non-fiction Cin wrote about her life. The book starts out describing what growing up in the projects was like for a child of Haitian immigrants. She talks about the abuse received at the hands of her parents.
At nineteen, she starts working for VTR Capital as a cold caller. This was her first taste of working in stocks. Cin takes you through her life as she worked her way from cold caller to a broker. The book describes the good and the bad.
There are some trigger warning and this book will not be for everyone. She gives vivid details of her life and the life of people working on wall street (drug use, sex, etc.).
As someone who works in the financial industry (i mostly do fraud/money laundering investigations for banks), I could relate to Cin Fabre's story and some of the things she mentions about the firms (chop shops) on Wall Street.
This is a non-fiction Cin wrote about her life. The book starts out describing what growing up in the projects was like for a child of Haitian immigrants. She talks about the abuse received at the hands of her parents.
At nineteen, she starts working for VTR Capital as a cold caller. This was her first taste of working in stocks. Cin takes you through her life as she worked her way from cold caller to a broker. The book describes the good and the bad.
There are some trigger warning and this book will not be for everyone. She gives vivid details of her life and the life of people working on wall street (drug use, sex, etc.).
As someone who works in the financial industry (i mostly do fraud/money laundering investigations for banks), I could relate to Cin Fabre's story and some of the things she mentions about the firms (chop shops) on Wall Street.
natalieba's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
It was more about her childhood/upbringing than I was expecting based on the plot summary, but I did find her journey fascinating.