Book Review: Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis

One of the absolutely funniest books I have ever read, Liar's Poker is Michael Lewis is at his uncorrupted, unfiltered best. Long before he began chasing big and big-sounding financial stories, Lewis wrote the book as a semi-autobiographical account of his time as a bond salesman - a job he was an absolute ill-fit in. 

Incredibly funny and acerbic, the book can be read even by those who do not understand or do not ever intend to understand the world of finance. Lewis is funny, insightful and brutally honest and lays bare a culture that put little stock in financial expertise but rather forcing sales down the throats of unsuspecting customers - something that repeated itself during the Sub Prime Crisis.

Liar's Poker is Lewis when he didn't write for the money or fame. Of all his books (most of which are quite good, I must add), it absolutely deserves to be read.