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A review by bexlrose
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston
3.0
I was so very looking forward to this since John Preston wrote an utterly amazing book called A Very English Scandal - go read it immediately. Unfortunately this book fell short of the brilliance of its predecessor, and whilst AVES got an easy 5 stars from me, this one only gets 3.
A non-fiction about the media baron Robert Maxwell. Maxwell had an interesting life, and as scandalous and ridiculous as one would expect of the very rich and very powerful. But nothing so scandalous or outrageous as to be surprising for someone with an already unusual and astonishing life. In fact, his most interesting (and bloody awful) legacy is his youngest daughter Ghislaine Maxwell, of Jeffrey Epstein and sex trafficking fame...so well done her.
He wasn't a nice man, and I don't think he was interesting enough to make a book out of either. 3 stars, because the author is talented enough to make it so.
A non-fiction about the media baron Robert Maxwell. Maxwell had an interesting life, and as scandalous and ridiculous as one would expect of the very rich and very powerful. But nothing so scandalous or outrageous as to be surprising for someone with an already unusual and astonishing life. In fact, his most interesting (and bloody awful) legacy is his youngest daughter Ghislaine Maxwell, of Jeffrey Epstein and sex trafficking fame...so well done her.
He wasn't a nice man, and I don't think he was interesting enough to make a book out of either. 3 stars, because the author is talented enough to make it so.