Friday, the Thirteenth

by Thomas William Lawson

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76 pages, Kindle Edition

About the author

Thomas William Lawson (1857-1925), American entrepreneur and reformer, wrote exposés of stock-promotion and insurance practices that helped bring government regulation into those fields.

Reviews

[Laura Larson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started this book after seeing someone review it as a "Sherlock style mystery". That person has never read Sherlock. There was absolutely no mystery. In a nutshell- stock market ruins a family and man sets out for revenge. Very political, probably would be appreciated more with a better working knowledge of early 1900s stock practices. Interesting, but I feel like some of the finer nuances went over my head.

[Kat · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tried, but the language was just too indigestible for me.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to restart this book at least twice, apparently ebooks are extremely challenging for me to focus on to read.
Aside from that, this book is Wall Street suspense -not a genre I’d have thought existed but this certainly is it! I’d probably appreciate it more if I understood all the financial terms, but without that understanding it’s still fascinating that a book (or serial publication as it was at the time; published well over a decade before the 1929 Crash) could describe scenes that really were to come (conspiracy theory-this author caused the market upset of 1907 with this book).
It’s a quick read of sorts, older style obviously, but would recommend for anyone interested in American historical fiction with the caveat that it does not end well so is not a happy-feel-good book.

[David Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very simplistic anti-capitalist melodrama - lacked verisimilitude.

[Matt Laduke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did not realize book was from early 1900 when I started it. Not my favorite read, but refused to quit halfway through.