Book Review: The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort

The Wolf of Wall Street

by

Jordan Belfort

 

To most of you The Wolf of Wall Street is a movie starting Leonardo DiCaprio. This film was based on the book written by the man himself Jordan Belfort. When it comes to films based on books I always prefer to read them first. Previous I have read The Davinci Code, The Silver Linings Playbook, The Blindside and The Hunger Games Trilogy amongst many books. When I picked up this book of the shelf in the shop I turned it over and the first thing you read is "The outrageous memoirs of the real Gordon Gekko". Well, as Wall Street is one of my favourite movies I did not need to read on. It was a simple choice to read this book.

 

If you are easily offended by foul and abusive language then this book is not for you. However if you do not mind the language along with corruption, drugs, sex, power and pure wildness then you must buy this book. Jordan Belfort writes what can only be described as a brutally honest account of his life in the early nineties and how he changed the way the stock market was run. The "get rich quick" of the eighties was over. Jordan changed things, he moved out of Wall Street and set up his own brokerage & securities firm out on Long Island. In this book you follow how he went from being one of the richest business men in town, who used his power and greed to basically do what he wanted. For it all  to come crashing down in one humongous drug filled rampage.

 

This book is fantastically written by Jordan. You could say it reads like an experienced author has written it. For a man who abused his body so much with drugs and alcohol, you are surprised he is still alive, never mind written a book as good as this. It is fast paced all the way through and has you gasping, wowing and laughing out loud on every page. He has kept the real identity of a number of people in the story, only changing a few names for private matters. What I liked most about this book was the honesty about the money, whether it was what he earned, spent or used to bribe people. The way he describes his experiences are just brilliant -  it actually makes you feel like you are there with him. After Jordan, a couple of my favourite people in the book were Mad Max and his outrageous business partner Danny Porush. Mad Max had me in stitches every time he appeared in the book. I sometimes had to put my book down due to having the giggle fits. Danny was just mental and like Jordan you are surprised that they are still alive after everything they put themselves through.

 

I scored this book a 5 out of 5. It was one of the most enjoyable books I have read and if you have not yet seen the film then you must read this book. In fact even if you have seen the film give it a go. You will not regret it.

 

I have only just realised that Jordan Belfort has written a follow up book to this called Catching The Wolf of Wall Street. This will be my next purchase come pay day.

 

I would love to know what other people think about the book if you have read this. Whether you agree or not with me. Let me know on this blog.

 

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