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2.75 The subject matter is very interesting, but unfortunately not the delivery.

Chrystia Freeland throws a lot of names, a lot of anecdotes, covers a wide range of subjects and it makes the book quite chaotic... I would have loved a more organized book, perhaps one that would go deeper on some subjects: for example, deeper on the political and systemic mechanisms supporting the plutocrats, why not a more in-depth look at governmental corruption.

I was disappointed to learn that in order to have a chance to join the plutocrats' club, I should have earned my first million by the age of 25 :-) Anyway, this was an interesting book, especially the second half. Freeland shows what economic systems enable the rise of plutocrats and asks interesting questions about the extent to which big players should be allowed to shape the rules of the economy.