A beautiful narrative, so well-written. You've got to get this
- Jon Stewart, The Daily Show
Dazzling... guaranteed to make blood boil... riveting
- Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Enthralling
- John Naughton, Observer
Michael Lewis knows how to tell a story
Vanity Fair
This book has the potential to spark a cultural uprising . . . More than five years on from the Lehman collapse, Lewis has lit the touch paper on the mother of all debates about Wall Street and global finance
- Liam Halligan, Spectator
Compelling, a great yarn from beginning to end
- Daniel Finkelstein, The Times
When the stories of our times are told, there will be no more seminal documents than the books of Michael Lewis
Guardian
Who knew high-frequency trading was such a sexy subject?
Bloomberg Business Week
Michael Lewis is one of the premier chroniclers of our age
Huffington Post
Michael Lewis is a genius, and his book will give high-frequency trading a much-needed turn under the microscope
- Kevin Roose, New York Magazine
'The greatest story of our age ... Be very afraid' John Arlidge, Sunday Times
Michael Lewis's epic bestseller tells the outrageous story of the multi-millionaires and whizz kids who scammed the banking system in the blink of an eye - and the whistleblowers who tried to stop them. It's hilarious, terrifying and it's all true.
'Thrilling, a masterclass' Robert McCrum, Observer, Books of the Year
'Jaw-dropping, astonishing ... Lewis has lit the touch paper' Liam Halligan, Spectator
'The kind of writer who creates his own weather system' John Lanchester, London Review of Books
'I read Michael Lewis for the same reasons I watch Tiger Woods. I'll never play like that. But it's good to be reminded every now and again what genius looks like' Malcolm Gladwell