11.21.2012

Ben Mezrich - Sex on the Moon

Big fan of Ben's books and thought this one would be a favorite but have to admit it was one of my least favorite.  Think part of the problem was the characterization of the main character.  When writing non-fiction you are kind of stuck with what you've got and this guy was basically a jerk.  Plus while it was true, the heist and follow on weren't really all that gripping.  It was kind of like his previous book about the MIT students being chased by the shadow mob, it just sort of seemed force.  Again a problem with non-fiction is you have to go with what you got and can't force a dramatic build up.

Now if they had gotten rocks out of the vault that would have been a whole lot more exciting!

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