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A review by sparkle_fairy94
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston
4.0
I really enjoyed this book but not for the reasons I thought. I got it because I was interested in the Epstein connection through Robert Maxwell's daughter Ghislaine, but Ghislaine and Epstein didn't meet until after Robert Maxwell had already died. It was fascinating learning about Maxwell, I really knew nothing about him and it's always fascinating to learn how entwined business and politics are. Maxwell was easy to dislike. He is a very spoiled person who really seems to have been emotionally stunted. He treated everyone around him horribly but of course fueling all of that was an inner loneliness and a fear of inadequacy.
This is a sad story. What I took from this overall is that Maxwell was as much a victim of the Holocaust as any of his family members who didn't survive were. Everything about him can be traced to that one event, It is sad to see how far reaching the effects of it were not only in this one particular man's life but also in everyone he interacted with and had an impact on.
His death was bizarre and I honestly wish more of the book had covered that, but I believe it covered it as thoroughly as possible without diving into the realm of conspiracy theories. I am of the opinion that there is a good possibility he faked his own death. A very interesting read overall.
This is a sad story. What I took from this overall is that Maxwell was as much a victim of the Holocaust as any of his family members who didn't survive were. Everything about him can be traced to that one event, It is sad to see how far reaching the effects of it were not only in this one particular man's life but also in everyone he interacted with and had an impact on.
His death was bizarre and I honestly wish more of the book had covered that, but I believe it covered it as thoroughly as possible without diving into the realm of conspiracy theories. I am of the opinion that there is a good possibility he faked his own death. A very interesting read overall.