Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt [Paperback]

Lewis, as always, is exceedingly good at describing the complexities and absurdities of the subculture he portrays here& A deeply entertaining book, and one that illuminates how much our world has changed in less than a decade.Important to public debate about Wall Street& in exposing what one of his central characters calls the Pandoras box of ridiculousness that financial exchanges have become.Reads like a thriller . . . Lewis is the kind of writer who creates his own weather system.Remarkable& Michael Lewis has a spellbinding talent for finding emotional dramas in complex, highly technical subjects.Michael Lewis does it again . . . fascinating.A beautiful narrative, so well-written. Youve got to get this.If you read one business book this year, make itMichael Lewis is a genius, and his book will give high-frequency trading a much-neededturn under the microscope.Michael Lewis knows how to tell a story.A fast-paced tale backed by gutsy reporting.Who knew high-frequency trading was such a sexy subject?Score one for the humans! Critics of high speed, computer-driven trading have a new champion.Michael Lewis is one of the premier chroniclers of our age.When it comes to narrative skill, a reporters curiosity and an uncanny instinct for the pulse of the zeitgeist, Lewis is a triple threat.[Lewis] is a top-flight storyteller.A tour de force that will grab and hold your attention like the best of thrillers.Lewis writes about the resilience of underdogs, even in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds. Hes doing essential work, and anything that embarrasses fat cats and encourages reform is a flash in the right direction.Lewis simply tells the truth.Michael Lewis has another hit on his hands.[Lewiss] ability to find compelling characters and tell a great story through their eyes is unparalleled. He can untangle complex subjects like few others. His prose sparkles.As always, Lewis simplifies the complexand makes it fascinalS3