First of all, I would
like to explain the reason for another long hiatus; I was extremely busy and suffering
from serious writer’s block. Secondly, I haven’t really had access to the
internet on my computer for a while now, which makes it kind of difficult for
me to post anything. As a matter of fact
this review was supposed to have been posted weeks ago. So without further
ado, here it goes.
“The Billionaire’s Gift”
is a strange book. It’s strange to me because I don’t really know how I feel
about it. The reason for that is partly because the majority of the book reads
like one long introduction. He spends so much time introducing the characters;
telling us their history, detailing life impacting moments in their past e.t.c
while giving us bits and pieces of the story. This might be a style of writing
other people enjoy, but I personally find it frustrating. That being said, the
book tackles some important subject matter; the poisonous nature of greed and
the vanity of pursuing the accumulation of wealth.
It tells the story of an
old billionaire (of course) who reflects on his life and sees his whole life of
chasing nothing but money as an absolute waste. He then tries to make the rest
of his life mean something. It promised to be a
good book, but I was sorely disappointed; partly because of the aforementioned
long introduction and partly because I felt the story was too short. (This of
course might have something to do with almost all the chapters of the book
feeling like introductions!!)
This book is Edward
Iwata’s first foray into non-fiction. I must admit I've read worse debuts. I wouldn't say it’s a bad book, it just whet my appetite for too long and became quite
miserly on the main course in my opinion.
Disclosure of Material Connection:
Now I have to say this (seriously, I do): I received this book free of charge from the publisher and writer via the Speakeasy network, I'm not under any obligation to write a positive review and the views i have expressed are entirely my own. I'm writhing this disclosure in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255
