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A review by alexager5028
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday
3.0
I found this book to be an absolute page turner. Much credit to Ryan Holiday for his investigative reporting and ability to weave together a compelling narrative, especially with this being the first time he had written a book like it. I really enjoyed everything that had to do with the main plot involving Gawker, Denton, Thiel, and company. It was not only a fascinating story to follow, but an interesting character study of everyone involved and the anatomy of a conspiracy.
My only complaint about this book is Holiday's seeming ceaseless references to ancient conspiracies and some that seemingly had nothing to do with the one at hand. From Machiavelli (lots and lots of Machiavelli), to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and George Washington, this frequent interrupting of the narrative to establish often tenuous connection to a past conspiracy was unnecessary, in my opinion. Some of these references would have been fine, but it happened so often that I began to skip forward as soon as I read the name of a historical figure. It often took me out of the flow of the narrative and I would have enjoyed the book more without so many such detours.
My only complaint about this book is Holiday's seeming ceaseless references to ancient conspiracies and some that seemingly had nothing to do with the one at hand. From Machiavelli (lots and lots of Machiavelli), to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and George Washington, this frequent interrupting of the narrative to establish often tenuous connection to a past conspiracy was unnecessary, in my opinion. Some of these references would have been fine, but it happened so often that I began to skip forward as soon as I read the name of a historical figure. It often took me out of the flow of the narrative and I would have enjoyed the book more without so many such detours.